{"product_id":"walya-in-the-formative-period-of-shiism-and-sufism-a-comparative-analysis","title":"Walāya in the Formative Period of Shi'ism and Sufism","description":"\u003cp\u003eFocused on Shi’ism and Sufism in the formative period of Islam, this book examines the development of the concept of \u003ci\u003ewalāya,\u003c\/i\u003e a complex term that has, over time, acquired a wide range of relationships with other theological ideas, chiefly in relation to the notion of authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a textual and comparative analysis of \u003ci\u003ewalāya\u003c\/i\u003e based on primary sources in the ninth and tenth centuries, from both Shi’i and Sufi circles. The starting point is one of the oldest surviving Shi’i sources, \u003ci\u003eKitāb Sulaym\u003c\/i\u003e. Alongside this, the author analyses \u003ci\u003eal-Īḍāḥ\u003c\/i\u003e of Faḍl Shādhān al-Nishābūrī, \u003ci\u003eKitāb al-Maḥāsin\u003c\/i\u003e of al-Barqī and \u003ci\u003eKitāb al-Kāfī\u003c\/i\u003e of al-Kulaynī. Three major texts in Sufism are considered: \u003ci\u003eKitāb al-Ṣidq\u003c\/i\u003e by Abū Saʿīd al-Kharrāz, \u003ci\u003eTafsīr\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eal\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eQur\u003c\/i\u003eʾ\u003ci\u003ean\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eal\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eʿAẓīm\u003c\/i\u003e by Sahl al-Tustarī, and Al-Tirmidhī’s \u003ci\u003eKitāb Sīrat al-Awliyāʾ\u003c\/i\u003e. Together, these sources highlight the doctrinal aspects of \u003ci\u003ewalāya\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring the identity, function, appointment, and description of those considered '\u003ci\u003ewalī'\u003c\/i\u003e. The author ultimately argues that \u003ci\u003ewalāya\u003c\/i\u003e is a cluster of rich, deep-rooted responses to the question of authority, developed within both Shi’ism and Sufism after the death of the Prophet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is much-needed reading for students and scholars interested in Shi’i and Sufi studies and Islamic philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49805881606488,"sku":"9781032432526","price":51.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/walya-in-the-formative-period-of-shiism-and-sufism-a-comparative-analysis","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}