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The Qalandariyya (), Qalandaris or Kalandaris are wandering Sufism . The writings of Qalandaris are not merely celebrations of libertinism, but affirmations of antinomianism beliefs.
The first references are found in the 11th-century prose text Qalandarname (The Tale of the Qalandaris) attributed to Ansari Harawi. The term Qalandariyya appears to be first applied by Sanai Ghaznavi in Social influence poetic works where diverse practices are described. Particular to the Qalandari genre of poetry are items that refer to their practices of gambling, games, consuming intoxicants, syncreticism, libertinism, antinomianism, perversion and Nazar ila'l-murd, things commonly referred to as Kufr or Nonsense by Sunni Islam Muslims.
The order was often viewed with scrutiny by Islamic state.
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. Qalandariyya spread to Hazrat Pandua in Bengal and places in Pakistan through the efforts of multiple Qalandari figures.
Qalandari songs in Pakistan typically incorporate Qawwali styles as well as different local folk styles, such as Bhangra and intense Naqareh or Dhol drumming.Malik, Iftikhar Haider (2006). Culture and customs of Pakistan. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, page 171,
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