The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi [PDF]
, 2020 This dissertation studies the life and works of ʿImād al-Dīn Aḥmad al-Wāsiṭī (d. 711/1311), a little-known Ḥanbalī Sufi from the circle of Taqī al-Dīn Aḥmad Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328). It is divided into two parts.
A. Post
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The Presence of the Prophet in Early Modern and Contemporary Islam [PDF]
, 2022 This collective volume explores the figure of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islam and its pious transformations in later times. It illuminates the interplay of doctrine, literature and visual arts in the formation of a “Prophetic culture”.; Readership ...
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The Stories of Joseph and the Cave: Reading Modern Qur’anic Commentaries in the United States [PDF]
, 2022 The publication of Qur’an commentaries authored by contemporary Muslims provide glimpses into influential trends that have been competing for the attention of contemporary Muslims.
Rahman, Ebadur
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Al-Shaʿrānī’s Theological Defence of Ibn ʿArabī in Context [PDF]
, 2020 This research undertakes the investigation of ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Shaʿrānī’s (d. 973/ 1565) defence of Muḥyī al-Dīn ibn ʿArabī’s (d. 638/ 1240) mysticism. It aims to clarify the theological project on which al-Shaʿrānī embarked in an attempt to promulgate ...
Cheifetz, Haruka
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Tasavvufun ve Epistemolojik Bir Araç Olarak İlhamın İbn Teymiyye Düşüncesindeki Yeri [PDF]
, 2016 This article aims to study Sufism (taṣawwuf) and inspiration (ilhâm), which is the main means of the mystical knowledge, in the thought of Ibn Taymiyya who is known generally as an exponent of a tradition grounded on the understanding of Salaf.
Kaya, Emrah
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Pre-Eighteenth-Century Traditions of Revivalism: Damascus in the Thirteenth Century [PDF]
, 2005 This article examines whether it is possible to trace eighteenth and nineteenth-century revivalist thought to earlier ‘medieval’ examples. The discussion is centred on the issue of ijtihad/taqlid, which featured prominently in revivalist thought.
Hirschler, Konrad
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Termination of Wahdatul Wujud in Islamic Civilization in Aceh: Critical Analysis of Ithaf Ad-dhaki, the Works of Ibrahim Kurani [PDF]
, 2017 Wahdatul Wujud or Unity of Being is a sufi doctrine that is in accordance with the well-known, inclusive and permissive views of the people of Nusantara.
Nasution, I. F. (Ismail)
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New readings in Arabic historiography from late medieval Egypt and Syria : proceedings of the themed day of the Fifth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies [PDF]
, 2021 The present volume contributes to research on historic Arabic texts from late medieval Egypt and Syria. Departing from dominant understandings of these texts through the prisms of authenticity and “literarization,” it engages with questions of textual ...
Termonia, Maya, Van Steenbergen, Jo
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The Final Steps: From Heretics to the Saved Sect
The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi, 2020 After what would have been something of a fifteen-day journey,1 al-Wāsiṭī entered Cairo, the place that eventually turned out to be the turning point in his search for spiritual guidance in the sense that it pushed him to his final destination, Damascus.
Cairene Convents
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'Associating' with God in Islamic thought: a comparative study of Muslim interpretations of shirk [PDF]
, 2020 This thesis explores the meaning of shirk or ‘association’ with God in Islamic thought. The concept of shirk is integral to Islam. The Qur’an specifies shirk or ‘associating’ partners to God as the ultimate doctrinal sin (Q 4:48).
Linnhoff, Josef Sebastian
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