Chishtis
The Miraculous Feminine Within Islamic Mysticism
By: TARA SHEEMAR, KHURSHID ALAM – This paper explores the pivotal role of women in Islamic mysticism and their presence in the urban landscape of modern Islamic practice. Drawing from fieldwork conducted between October 2018 and May 2022 at various Sufi tomb-shrines affiliated with the Chisti order, it investigates the reverence of women who have…