Lingayatism Explained: Similarities between Islam and Lingayatism; Both Believe In A Single God and No Rebirth

File photo of the Muslim seer of Lingayat mutt, who is seated to the left (News18)

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The recent conversion and appointment of a 33-year-old married Muslim man to a Lingayat mutt in Asuti village of Karnataka’s Gadag district has generated huge curiosity about the Lingayat community.

But it is not the first such instance. Nearly 25 years ago, a Muslim professor got converted to Lingayatism and has been the head of a Lingayat mutt in Chagarehalli village of Kalaburagi district in Karnataka. He was renamed as Basava Siddha Kabiranand Swamiji. His mutt is known as Marulashankaradev Mutt. Incidentally, Marulashankaradev was believed to be a saint who came from Afghanistan to become a follower of Basavanna, the founder of Lingayat religion, in the 12th century.

A third identical example is that of a personal physician of the Nizam of Hyderabad, a Muslim, who claimed to be the reincarnation of Chennabasavanna, the nephew of Basavanna and another great saint of the 12th century. This physician founded an organisation called Chennabasaveshvar Siddiqui Anjuman around 1910 in Hyderabad and preached Lingayat religion. Read More https://newageislam.com/interfaith-dialogue/sm-jamdar/lingayatism-explained---similarities-between-islam-and-lingayatism;-both-believe-in-a-single-god-and-no-rebirth/d/121147