Ibn Khaldun On Sufism

Author : Ibn Khaldūn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Sufism
ISBN : 1911141287

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Ibn Khaldun on Sufism by Ibn Khaldūn Pdf

Can the seeker after Truth wholly depend on the guidance found in books on Sufism or are the oral teachings of a spiritual master necessary? This was a heated debate in fourteenth-century Andalusia that extended beyond the confines of Sufi circles. Ibn Khaldun ventured into this debate with a treatise that is as relevant today as it was then. Ibn Khaldun on Sufism: Remedy for the Questioner in Search of Answers is the first ever translation into English of Shifa' al-Sa'il li-Tahdhib al-Masa'il. Though Ibn Khaldun is renowned for the Muqaddima and the 'Ibar--which are considered milestones in the fields of medieval sociology and the philosophy of history--little is known about his religious and spiritual life. In her introduction to Ibn Khaldun on Sufism, Dr Yumna Ozer seeks to restore Ibn Khaldun and his work to the context from which his theories arose, both in intellectual and religious terms; she also draws a vivid painting of Sufism in the fourteenth century and rethinks Ibn Khaldun's relationship with Sufism. The translation itself addresses the dichotomies or synergies between religious law and the Sufi path, the roles played by jurists, and that played by Sufis, and the particular position of the Sufi shaykh or spiritual master.

Author : Robert Irwin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780691197098

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Ibn Khaldun by Robert Irwin Pdf

"Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) is generally regarded as the greatest intellectual ever to have appeared in the Arab world--a genius who ranks as one of the world's great minds. Yet the author of the Muqaddima, the most important study of history ever produced in the Islamic world, is not as well known as he should be, and his ideas are widely misunderstood. In this groundbreaking intellectual biography, Robert Irwin provides an engaging and authoritative account of Ibn Khaldun's extraordinary life, times, writings, and ideas. Irwin tells how Ibn Khaldun, who lived in a world decimated by the Black Death, held a long series of posts in the tumultuous Islamic courts of North Africa and Muslim Spain, becoming a major political player as well as a teacher and writer. Closely examining the Muqaddima, a startlingly original analysis of the laws of history, and drawing on many other contemporary sources, Irwin shows how Ibn Khaldun's life and thought fit into historical and intellectual context, including medieval Islamic theology, philosophy, politics, literature, economics, law, and tribal life. Because Ibn Khaldun's ideas often seem to anticipate by centuries developments in many fields, he has often been depicted as more of a modern man than a medieval one, and Irwin's account of such misreadings provides new insights about the history of Orientalism. In contrast, Irwin presents an Ibn Khaldun who was a creature of his time--a devout Sufi mystic who was obsessed with the occult and futurology and who lived in an often-strange world quite different from our own"--Jacket.

Author : Ibn Khaldūn
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781479806317

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The Requirements of the Sufi Path by Ibn Khaldūn Pdf

Sufism through the eyes of a legal scholar In The Requirements of the Sufi Path, the renowned North African historian and jurist Ibn Khaldūn applies his analytical powers to Sufism, which he deems a bona fide form of Islamic piety. Ibn Khaldūn is widely known for his groundbreaking work as a sociologist and historian, in particular for the Muqaddimah, the introduction to his massive universal history. In The Requirements of the Sufi Path, he writes from the perspective of an Islamic jurist and legal scholar. He characterizes Sufism and the stages along the Sufi path and takes up the the question of the need for a guide along that path. In doing so, he relies on the works of influential Sufi scholars, including al-Qushayrī, al-Ghazālī, and Ibn al-Khaṭīb. Even as Ibn Khaldūn warns of the extremes to which some Sufis go—including practicing magic—his work is essentially a legal opinion, a fatwa, asserting the inherent validity of the Sufi path. The Requirements of the Sufi Path incorporates the wisdom of three of Sufism’s greatest voices as well as Ibn Khaldūn’s own insights, acquired through his intellectual encounters with Sufism and his broad legal expertise. All this he brings to bear on the debate over Sufi practices in a remarkable work of synthesis and analysis. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.

Author : Alexander Knysh
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691191621

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Sufism by Alexander Knysh Pdf

A pathbreaking history of Sufism, from the earliest centuries of Islam to the present After centuries as the most important ascetic-mystical strand of Islam, Sufism saw a sharp decline in the twentieth century, only to experience a stunning revival in recent decades. In this comprehensive new history of Sufism from the earliest centuries of Islam to today, Alexander Knysh, a leading expert on the subject, reveals the tradition in all its richness. Knysh explores how Sufism has been viewed by both insiders and outsiders since its inception. He examines the key aspects of Sufism, from definitions and discourses to leadership, institutions, and practices. He devotes special attention to Sufi approaches to the Qur’an, drawing parallels with similar uses of scripture in Judaism and Christianity. He traces how Sufism grew from a set of simple moral-ethical precepts into a sophisticated tradition with professional Sufi masters (shaykhs) who became powerful players in Muslim public life but whose authority was challenged by those advocating the equality of all Muslims before God. Knysh also examines the roots of the ongoing conflict between the Sufis and their fundamentalist critics, the Salafis—a major fact of Muslim life today. Based on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, Sufism is an indispensable account of a vital aspect of Islam.

Author : Allen James Fromherz
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780748654185

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Ibn Khaldun by Allen James Fromherz Pdf

A biography of Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), famous historian, scholar, theologian and statesman.

