71 results for “sufi”
Mansur al-Hallaj, the controversial Sufi mystic, was executed in Baghdad. His martyrdom became a cen...
Ahmad al-Ghazali, the Sufi master and brother of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, died. His Sawan...
...ul Qadir al-Jilani, the great Hanbali jurist, preacher, and Sufi saint, died in Baghdad. His teachings founded the Qadiriyya...
Jalal al-Din Muhammad al-Rumi, the great Persian poet and Sufi mystic, died in Konya. His Masnavi is considered one of the...
... Asia. Islam spread peacefully through trade, marriage, and Sufi networks. Today, Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim p...
...m Ethiopia through Yemen and into the broader Muslim world. Sufi mystics were among the first to use coffee for nighttime pr...
...f Islam in Southeast Asia through trade, intermarriage, and Sufi missionary activity.
...Ali al-Sanusi founded the Sanussi order in Libya, combining Sufi spirituality with resistance to European colonialism.
...p whose circle in Basra shaped theology, jurisprudence, and Sufi thought for centuries.
A prominent early ascetic and student of Abu Sulayman ad-Darani. Known for his piety, renunciation of worldly life, and devotion to worship and remembrance of A
Known as the Sayyid of the Sufis and the master of sober Sufism (as-sahw). His emphasis on ...
...yclopedia of pious Muslims from the Companions to the early Sufis. Also compiled Dala'il an-Nubuwwah on prophetic miracles.
One of the most influential scholars in Islamic history. Known as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Islam). Author of Ihya Ulum ad-Din, a comprehensive guide to Islamic
Moroccan scholar and founder of the Shadhili Sufi order, one of the most widespread Sufi brotherhoods in the ...
Persian scholar, jurist, and one of the most celebrated poets in history. His Masnavi, a six-volume spiritual poem, is called 'the Quran in the Persian language
...gyptian Maliki scholar and the third master of the Shadhili Sufi order. Author of al-Hikam al-Ata'iyyah, a collection of spi...
Central Asian scholar and founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi order, one of the most influential Sufi brotherhoods. Empha...
Indian Hanafi scholar and founder of the Barelvi movement. Author of Fatawa Ridawiyyah (30 volumes) and the Urdu Quran translation Kanz al-Iman. A prolific writ
Indian Hanafi scholar and leading figure of the Deobandi school, known as Hakim al-Ummah (Sage of the Ummah). Author of Bayan al-Quran (tafsir) and Bahishti Zew
Ethiopian-born Shafi'i scholar who settled in Mecca and became a leading authority in Shafi'i fiqh and Ash'ari theology. Known for his encyclopedic work refutin
...major Shafi'i fiqh manual, and is a murshid in the Shadhili Sufi order.
...Qushayriyyah,' one of the most important classical texts on Sufism and spiritual ethics.
Founder of the Suhrawardiyyah Sufi order and author of 'Awarif al-Ma'arif,' a key text on Sufi...
Egyptian Sufi scholar and prolific author known for 'al-Tabaqat al-Kubra'...
Senegalese Sufi scholar and founder of the Muridiyyah order, known for his ...
Fulani scholar, reformer, and founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, one of the largest states in 19th-century Africa.
Yemeni scholar and founder of Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim, one of the most influential traditional Islamic learning centers in the world.
Yemeni-Emirati Islamic scholar, media personality, and founder of the Tabah Foundation for Islamic studies and research.
Shadhili Sufi master and author of 'al-Hikam' (Aphorisms), one of the mos...
Early Sufi master and theologian known for his works on self-examinati...
Early Egyptian Sufi known for articulating the concept of ma'rifah (gnosis) and...
Pioneering female Sufi saint of Basra, celebrated for her doctrine of pure, selfle...
Indian-born scholar who settled in Cairo, author of 'Taj al-Arus,' the largest Arabic dictionary, and 'Ithaf as-Sadah,' a commentary on al-Ghazali's Ihya.
Early Sufi scholar and author of 'Khatm al-Awliya' (The Seal of the Sa...
Moroccan Maliki jurist and Sufi reformer, author of 'Qawa'id at-Tasawwuf' (Principles of Su...
Damascene Hanafi jurist, Sufi master, and prolific author of over 500 works on Islamic sc...
Syrian scholar from a distinguished scholarly family, known for his traditional Islamic teaching and work in counter-extremism.
...cholar and author of 'Haqa'iq an at-Tasawwuf' (Realities of Sufism), a widely read defense and explanation of orthodox Sufis...
...'Manazil as-Sa'irin' (Stations of the Wayfarers), a classic Sufi manual on the spiritual path.
Acehnese scholar who studied in Arabia and became the leading Islamic authority in Southeast Asia, producing the first complete Malay Quran commentary.
Ottoman Sufi scholar and mufassir, author of 'Ruh al-Bayan,' a comprehen...
Known as 'ash-Shaykh al-Akbar' (the Greatest Master), one of the most influential and controversial figures in Islamic mysticism.
Yemeni Ba'Alawi scholar and Sufi master from Tarim, author of influential spiritual works in...
Hadhrami Ba'Alawi scholar who authored 'Simthut Thahabin,' a devotional poem for the Prophet Muhammad widely chanted in Southeast Asia.
Palestinian Shafi'i judge and prolific author of works defending traditional Islamic scholarship and collecting prophetic praises.
Egyptian poet and author of 'Qasidah al-Burdah' (The Poem of the Cloak), the most famous and widely recited praise poem for the Prophet Muhammad.
West African Maliki scholar and Sufi leader who unified scholarly and spiritual authority across...
Known as 'Hakim al-Ummat' (The Sage of the Ummah). The most prolific Islamic scholar of the Indian subcontinent, writing over 1,000 works on every Islamic scien
Greatest Islamic scholar of 20th century India. His Bahishti Zewar is the most widely read Islamic guide for South Asian Muslims.
Khorasan Sufi scholar who compiled the earliest known Sufi tafsir of the ...
...t Andalusian judge and scholar (not to be confused with the Sufi Ibn Arabi), provides detailed comparative fiqh discussions ...
...le grounding every concept in Quran and Sunnah. He corrects Sufi excesses while affirming the reality of spiritual purificat...
... Ibn al-Jawzi examines how scholars, worshippers, ascetics, Sufis, merchants, rulers, and common people are each susceptible...
... radical skepticism to eventual spiritual certainty through Sufism. Often compared to Augustine's Confessions, this work des...
..., this 37-volume work covers creed, worship, jurisprudence, Sufism, logic, philosophy, and polemics. It is the single most c...
By Imam al-Qushayri. One of the most influential manuals of Sufism, grounding spiritual practice firmly in orthodox Sunni Is...
...osthumously by his students. Covering creed, jurisprudence, Sufism, logic, philosophy, and comparative religion across 37 vo...
...n. The institution of organized tariqahs — as distinct from Sufi spirituality in general — is considered bid'ah (innovation)...
The oldest and one of the most widespread Sufi orders, named after Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077–1166 CE) o...
A major Sufi order founded by Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1318–1389 C...
A Sufi order founded in Ajmer, India by Moinuddin Chishti (d. 1236...
A Sufi order founded in North Africa by Ahmad al-Tijani (1735–1815...
A Sufi order founded by Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili (1197–1258 CE) in...
A Sufi order founded in Konya (present-day Turkey) based on the te...
...Mawlid celebrations, shrine visitation (urs), and extensive Sufi practices. Dominant in the rural areas of Pakistan, Banglad...