The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi : Sufism through the Eyes of ʿImād al-Dīn Aḥmad al-Wāsiṭī (d. 711/1311) /
The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi examines the life and doctrine of ʿImād al-Dīn Aḥmad al-Wāsiṭī (d. 711/1311), a little-known Ḥanbalī Sufi master from the circle of Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328). The first part of this book follows al-Wāsiṭī's physical journey in search of spiritual guidance throu...
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Language: English
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Leiden; Boston :
BRILL,
2020.
Series:
Studies on Sufism ;
6.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004405868.
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Call Number: BP189
- Introduction
- Part I. The Physical Journey (al-Riḥla)
- Introduction: al-Wāsiṭī's Biography
- Chapter 1. Leaving Home, Bastion of the Spectacular Rifāʿīs
- Chapter 2. Scholastic Sufism of the Alexandrian Shādhiliyya
- Chapter 3. The Final Steps: From Heretics to the Saved Sect
- Part II. The Spiritual Journey (al-Sulūk)
- Introduction: Sulūk as Sufism
- Chapter 4. Traditionalist Sufism: Outlining the Foundations of the Journey
- Chapter 5. Progressing Towards the Beloved Through the Degrees of Witnessing
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.