AḤRĀRĪ FAMILY AFTER KHWĀJA AḤRĀR (d. 896/1490): COMPETITION FOR SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP AND WAQF ENDOWMENTS

The Ṣiddīqīs were one of the most influential strata of the holy families in the region as descendants of Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq. In turn, the Ṣiddīqīs can be divided into different local sidelines as Ḥāfiẓī, Marginānī, Kūyī-‘Arifānī, Ḥakīm-Atāyī, Sharaf-Atāyī, and Aḥrārī, which their appearance is associated with the names of famous Islamic scholars and Sufis. Each of them played an important role in the political and cultural life of Central Asia. This article is explicitly dedicated to the origins of the founder of the Aḥrārī family - Khwāja Aḥrār, his descendants, the competition for primacy between the internal branches, and the fate of some of their famous representatives.