Publication details
Umber Bin Ibad (2019): Sufi Shrines and the Pakistani State: The End of Religious Pluralism. In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes 109, pp. 425-427.
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Author(s): Gugler, Thomas
Year of publication: 2019
Abstract: Based on his Ph.D. thesis, Ibad’s study focuses on the relationship between shrines and the post-colonial state of Pakistan in Central Punjab. This relationship has been dramatically changed during the rule of Chief Martial Law Administrator General Ayub Khan (1958-1969) with the West Pakistan Waqf Properties Ordinance (WPWPO) in 1959 that aimed to bring shrines under state control. The major thinker behind the Ordinance was Javed Iqbal (1924-2015), who criticized the pluralistic traditions of Sufistic ideas and demanded the crippling of the power of the pīrs.
Keywords: Sufism, waqf, Awqaf, West Pakistan Waqf Properties Ordinance, Music in Muslim Shrines Act
Research area: Research Area 3: The Plurality of Normative Orders: Competition, Overlapping, InterconnectionResearch project:
Subject(s): religious studies
