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...al experience in the Shari'ah made him a model for orthodox tasawwuf.
Author of 'ar-Risalah al-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 practice and ethics.
Egyptian Sufi scholar and prolific author known for 'al-Tabaqat al-Kubra' and 'al-Mizan al-Kubra' on comparative fiqh.
Senegalese Sufi scholar and founder of the Muridiyyah order, known for his pacifist resistance to French colonialism.
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 most celebrated texts of Islamic spirituality.
Early Sufi master and theologian known for his works on self-examination (muhasabah) and inner spiritual discipline.
Early Egyptian Sufi known for articulating the concept of ma'rifah (gnosis) and the stations of the spiritual path.
Pioneering female Sufi saint of Basra, celebrated for her doctrine of pure, selfless love of God.
Early Sufi scholar and author of 'Khatm al-Awliya' (The Seal of the Saints), a pioneering work on the concept of sainthood in Islam.
...ccan Maliki jurist and Sufi reformer, author of 'Qawa'id at-Tasawwuf' (Principles of Sufism) and commentaries on the Hikam.
...in,' a widely memorized didactic poem on fiqh, aqeedah, and tasawwuf.
Syrian Shadhili scholar and author of 'Haqa'iq an at-Tasawwuf' (Realities of Sufism), a widely read defense and explanati...
Hanbali scholar of Herat and author of 'Manazil as-Sa'irin' (Stations of the Wayfarers), a classic Sufi manual on the spiritual path.
Ottoman Sufi scholar and mufassir, author of 'Ruh al-Bayan,' a comprehensive Quran commentary blending exoteric and esoteric interpretation.
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 including 'Risalat al-Mu'awanah' and 'an-Nasa'ih ad-Diniyyah.'
...er, he debated Ibn Taymiyyah publicly in Cairo on issues of tasawwuf. His works are used in traditional Islamic education today,...
...ran Hanafi scholar, author of al-Ta'arruf li-Madhhab Ahl al-Tasawwuf.