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Qalandar (other)
Qalandar may refer to: * Qalandariyya, a Sufi mystic order * Qalandar (title), a title for Sufi saints * Qalandar (clan), a Muslim community found in North India and Pakistan * Qalandar (tribe), a Hazara tribe found in Afghanistan Places in Iran * Qalandar, Ahar, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Qalandar Kashteh, a village in Fars Province, Iran * Qalandar-e Olya, a village in Ilam Province, Iran * Qalandar-e Sofla, a village in Ilam Province, Iran * Qalandar-e Laki, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran * Qalandar, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Qalandar, Delfan, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran * Qalandar, Kuhdasht, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran Saints * Bu Ali Shah Qalandar, an Indian Sufi mystic and saint * Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, a Sufi saint born in Iran and buried in Sindh * Shams Ali Qalandar, a Sufi saint from Punjab, Pakistan, 1874-1966 Cricket * Durban Qalandars, a professional cricket team * Lahore Qalandars, a professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandariyya
The Qalandariyyah ( ar, قلندرية), Qalandaris, Qalandars or Kalandars are wandering ascetic Sufi dervishes. The term covers a variety of sects, not centrally organized and may not be connected to a specific tariqat. One was founded by Qalandar Yusuf al-Andalusi of Andalusia, Spain. They were mostly in Iran, Central Asia, India and Pakistan. Starting in the early 12th century, the movement gained popularity in Greater Khorasan and neighbouring regions, including South Asia. The first references are found in the 11th-century prose text ''Qalandarname'' (The Tale of the Kalandar) attributed to Ansarī Harawī. The term ''Qalandariyyat'' (the Qalandar condition) appears to be first applied by Sanai Ghaznavi (died 1131) in seminal poetic works where diverse practices are described. Particular to the qalandar genre of poetry are terms that refer to gambling, games, intoxicants and Nazar ila'l-murd, themes commonly referred to as ''kufriyyat'' or ''kharabat''. The genre was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar (title)
Qalandar in Sufism is used as a title for some Sufi saints. Some people for whom the title is used are Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Bu Ali Shah Qalandar, Shams Ali Qalandar, Rabia Basri and Qalander Baba Auliya. Makhdom Mehmood Mastwar Qalander **Qalandar Qazalbash (Qalandarm Mastam) Muree* A Qalandar is a person who has excelled in seeing things and advances stage by stage into the Being. He even rises above the Administrative System and witnesses the core of Oneness in detail and after enjoying the Unity of the Being returns without losing his grades and then reaches back into his humanly status, so much so that his rise and fall becomes one and the same thing for him.. He witnesses part in the whole and sees the whole in the part and, then, after detaching himself from all this, plunges into a state of ecstasy. The status of a qalandar is even higher than the loved ones because duality remains there even in that state, i.e. one is the loved one and the other is the loving. In qal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar (clan)
The Qalandar ( hi, क़लन्दर, ur, قلندر) are a Muslim ethnic group, found in North India and Pakistan. They are also known as Qalander Faqir.Why Bulbuls bark: conflict, continuity, and identity among professional strangers / Joseph C. Berland pages 235to 255 in Customary strangers : new perspectives on peripatetic peoples in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia / edited by Joseph C. Berland and Aparna Rao. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004. A few Qalandar are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.Qalandar in People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 677 to 682''Peripatetic peoples and Lifestyles by Aparna Rao'' in Disappearing peoples? : indigenous groups and ethnic minorities in South and Central Asia / edited by Barbara A. Brower, Barbara Rose Johnston pages 53 to 72 History and origin The Qalandar in India trace their origin back to the devotees of the Sufi saint Bu Ali Shah Qalandar, who is buried in Panipat, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar (tribe)
The Qalandar ( prs, قلندر) are a tribe of Hazara people found in Afghanistan. Background In the reports of the Afghan Boundary Commission in 1891, Lieutenant-Colonel Maitland, a member of the mission in Afghanistan, identified the Qalandar as falling within a similar area as the Jaghori Hazaras (Ghazni Province and the upper Arghandab Valley), but "not directly affiliated" and of different origin. Origin The Qalandar are believed to be late-19th-century refugees from Day Chopan and Arjestan. Distribution Most of the Qalandar are in Quetta, Balochistan Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in south-west of the country close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of th ....The tribe is divided into two areas: Alamdar Road and Hazara Town in Alamdar Road the head of the tribe is Babu Omid Ali (a government servant) and in Hazara town, the tribe l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar, Ahar
Qalandar ( fa, قلندر; also known as Qalandarī) is a village in Owch Hacha Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 650, in 158 families. References Populated places in Ahar County {{Ahar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar Kashteh
Qalandar Kashteh ( fa, قلندركشته) is a village in Horgan Rural District, in the Central District of Neyriz County, Fars Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 36, in 8 families. References Populated places in Neyriz County {{Neyriz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar-e Olya
Qalandar-e Olya ( fa, قلندرعليا, also Romanized as Qalandar-e ‘Olyā; also known as Shāh Qalandar) is a village in Zangvan Rural District, Karezan District, Sirvan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 66, in 10 families. The village is populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira .... References Populated places in Sirvan County Kurdish settlements in Ilam Province {{Sirvan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar-e Sofla
Qalandar-e Sofla ( fa, قلندرسفلي, also Romanized as Qalandar-e Soflá) is a village in Zangvan Rural District, Karezan District, Sirvan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73, in 16 families. The village is populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira .... References Populated places in Sirvan County Kurdish settlements in Ilam Province {{Sirvan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar-e Laki
Qalandar-e Laki ( fa, قلندرلكي, also Romanized as Qalandar-e Lakī) is a village in Mahidasht Rural District, Mahidasht District, Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 254, in 50 families. References Populated places in Kermanshah County {{KermanshahCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar, Kurdistan
Qalandar ( fa, قلندر) is a village in Sara Rural District, in the Central District of Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 480, in 105 families. The village is populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira .... References Towns and villages in Saqqez County Kurdish settlements in Kurdistan Province {{Saqqez-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar, Delfan
Qalandar ( fa, قلندر, also Romanized as Ghalandar) is a village in Khaveh-ye Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Delfan County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 638, in 147 families. References Populated places in Delfan County {{Delfan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar, Kuhdasht
Qalandar ( fa, قلندر) is a village in Tarhan-e Gharbi Rural District, Tarhan District, Kuhdasht County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 199, in 41 families. References Populated places in Kuhdasht County {{Kuhdasht-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |