Murshedia and Its Reflection in Indian Subcontinent

Indo-Iranian nations have had joint intellectual, cultural, lingual, commercial and political links since a long time ago. Iranians have contributed to Indian culture, art and philosophy as much as they have borrowed from them. These links were increased after the advent of Islam and upon the conquest of India by Sultan Mahmoud Ghaznavi in 941 A.D. Also, Iranians’ immigration to India was enhanced due to Mongols’ Invasion to Iran as well as other reasons such as Indian kings’ support for immigrants, especially, Sufis and scientist. Mansour Hallaj and Sheikh Safi-Al-Deen Kazerooni, Abu Eshaq Kazerooni’s nephew, were amongst the first Iranian Sufis who travelled to India. Murshedia, also called “Kazeroonia”, is one of the most important sects in Islamic theosophy. The present paper first introduces the founder of this sect and then discusses how Morshedia entered Indian subcontinent and briefly explains its infiltration into this important region through different people. The paper, which is the result of an exploratory study of the written works, discusses the realm and influence of the above mentioned sect on Indian Subcontinent.