Author : Lawrence
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004474000

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Ibn Khaldun and Islamic Ideology by Lawrence Pdf

Author : Fitzroy Morrissey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000029758

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Sufism and the Perfect Human by Fitzroy Morrissey Pdf

Studying the history of the notion of the ‘Perfect Human’ (al-insān al-kāmil), this book investigates a key idea in the history of Sufism. First discussed by Ibn ‘Arabī and later treated in greater depth by al-Jīlī, the idea left its mark on later Islamic mystical, metaphysical, and political thought, from North Africa to Southeast Asia, up until modern times. The research tells the story of the development of that idea from Ibn ‘Arabī to al-Jīlī and beyond. It does so through a thematic study, based on close reading of primary sources in Arabic and Persian, of the key elements of the idea, including the idea that the Perfect Human is a locus of divine manifestation (maẓhar), the concept of the ‘Pole’ (quṭb) and the ‘Muhammadan Reality’ (al-ḥaqīqah al-Muhammadiyyah), and the identity of the Perfect Human. By setting the work of al-Jīlī against the background of earlier Ibn ‘Arabian treatments of the idea, it demonstrates that al-Jīlī took the idea of the Perfect Human in several new directions, with major consequences for how the Prophet Muhammad – the archetypal Perfect Human – was viewed in later Islamic thought. Introducing readers to the key Sufi idea of the Perfect Human (al-insān al-kāmil), this volume will be of interest to scholars and students interested in Sufism, Islam, religion and philosophy.

Author : Alexander D. Knysh
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791439674

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Ibn 'Arabi in the Later Islamic Tradition by Alexander D. Knysh Pdf

Examines the fierce controversy over the legacy of Ibn 'Arabi, the great Islamic mystic.

Author : Martin Lings
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Sufism
ISBN : 0520027949

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What is Sufism? by Martin Lings Pdf

Author : Kāmil Muṣṭafá Shaybī
Publisher : Laam
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000038756726

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Sufism and Shiʻism by Kāmil Muṣṭafá Shaybī Pdf

Author : Zaid Ahmad
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134413805

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The Epistemology of Ibn Khaldun by Zaid Ahmad Pdf

This is an analytical examination of Ibn Khaldun's epistemology, centred on Chapter Six of the Muqaddima. In this chapter, entitled The Book of Knowledge (Kitab al'Ilm), Ibn Khaldun sketched his general ideas about knowledge and science and its relationship with human social organisation and the establishment of a civilisation.

Author : Vittorio Cotesta
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004464728

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The Heavens and the Earth: Graeco-Roman, Ancient Chinese, and Mediaeval Islamic Images of the World by Vittorio Cotesta Pdf

Vittorio Cotesta’s The Heavens and the Earth traces the origin of the images of the world typical of the Graeco-Roman, Ancient Chinese and Medieval Islamic civilisations. Each of them had its own peculiar way of understanding the universe, life, death, society, power, humanity and its destiny. The comparative analysis carried out here suggests that they all shared a common human aspiration despite their differences: human being is unique; differences are details which enrich its image. Today, the traditions derived from these civilisations are often in competition and conflict. Reference to a common vision of humanity as a shared universal entity should lead, instead, to a quest for understanding and dialogue.

Author : Nile Green
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781405157650

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Sufism by Nile Green Pdf

Since their beginnings in the ninth century, the shrines, brotherhoods and doctrines of the Sufis held vast influence in almost every corner of the Muslim world. Offering the first truly global account of the history of Sufism, this illuminating book traces the gradual spread and influence of Sufi Islam through the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and ultimately into Europe and the United States. An ideal introduction to Sufism, requiring no background knowledge of Islamic history or thought Offers the first history of Sufism as a global phenomenon, exploring its movement and adaptation from the Middle East, through Asia and Africa, to Europe and the United States of America Covers the entire historical period of Sufism, from its ninth century origins to the end of the twentieth century Devotes equal coverage to the political, cultural, and social dimensions of Sufism as it does to its theology and ritual Dismantles the stereotypes of Sufis as otherworldly 'mystics', by anchoring Sufi Muslims in the real lives of their communities Features the most up-to-date research on Sufism available

Author : Julianne Hazen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Islam
ISBN : 1498533868

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Sufism in America by Julianne Hazen Pdf

This book sheds light on the living tradition of mystical Islam by focusing on the Alami Tariqa in Waterport, New York. It explores how this order has acculturated to the American setting, why individuals are drawn to the tariqa, and what it means to pursue spiritual goals in a modern, Western society.

Author : Muhsin Mahdi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317366348

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Ibn Khaldûn's Philosophy of History by Muhsin Mahdi Pdf

This book, first published in 1957, is the study of 14th-century Arab historian Ibn Khaldun, who founded a special science to consider history and culture, based on the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle and their Muslim followers. In no other field has the revolt of modern Western thought against traditional philosophy been so far-reaching in its consequences as in the field of history. Ibn Khaldun realized that history is more immediately related to action than political philosophy because it studies the actual state of man and society. He found that the ancients had not made history the object of an independent science, and thought it was important to fill this gap. A factual acquaintance with the conclusions of Ibn Khaldun’s reflections on history is not the same as the full comprehension of their theoretical significance. When these fundamental questions are answered, it becomes possible to pose the specific question of the relation of Ibn Khaldun’s philosophy of history, or his new science of culture, to other practical sciences and, particularly, to the art of history. After an exposition of the major trends of Islamic historiography, part of this book attempts to answer this question through the analysis of the method and intention of the sections of the ‘History’ where Ibn Khaldun himself examines the works of major Muslim historians, shows the necessity of the new science of culture, and distinguishes it from other practical sciences.