The Foundations of Sufism

An Annotated Translation of Qawāʿid Al-Taṣawwuf by Shaykh Aḥmad Zarrūq Al-Fāsī (D. 899/1493)
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-54008-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 508 g

Reihe: Studies on Sufism

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 tailored to his educated readership. The current growth of puritanical movements in the Islamic world makes Zarruq’s The Foundations of Sufism a must-read for scholars, educators and those seeking to reconcile various interpretations of the faith. The author of this fresh translation, an Arabic and Classical Sufism scholar, consulted newly-discovered manuscripts in preparing his critical edition of this seminal work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shams-Ur-Rehman, Ghulam

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Spiritualität & Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Transliteration Table

1 Introduction

2 An Introduction to Zarruq’s Life

1 Zarruq’s Early Education

2 Zarruq’s Eastward Journey for Higher Education

3 Zarruq’s Intellectual and Spiritual Impact

3 Foundations of Sufism: Introduction to the Qawa?id al-Ta?awwuf

1 Manuscripts of the Qawa?id al-Ta?awwuf

2 Published Editions

3 Commentaries on the Qawa?id

4 Summary of the Qawa?id al-Ta?awwuf

4 Foundations of Sufism: An Annotated Translation of Qawa?id al-Ta?awwuf

Appendix: Additional Principles

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ghulam Shams-ur-Rehman, Ph.D. (2010), University of Exeter, is Professor of Interfaith Studies at Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad. His research focuses on Sufism, Quranic exegesis, and socio-religious patterns in modern Afghanistan. He has published articles in IPRI Journal and Islamic Studies.