The grey falcon : the life and teaching of Shaykh 'Abd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī / by Hamza Malik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malik, Hamza, author.

Series:

Arab history and civilization ; v. 155.

Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts ; volume 155

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, -1166.

ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī.

ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, -1166.

Qādirīyah members--Biography.

Qādirīyah members.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 251 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

In The Grey Falcon, Hamza Malik offers an account of the life and teaching of the twelfth century scholar and Sufi of Baghdad, and eponym of the Qadiri order, Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077-1166). The question of whether Jilani was a Sufi, or simply a scholar appropriated by later Sufis as has been sometimes suggested, is tackled through an analysis of his three most popular works, the Ghunya li Talibi Tariq al-Haqq, the Futuh al-Ghayb, and the Fath al-Rabbani. Malik identifies and presents Jilani's Sufi thought and theological stance, and furthermore attempts to paint a picture of the character and personality of Jilani, as might be ascertained solely from the works analysed.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Setting the scene: Baghdad around the time of Jilani

3. Groups and sects in Baghdad

4. Theology I: the Hanbali foundation

5. Theology II: Names and nomenclature

6. Sufism I: Reading the Ghunya

7. Sufism II: The path to the truth

8. The figure of Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Concluding remarks

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Malik, Hamza. Grey falcon.

ISBN:

9789004383685

9004383689

OCLC:

1043590196