Abstract
India and Turkey, noticeable for their strong historical background and geopolitical importance, have left their mark on the history of humanity via their outstanding wise men and a vibrant cultural and religious heritage. Even though political and military relations have occurred between these two regions, it should be stated that one of the most energetic interactions between them has taken place in the area of religion and culture, particularly at the core of Sufism. As in the example of the Naqshbandiyah-Mujaddidiyah tradition, some Sufi orders originally flourishing in India have entered into Anatolia through various channels and have taken deep roots there through the eminent Sufi leaders and their efficient endeavors such as training disciples, writing or translating celebrated sources and inaugurating lodges in different centers. Therefore, this paper tries to depict how the Sufi networks have built a transnational connection between the Indian subcontinent and Anatolia and examines the role of cultural perceptions, historical memories, and social fabrics on the evolution of Sufi thoughts, focusing on the sample of the Mujaddidiyah, sub-branch of Naqshbandiyah.
Highlights
India was familiar to the Turks of Central Asia in the early times as this region was governed by numerous Turkish dynasties such as Ghaznavids, Delhi Turk Sultanates, and Baburis for about eight centuries (Palanpuri, 2007, p. 109; Abdurrahman, nd, p. 12; Kafesoğlu, 2001, p. 610; Palabıyık, 2012, p. 940)
While the political relations between two of the powerful military and political powers of the medieval era were broken by the fall of the Baburi dynasty at the end of the eighteenth century, the relations between the Indian subcontinent and Anatolia continued in some way as they both share a similar ethnic, cultural, and religious quality
Political and military relations have been observed between these two countries, it should be claimed that one of the most conspicuous interaction between the Indian subcontinent and Anatolia has occurred in the field of religion and culture
Summary
India was familiar to the Turks of Central Asia in the early times as this region was governed by numerous Turkish dynasties such as Ghaznavids, Delhi Turk Sultanates, and Baburis for about eight centuries (Palanpuri, 2007, p. 109; Abdurrahman, nd, p. 12; Kafesoğlu, 2001, p. 610; Palabıyık, 2012, p. 940). Political and military relations have been observed between these two countries, it should be claimed that one of the most conspicuous interaction between the Indian subcontinent and Anatolia has occurred in the field of religion and culture. In this context, pilgrims who regularly visited the Arabian Peninsula and Sufis, who emerged on journeys to announce their mystical voices have played a vital role in establishing close relations between Anatolian and Indian Muslim geographies
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