ABSTRACT
The Chishti Sufi literature from the Delhi Sultanate refers to a large number of anecdotes of miraculous encounters between the Sufi shaikhs and non-Muslim miracle-workers or mystic power-holders such as the yogis, sannyasis, gurus or the brahmins. The arrival of a Sufi shaikh in a non-Muslim environment and his decision to settle there was considered in certain cases to be an encroachment on the authority of the incumbent priest, or the ruler of that territory. The chapter discusses the story of the miraculous encounter of Mu‘in-ud-Din Sijzi’s pir, Usman Harwani, after his arrival at a village of fire-worshippers, and focuses on the growth of some interesting legends related to it. It begins with Chiragh-i-Dehli’s account.
