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The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi
Sufism through the Eyes of Ê¿ImÄd al-DÄ«n Aḥmad al-WÄsiá¹Ä« (d. 711/1311)
Series: - Studies on Sufism, Volume: 6
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The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi explores the life and teachings of Ê¿ImÄd al-DÄ«n Aḥmad al-WÄsiá¹Ä« (d. 711/1311), a little-known ḤanbalÄ« Sufi master from the circle of Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328). The first part of this book follows al-WÄsiá¹Ä«âs physical journey in search of spiritual guidance through a critical study of his autobiographical writings. This provides unique insights into the RifÄÊ¿iyya, the ShÄdhiliyya, and the school of Ibn Ê¿ArabÄ«, several manifestations of Sufism that he encountered as he travelled from WÄsiá¹ to Baghdad, Alexandria, and Cairo. Part I closes with his final destination, Damascus, where his membership of Ibn Taymiyyaâs circle and his role as a Sufi teacher is closely examined.
The second part focuses on al-WÄsiá¹Ä«âs spiritual journey through a study of his Sufi writings, which convey the distinct type of traditionalist Sufism that he taught in early eighth/fourteenth-century Damascus. Besides providing an overview of the spiritual path unto God from beginning to end as he formulated it, this reveals an exceptional interplay between Sufi theory and traditionalist theology.
The second part focuses on al-WÄsiá¹Ä«âs spiritual journey through a study of his Sufi writings, which convey the distinct type of traditionalist Sufism that he taught in early eighth/fourteenth-century Damascus. Besides providing an overview of the spiritual path unto God from beginning to end as he formulated it, this reveals an exceptional interplay between Sufi theory and traditionalist theology.
Arjan Post, Ph.D (2017), is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at KU Leuven. He has published an edition and translation of a book by the Moroccan Sufi Ibn Ê¿AjÄ«ba (Fons Vitae, 2015) and several articles related to Sufism in Ibn Taymiyyaâs circle.
Introduction
Part I. The Physical Journey (al-Riḥla)
Introduction: al-WÄsiá¹Ä«âs Biography
Chapter 1. Leaving Home, Bastion of the Spectacular RifÄÊ¿Ä«s
Chapter 2. Scholastic Sufism of the Alexandrian ShÄdhiliyya
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
Part I. The Physical Journey (al-Riḥla)
Introduction: al-WÄsiá¹Ä«âs Biography
Chapter 1. Leaving Home, Bastion of the Spectacular RifÄÊ¿Ä«s
Chapter 2. Scholastic Sufism of the Alexandrian ShÄdhiliyya
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
All interested in medieval Sufism and the Ḥanbalī school, in particular during the early Ilkhanid/Mamluk period, and anyone interested in Ibn Taymiyya and his circle.