05-31-2007, 02:02 AM
Actaully Baghdad was destroyed by the Mongols under Halgu Khan in 1260 AD and the Khalifa with his family was killed. A branch was setup in Egypt called the Fatimid Khalifs. When the Ottomon Turks conquered the Hejaz in 1500s they took up the Khalifa title but are not recgnized by Arabs- Khalifa has three attributes- Must be from Quraish tribe, must posess the sword of Muhammed and one thing more I dont know.
Thanks for the input about Naqshbandis during the time of Aurangazeb. The same Naqshbandis were active in Ottomon Turkey and worked with the jannisary armies. Werent the Naqshbandis supposed to be a Sufi order?
I would like to know more about Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi as he is supposed to have stopped the Indianization of Islam.
Thanks for the input about Naqshbandis during the time of Aurangazeb. The same Naqshbandis were active in Ottomon Turkey and worked with the jannisary armies. Werent the Naqshbandis supposed to be a Sufi order?
I would like to know more about Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi as he is supposed to have stopped the Indianization of Islam.