One branch of it is notable for a tradition of writing biographies called fahrasas.
One branch of it is notable for a tradition of writing biographies called fahrasas. The town of Ajmer is the site of the dargah of one prominent personality in this sect, Khaja Chisti, and another Indian follower of this sect is credited with the invention of the tabla and veena, Amir Khusro. The orders of this sect all invoke the silsilah as the "chain of authority" and varieties of it include the Naqshbandi, Darqawi, and Mevlevi branches. This sect, in addition to the scriptures of its parent religion, accepts also the Rishala and the Kashf of Mahjub. Members of this sect aspire to reach the state of baqa, and it is alternatively called tasawwuf because they originally only wore clothes made of wool. Though defended by the conservative al- Ghazali, its practitioners have often been persecuted for heterodoxy. For 10 points, identify this sect of mystical Islam.
One branch of it is notable for a tradition of writing biographies called fahrasas.
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