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Death before dying

Sult̤ān Bāhū

1998145 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1998
first published
  • 1998University of California Press · 145 pages · ENGISBN 9780520211353
  • 1998University of California Press · 156 pagesISBN 9780520920460

Death Before Dying offers a window on the Sufi mystical tradition, providing a rare glimpse into the religious lives of rural Muslims during the days of the Mughal Empire. The poetry of Sultan Bahu has inspired Sufis of the Punjab for countless generations, embodying essential characteristics of the mystical tradition, especially in its emphasis on complete and unrestricted devotion to God coupled with skepticism toward the formal, legalistic, and institutionalized elements of organized religion.

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