The Foundations of Sufism : An Annotated Translation of <i>Qawāʿid al-Taṣawwuf</i> by Shaykh Aḥmad Zarrūq al-Fāsī (d. 899/1493) /

The Foundations of Sufism : An Annotated Translation of <i>Qawāʿid al-Taṣawwuf</i> by Shaykh Aḥmad Zarrūq al-Fāsī (d. 899/1493) /

Ahmad Zarruq, a 15th-century North African Sufi, turned his considerable intellect towards integrating theology, Islamic law and the spiritual path. His model of a jurisprudentially-grounded Sufism is as relevant today as when he presented it to a mediaeval audience, using an aphoristic style tailor...

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Other Authors: Shams-ur-Rehman, Ghulam (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
Studies on Sufism ; 10.

Subjects:

African Studies.
Islamic Law.
Middle East and Islamic Studies.
Mysticism & Sufism.
North Africa.

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Call Number: DT727

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Transliteration Table
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 An Introduction to Zarrūq's Life
  •  1 Zarrūq's Early Education
  •  2 Zarrūq's Eastward Journey for Higher Education
  •  3 Zarrūq's Intellectual and Spiritual Impact
  • 3 Foundations of Sufism: Introduction to the Qawāʿid al-Taṣawwuf
  •  1 Manuscripts of the Qawāʿid al-Taṣawwuf
  •  2 Published Editions
  •  3 Commentaries on the Qawāʿid
  •  4 Summary of the Qawāʿid al-Taṣawwuf
  • 4 Foundations of Sufism: An Annotated Translation of Qawāʿid al-Taṣawwuf
  • Appendix: Additional Principles
  • Bibliography
  • Index.