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Religion and mysticism in early Islam

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Scholar, mystic and visionary, Ibn 'Alwan lived through the transition from Ayyubid to Rasulid rule in thirteenth-century Yemen. He was well known in his time for his critique of the ruling elites and their governance, and left behind a substantial body of writings on Islamic mysticism, theology, law and exegesis of the Qur'an. Here Muhammad Aziz presents a comprehensive portrait of Ibn 'Alwan, delineating the religious and political background in Yemen, the development of Sufi orders, the interplay between Sufi, Shi'i and Sunni traditions, and the impact of Ibn 'Alwan on the history of Sufism.

Title Religion and mysticism in early Islam : theology and Sufism in Yemen : the legacy of Aḥmad ibn ʻAlwān / Muhammad Ali Aziz.
Additional Titles Legacy of Aḥmad ibn ʻAlwān
Publisher London : I.B. Tauris
Creation Date 2011
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-271) and index.
Series Library of Middle East history
26
Extent xiii, 282 pages : ill., geneal. table, map
23 cm.
Language English
National Library system number 990032530990205171

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