Hindistanlı Bir Sûfî: Nasırüddîn Mahmûd b. Yahyâ Çırâğ-ı Dehlî ve Tasavvuf Anlayışı

The main purpose of this study is to analyze the Sufi understanding of Chirag-Delhi, who played an active role in Indian Sufism. For this purpose, while researching his Sufi life, the basic sources of the period and the literary works written in the following centuries were examined. Chirag-Delhi, who is accepted as the most important representative of the Chisti sect, was born in the city of Avad in India. Chirag-Delhi, who turned to Sufism after obtaining approval in the apparent sciences, is a member of the Nizāmiyah branch of Chisti. He became the head of the ruler upon the death of his master and carried out the tradition of dervish lodge and madrasah together and built the understanding of Sufism within the framework of the Ahl al-Sunnah. In addition, he paid attention to the principle of "staying away from the sultans", which is one of the principles of Chisti, adhered to the tradition of his pīrs despite the persecution of the sultan. He is both a scholar who studied in madrasah and a guide on the way of Sufism. Chirag-Delhi, who shaped the understanding of Sufism by adhering to the line of Ahl al-Sunnah, states that prophets are not exempted from worshiping and that saints are not exempt from Shari'a. He argues that prophets are superior to saints in the issue of prophethood and guardianship, which is one of the controversial issues in the field of Sufism. According to him, the final state of the saint is the state of bidāyah of the prophet. He thinks differently from Mu'tazilah about ru'yah, and he says that it is not possible to realize the dream in this world, but it is permissible for believers in dreams and the hereafter.