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Companionship and Virtue in Classical Sufism: The Contribution of al-Sulami

Companionship and Virtue in Classical Sufism: The Contribution of al-Sulami

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IslamGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 0755652274
ISBN13: 9780755652273
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Jul 25 2024
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Al-Sulami (d. 412/1021) was an influential classical Sufi master whose works espoused companionship as a way for believers to experience God's guidance and cultivate religious virtues. This book provides a historical reconstruction of Sufi companionship in Khurasan in the period, arguing that al-Sulami's concept of suhba (companionship) envisioned the transformation of society as whole, not just the master-disciple relationship. Bringing debates in contemporary virtue ethics to bear on al-Sulami's spiritual method, the book offers an original analysis of the latter's thought that will be of interest to scholars of early Islam and classical Sufism as well as moral theologians interested in virtue ethics, character and friendship.

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