Sanctity and mysticism in medieval Egypt : the Wafāʼ Sufi order and the legacy of Ibn ʻArabī / Richard J.A. McGregor.

"Using the original writings of two Egyptian Sufis, Muhammad Wafa' and his son 'Ali, this book shows how the Islamic idea of sainthood developed in the medieval period. Although without a church to canonize its "saints," the Islamic tradition nevertheless debated and develop...

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Main Author: McGregor, Richard J. A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Arabic
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Series:SUNY series in Islam.
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