Sainthood and authority in early Islam : Al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī's theory of wilāya and the reenvisioning of the Sunnī Caliphate / by Aiyub Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, Aiyub, author.

Series:

Studies on Sufism ; v. 5.

Studies on Sufism, 2468-0087 ; volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī, active 898.

Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī.

Muslim saints.

Authority--Religious aspects--Islam--History of doctrines.

Authority.

Islam--Theology.

Islam.

Sufism.

Authority--Religious aspects--Islam.

Physical Description:

ix, 219 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

Summary:

"In Sainthood and Authority in Early Islam Aiyub Palmer recasts wilāya in terms of Islamic authority and traces its development in both political and religious spheres up through the 3rd and 4th Islamic centuries. This book pivots around the ideas of al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī, the first Muslim theologian and mystic to write on the topic of wilāya. By looking at its structural roots in Arab and Islamic social organization, Aiyub Palmer has reframed the discussion about sainthood in early Islam to show how it relates more broadly to other forms of authority in Islam. This book not only looks anew at the influential ideas of al-Tirmidhībut also challenges current modes of thought around the nature of authority in Islamicate societies"-- Provided by publisher.

In 'Sainthood and Authority in Early Islam' Aiyub Palmer recasts "wilaya" in terms of Islamic authority and traces its development in both political and religious spheres up through the 3rd and 4th Islamic centuries. This book pivots around the ideas of al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi, the first Muslim theologian and mystic to write on the topic of "wilaya".00By looking at its structural roots in Arab and Islamic social organization, Aiyub Palmer has reframed the discussion about sainthood in early Islam to show how it relates more broadly to other forms of authority in Islam. This book not only looks anew at the influential ideas of al-Tirmidhi but also challenges current modes of thought around the nature of authority in Islamicate societies.

Contents:

Wilāya/walāya and the basis of authority in early Islam

The historical and social context of al-Tirmidhī's life and times

Wisdom mediates the terrestrial and celestial

The theological significance of wilāya

Al-Tirmidhī's gnoseology of sainthood

A Ṣūfī by any other name : al-Tirmidhī's relationship to Islamic mysticism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Palmer, Aiyub. Sainthood and authority in early Islam.

ISBN:

9789004408302

9004408304

OCLC:

1124780950

Publisher Number:

99983452661