The Darvishes

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I Introduction- Abraham and Muhammad -The Sacrifice of Ismail-The Decease of lbrahim-The Atmbodha, or Knowledge of the Spirit CHAPTER II On the Origin of the Darvish Orders-The Original Orders; Forms of Prayer; Caps, etc. Traditions of the Orders CHAPTER III Names of the Orders of the Darvishes-Branches of the Original Orders at Constantinople-Peculiar Titles given to Founders-The Sahib-i-Tasawwuf or 'Spiritual Owners of the Darvishes CHAPTER IV Translation of a Tract on the Costumes and Tenets of tbc. Darvishcs-TheHoly Mantle of the Prophet-The Kulalts, or· Danish Caps- The Qadiris CHAPTER V Sacred Books and the Creation of Man-The Aulia or :Saint' CHAPTER VI The Rifa'ia (Howling Darvishes)--'-The Naqshbandis-Appendix A: Precursors of the Naqshbandi and Allied Orders[1]Appendix B: The Suharwardi Order and itsDisciples CHAPTER VII The Baqtashis-Their Costume-Their Twelve Imams-The Initiation of a Baqtash-Appendix C : An Account of the Baqtash CHAPTER VIII The Malamiyfm-The Sectarian Hites of the Much-loving Tariq of the Malimiyun-On their Assemblies-Thanks for Food-Acquisition of the Means of Existence CHAPTER IX Real and False Darvishes- The Khirya, or Mantle-The Palank, or Stone worn in the Girdle-The Post, or Seat CHAPTER X The Order of the Maulavis-Appendix D . Jalal-ud-Din's Descent and Teaching-Appendix E: Girding the Sultan CHAPTER XI D'Ohsson on the ltise and Spread of Danish Orders CHAPTER XII., Extracts from Lane's Modern Egyptians CHAPTER XIII Mussulman Saints CHAPTER XIV Persian Darvishes-Spiritual Exercises-Hashish-The Occult Sciences-A List of Darvish Convents at Constantinople CHAPTER XV Ubicini's Letters on Turkey--The Hindi, or the Wandering Darvishes of India CHAPTER XVI On the Tasawwuf, or Spiritual Life of the Sufis CHAPTER XVIJ A Biography of the Fourth Caliph 'Ali