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Qalandariyya

The Qalandariyya, Qalandaris or Kalandaris are wandering Sufi dervishes. The writings of Qalandaris are not merely celebrations of libertinism, but affirmations of antinomian beliefs.

Origin
The Qalandariyya are an unorthodox Tariqa of Sufi dervishes that originated in medieval al-Andalus as an answer to the state sponsored Zahirism of the Almohad Caliphate. ==Spread==
Spread
From al-Andalus the Qalandariyya quickly spread into North Africa, the Levant, Arabia, the Iranosphere, Anatolia, Central Asia and Pakistan. In the early 12th century the movement gained popularity in Greater Khorasan and neighbouring regions, including South Asia. The Qalandariyya may have arisen from the earlier Malamatiyya and exhibited some Buddhist and Hindu influences in South Asia. The Malamatiyya condemned the use of drugs and dressed only in blankets or in hip-length hairshirts. Qalandari songs in Pakistan typically incorporate Qawwali styles as well as different local folk styles, such as Bhangra and intense Naqareh or Dhol drumming. ==See also==
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