The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi

Sufism Through the Eyes of ʿimād Al-Dīn Aḥmad Al-Wāsiṭī (D. 711/1311)
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-90-04-43129-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 322 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 627 g

Reihe: Studies on Sufism

The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi explores the life and teachings of 'Imad al-Din Ahmad al-Wasiti (d. 711/1311), a little-known Hanbali Sufi master from the circle of Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328). The first part of this book follows al-Wasiti’s physical journey in search of spiritual guidance through a critical study of his autobiographical writings. This provides unique insights into the Rifa'iyya, the Shadhiliyya, and the school of Ibn 'Arabi, several manifestations of Sufism that he encountered as he travelled from Wasit to Baghdad, Alexandria, and Cairo. Part I closes with his final destination, Damascus, where his membership of Ibn Taymiyya’s circle and his role as a Sufi teacher is closely examined.

The second part focuses on al-Wasiti’s spiritual journey through a study of his Sufi writings, which convey the distinct type of traditionalist Sufism that he taught in early eighth/fourteenth-century Damascus. Besides providing an overview of the spiritual path unto God from beginning to end as he formulated it, this reveals an exceptional interplay between Sufi theory and traditionalist theology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Post, Arjan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Spiritualität & Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part I. The Physical Journey (al-Rihla)

Introduction: al-Wasiti’s Biography

Chapter 1. Leaving Home, Bastion of the Spectacular Rifa'is

Chapter 2. Scholastic Sufism of the Alexandrian Shadhiliyya

Chapter 3. The Final Steps: From Heretics to the Saved Sect

Part II. The Spiritual Journey (al-Suluk)

Introduction: Suluk 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

Über Autor(innen)

Arjan Post, Ph.D (2017), is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at KU Leuven. He has published an edition and translation of a book by the Moroccan Sufi Ibn 'Ajiba (Fons Vitae, 2015) and several articles related to Sufism in Ibn Taymiyya’s circle.