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{{Short description|2025 Hindi-language book}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Bihar Aur Sufivad
| author = Syed Amjad Hussain
| language = Hindi
| country = India
| genre = History
| publisher = Rajmangal Prakashan
| pub_date = 27 April 2025
| exclude_cover =
| media_type = Print (paperback) and e-book
| cover_artist =
| subject = [[History]], [[Sufism]], [[Islam]], [[Bihar]]
| pages = 308
| isbn = 978-9348578358
}}

'''Bihar Aur Sufivad''' is a 2025 historical non-fiction book by Indian author, poet and historian, Syed Amjad Hussain.<ref>{{Cite news |title=बिहार और सूफ़ीवाद पुस्तक श्रेणी में बनी बेस्ट सेलर |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/shekhapura/news/best-seller-in-bihar-and-sufism-book-category-134978993.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar|date=2025-05-07|trans-title=Bihar Aur Sufivad becomes bestseller in the books category}}</ref> Published on 27 April 2025 by Rajmangal Prakashan, an imprint of Rajmangal Publishers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bihar Aur Sufivad {{!}} Rajmangal Publishers |url=https://www.rajmangalpublishers.com/product-page/bihar-aur-sufivad |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=Rajmangal Publishers |language=en|date=2025-04-27}}</ref> The book examines the development and legacy of [[Sufism in India]] and particularly the Indian state of Bihar. Drawing upon rare manuscripts, oral traditions, archival sources and inscriptions, the book documents the contributions of key Sufi figures and the role of Sufi institutions in the cultural and spiritual life of the region.

== Overview ==
''Bihar Aur Sufivad'' explores the early roots of [[Islam in India]] and Sufism in Bihar, tracing its introduction to the region through figures such as Momin Arif, Imam Muhammad Taj Faqih Hashmi, and Qazi Syed Shahabuddin Suhrawardi Kashgari.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fatima |first=Nikhat |date=2024-08-08 |title=From Urdu to Sufism: Young Author’s New Book Illuminates Bihar’s Mystical Past |url=https://twocircles.net/2024aug08/450233.html |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}</ref> The book details the influence of major Sufi orders including the [[Suhrawardiyya|Suhrawardi]], [[Chishti Order|Chishti]], [[Qadiriyya|Qadiri]], and [[Naqshbandi]] silsilahs and their offshoots, and highlights their integration with the social and spiritual fabric of [[Bihar]] over centuries.<ref>{{Cite news |title=सय्यद अमजद हुसैन की नई किताब, सूफी इतिहास पर एक महत्वपूर्ण अध्ययन |url=https://www.patrika.com/up-special-news/syed-amjad-hussains-new-book-an-important-study-on-sufi-history-18838700 |access-date=2025-12-27 |work=Patrika News |language=hi|trans-title=Syed Amjad Hussain's new book, a critical study of Sufi history|last=Shukla|first=Anoop}}</ref>

Hussain pays special attention to the roles played by Sufi figures such as [[Munim Pak|Shah Muhammad Munim Pak]], Syed Ahmed Jajneri, Makhdoom Shah Aamun, and other Suhrawardi, Chishti, and Firdausi Sufis, presenting them as central to the diffusion of Islamic spirituality, education, and inclusive religious practices in Bihar. The book also examines the architectural, literary, and reformist legacies left behind by these [[Sufism in India|Sufi traditions]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=सूफ़ी संतों पर केंद्रित पुस्तक ‘बिहार और सूफ़ीवाद’ का प्रकाशन |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/epaper/detail-page/nawada/479/2025-05-03?pid=3 |work=Dainik Bhaskar|date=2025-03-05|pages=4|trans-title=Publication of the book 'Bihar Aur Sufivad' focusing on Sufi saints}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=युवा लेखक की पुस्तक का प्रकाशन |url=https://epaper.prabhatkhabar.com/patna/biharsharif/2025-05-03/9 |work=Prabhat Khabar|pages=5|trans-title=Publication of a book by a young author}}</ref>

There is an article on Sufism in India by Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi and one article on [[Chishti Order|Chishti order]] of Sufism by Peerzada Syed Firozul Hasan Chishti.<ref>{{Cite news |title=‘बिहार और सूफ़ीवाद’ पुस्तक होगी प्रकाशित |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi|trans-title=The book 'Bihar Aur Sufivad' will be published|date=2025-02-09|pages=4}}</ref>

== About Author ==
The author Syed Amjad Hussain is a student at [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaurav |first=Kumar |date=2024-11-26 |title=Reviving Bihar’s forgotten Sufi saints' legacy |url=https://villagesquare.in/bringing-sufi-saints-of-bihar-from-historys-footnotes-to-its-pages/ |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=Village Square |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=डीएम को सय्यद अमजद हुसैन ने भेंट की पुस्तक |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/shekhapura/news/syed-amjad-hussain-presented-a-book-to-the-dm-136108279.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar|date=2025-10-07|pages=4|trans-title=Syed Amjad Hussain presented a book to the DM.}}</ref>

