The A to Z of SufismWith more than 3,000 entries and cross-references on the history, main figures, institutions, theory, and literary works associated with Islam's mystical tradition, Sufism, this dictionary brings together in one volume, extensive historical information that helps put contemporary events into a historical context. Additional features include: |
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ad-Din ad-Dı¯n Africa Ah.mad Anatolia Arabic arts ascetic Asia aspects associated Baghdad became beginning called Central Central Asian century concept critical developed disciple distinctive divine dynasty early especially eventually example experience expression famous figures followers founded founder Friends function genre groups hagiographical heart holy human identified important Indian individual influence initiated institutions interpretation Islamic kind knowledge known Konya language later leader lived major manuals meaning metaphor Middle East movement Muh.ammad Muslim mystical North one’s organizations origin particularly path Persian poet poetry political practice prayer Prophet Qur’a¯n refer region relationship religious religious scholar represents ritual role Ru¯mı sayings scholar seeker shaykh significant sometimes sources spiritual structures Studies Sufi authors Sufi orders Sufism suggest symbolic teaching term texts theological theorists thought tion tomb tradition traveled treatises Turkish typically various wide writings wrote