The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi : Sufism Through the Eyes of ʻImād al-Dīn Aḥmad al-Wāsiṭī (D. 711/1311) / Arjan Post.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Post, Arjan, author.

Series:

Studies on Sufism ; Volume 6.

Studies on Sufism Series ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240--Teachings.

Ibn al-ʻArabī.

Ibn Taymīyah, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm, 1263-1328--Teachings.

Ibn Taymīyah, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm.

Wāsiṭī, Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm, 1259-1311.

Wāsiṭī, Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm.

Sufis--Biography.

Sufis.

Sufism--Doctrines.

Sufism.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2020]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi examines the life and doctrine of ʿImād al-Dīn Aḥmad al-Wāsiṭī (d. 711/1311), a little-known Ḥanbalī Sufi master from the circle of Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328). The first part of this book follows al-Wāsiṭī’s physical journey in search of spiritual guidance through a critical study of his autobiographical writings. This provides unique insights into several important manifestations of Sufism that he encountered as he travelled from Wāsiṭ to Baghdad, Alexandria, Cairo, and finally, Damascus. The second part focuses on his spiritual journey through a study of his Sufi writings, which convey a distinct type of Sufism that was specifically formulated within the boundaries of traditionalist theology as he understood it.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. The Physical Journey (al-Riḥla)

Introduction: al-Wāsiṭī’s Biography

Chapter 1. Leaving Home, Bastion of the Spectacular Rifāʿīs

Chapter 2. Scholastic Sufism of the Alexandrian Shādhiliyya

Chapter 3. The Final Steps: From Heretics to the Saved Sect

Part II. The Spiritual Journey (al-Sulūk)

Introduction: Sulūk as Sufism

Chapter 4. Traditionalist Sufism: Outlining the Foundations of the Journey

Chapter 5. Progressing Towards the Beloved Through the Degrees of Witnessing

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789004377554

9004377557

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004377554 DOI

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