How did Islam gain a place in Deccan?
A different genre of Sufi poetry was composed in and around the city of Bijapur in Karnataka. These were the short poems written in Dakhani (a variant of Urdu). They were composed of Chishti saints living in this region during the 17th and 18th centuries. These poems were probably sung by women while doing household works like grinding grain and spinning. Some of the compositions were in the form of Lurinama and Shadinama.Probably Sufis of this region was influenced by the already existing Bhakti traditions. Kannada vachanas of the Lingayats and the Marathi abhangs of Sants of Pandharpur also inspired that. It is through this medium that Islam gradually gained a place in the Deccan.