Amjad previously wrote ''Akhtar Orenvi: Bihar Mein Urdu Sahitya Ke Nirmata'', a biographical book on Akhtar Orenvi and ''The Eternals of Bihar'', covering 25 unknown and lesser known Muslim figures of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=हिंदी |first=News24 |title=अब सूफीवाद पर लिखेंगे युवा लेखक सय्यद अमजद हुसैन |url=https://hindi.news24online.com/state/now-young-writer-syed-amjad-hussain-will-write-on-sufism/407907/ |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=News24 Hindi |language=hi|trans-title=Now young writer Syed Amjad Hussain will write on Sufism.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fatima |first=Nikhat |date=2023-07-05 |title=18 year old Syed Amjad keen on presenting prominent Urdu writer Akhtar Orenvi to the youth |url=https://twocircles.net/2023jul05/449196.html |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Book launch ==
The book was launched on 29 June 2025 at Bihar Industries Association Auditorium, [[Patna]], Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rawat |first=Jyotsna |date=2025-06-13 |title=Bihar Aur Sufivad: अमजद हुसैन की बहुचर्चित किताब का पटना में होगा भव्य विमोचन |url=https://www.punjabkesari.in/bihar/news/syed-amjad-hussain-book-will-be-released-in-patna-2166132 |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=punjabkesari|trans-title=Bihar Aur Sufivad: Amjad Hussain's much-talked-about book to be grandly released in Patna}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-06-30 |title=पुस्तक लोकार्पण: पटना में ‘बिहार और सूफ़ीवाद’ पुस्तक का लोकार्पण समारोह |url=https://www.bhaskarhindi.com/city/patna/launch-ceremony-of-the-book-bihar-aur-sufivad-in-patna-1156724 |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=www.bhaskarhindi.com |language=hi|trans-title=Book Launch: Book launch ceremony of 'Bihar Aur Sufivad' in Patna}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-06-30 |title=پٹنہ میں کتاب بہار اور تصوف کی رونمائیz |url=https://epaper.taasir.com/page.php?city=patna&date=01-07-2025&pageid=8 |work=Taasir |language=ur|trans-title=Book launch of Bihar Aur Sufivad in Patna}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-06-30 |title=बिहार और सूफ़ीवाद का विमोचन |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/epaper/detail-page/nawada/479/2025-06-30?pid=3 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |location=Nawada-Sheikhpura |pages=4 |language=hi |df=|trans-title=Launching of the book Bihar Aur Sufivad}}</ref>

== Reviews ==
The book has been reviewed by:

* [[Souhardya De]] in the Heritage Times.<ref>{{Cite web |last=De |first=Souhardya |author-link=Souhardya De |date=2025-05-01 |title=Book Review: Bihar Aur Sufivad by Syed Amjad Hussain |url=https://www.heritagetimes.in/bihar-aur-sufivad-by-syed-amjad-hussain |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=Heritage Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Sahil Razvi in the [[Muslim Mirror|The Muslim Mirror]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Razvi |first=Sahil |date=2025-05-02 |title=Book: “Bihar Aur Sufivad”: A Scholarly Ode to the Legacy of Sufism in Bihar |url=https://muslimmirror.com/book-review-bihar-aur-sufivad-a-scholarly-ode-to-the-legacy-of-sufism-in-bihar/ |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=[[Muslim Mirror]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Afroz Khan in [[Countercurrents.org|Countercurrents]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Afroz |date=2025-05-10 |title=Bihar Aur Sufivad: The Sufi Spirit of Bihar Reimagined Through Pen and Poetry |url=https://countercurrents.org/2025/05/bihar-aur-sufivad-the-sufi-spirit-of-bihar-reimagined-through-pen-and-poetry/ |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=[[Countercurrents.org]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Shahjad Mia on MunsifTV.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mia |first=Shahjad |title=Book Review: ‘Bihar Aur Sufivad’ – A Tale of History, Culture, and Spirituality |url=https://munsiftv.com/News/Book-Review--%E2%80%98Bihar-Aur-Sufivad%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-A-Tale-of-History--Culture--and-Spirituality |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=munsiftv.com}}</ref>
* [[Ashwin Chitale|Ashwin Afraad]] in the [[Millat Times]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Afraad |first=Ashwin |date=2025-05-04 |title=Book Review: Bihar aur Sufivad, an Encyclopedia of Light - Millat Times |url=https://millattimes.com/book-review-bihar-aur-sufivad-an-encyclopedia-of-light/ |access-date=2025-12-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Indian non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Books about Islam in India]]
[[Category:Sufi literature]]
[[Category:History of Bihar]]
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[[Category:2025 non-fiction books]]

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Rocky95A059973 at 06:56, 3 May 2026