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The Vicissitudes of the Nafs: Madness, Paralysis, and the Work of Transgression in Sufi Ethics
Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 37, Issue 2, Fall 2026.ABSTRACT How should we theorize Sufi ethics when the practice of zikr (remembrance) that leads to spiritual enlightenment (tazkiyya) might also bring one to the brink of majzubiyat (madness)? What forms of regulation or restraint are imagined or enacted by practitioners to prevent spiritual boundlessness from perverting into its underside of paralysis (
Muhammad Osama Imran
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European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Faith‐based organisations (FBOs) are recognised by the development community as key organisations and partners in development cooperation. Yet commitments to secularism underlying international development cooperation in policy and practice have—to a certain extent—restricted theoretical and empirical study of the involvement and contribution ...
Tessa DeLaquil +3 more
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SUFISM: ORIGINS AND PRACTICES OF ISLAMIC MYSTICISM
, 2023 Sufism, often described as Islamic mysticism, represents the spiritual and inward dimension of Islam. Its origins are deeply rooted in the Qur’an, the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and the early ascetic traditions of the first Muslims.
Dr. Khalid Mehmood
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Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke, 2011 Basic concepts of Sufism are introduced along with pointing out that the cause of occurrence of that original learning should be sought in gradual distancing of the Islamic state and its leaders from the great moral ideals and value system set by the Prophet Mohammed and the first caliphs.
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“TO SEUNAGAN SEEKING HAS SPREAD”: THE TRANSMISSION OF ESOTERIC TRADITION AND HISTORY AS PROPHECY
History and Theory, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 411-423, September 2026.ABSTRACT In this essay, I explore accusations of heterodoxy, as well as rebuttals of these accusations, leveled at Sufi groups in late‐colonial and independent Aceh, the last region of what is today Indonesia to fall under Dutch colonial rule. What has been at stake in debates about the orthodoxy of such groups has not simply, or even primarily, been ...
DANIEL ANDREW BIRCHOK
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Rethinking Political Islam in Iran: Contestation, Authority, and Reform
Middle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 3, Autumn (Fall) 2026.Abstract Political Islam in Iran is frequently portrayed in Western scholarship and policy discourse as a unified and rigid ideological system rooted in the 1979 Islamic Revolution. However, this article contends that it operates as a plural and internally contested field in which state‐directed, reformist‐clerical, and civic interpretations compete ...
Nagapushpa Devendra
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Contemporary Debate on Interfaith Harmony: A Discourse Analysis
Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research, 2023 Interfaith harmony encourages followers of various faiths to live peacefully together in a cordial atmosphere. Religious leaders, theologians, and ulema have recently been involved in the interpretation of holy scriptures to suggest ways for advancing ...
Hafiza Sundas Zaman, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq
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EFL learning, religious faith and globalization in Indonesia's pesantren
World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 3, Page 595-612, September 2026.Abstract Increasing global demands to teach and learn English in religious educational institutions remain high, yet little EFL research has been conducted in such contexts. Using Indonesia's Islamic educational institutions (i.e., the pesantren) as a focus of analysis, this article seeks to narrow that gap by examining the key factors driving EFL ...
Muhammad Jauhari Sofi +1 more
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Islamic Modernism in Indonesia (Hamka Modern Sufism Study) [PDF]
Sufism has an important role in the spread of Islam in Indonesia. Islamization in Indonesia is colored by the practice of Sufism spread in various tariqa groups which are still preserved.
Muhammad Rizqy Nawwari
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Sufism as the Core of Islam: A Review of Imām Junayd Al-Baghdadī’s Concept of Taṣawwuf
Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism, 2020 This paper studies the thought of the Persian mystic Junayd al-Baghdadī, a prominent figure in the early development of Sufism (taṣawwuf). This study attempts to determine the relationship between Sufism and Islam and test the popular assumption that ...
Cucu Setiawan +2 more
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