'Saint-Making' in a South Asian Tradition of Islam. (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh, David Emmanuel
• Is Part Of: Transformation. Volume 36:Number 3(2019:Jul.)
• Page Start: 184
• Page End: 195
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: Islam -- sainthood -- saint-making; Christian ethics -- Periodicals; Church and social problems -- Periodicals; 261.105
• DOI: 10.1177/0265378819852271
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0265-3788

Abstract

This article relies entirely on the most significant primary sources and uses a phenomenological method of enquiry. It describes the stages that novices journey through in spiritual practice to 'see God' and to engage in what they describe as reports/testimonies and/or revelatory speech. Recognizing the location of the sect within the Mahdist/millenarian movements in Islam, the author points readers in the direction of possible parallels with other charismatic phenomena which could be further explored for intra- and inter-religious dialogue. The author, however, aims to conduct this type of comparative examination in a separate article.