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Focused on Shi'ism and Sufism in the formative period of Islam, this book examines the development of the concept of walaya, 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.

The book offers a textual and comparative analysis of walaya 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, Kitab Sulaym. Alongside this, the author analyses al-I?a? of Fa?l Shadhan al-Nishaburi, Kitab al-Ma?asin of al-Barqi and Kitab al-Kafi of al-Kulayni. Three major texts in Sufism are considered: Kitab al-?idq by Abu Sa?id al-Kharraz, Tafsir al-Qur?an al-?A?im by Sahl al-Tustari, and Al-Tirmidhi's Kitab Sirat al-Awliya?. Together, these sources highlight the doctrinal aspects of walaya, e

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 1 August 2024
      ISBN-13 9781032432526
      978-1032432526
      ISBN-10 1032432527
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      Book Synopsis

      Focused on Shi'ism and Sufism in the formative period of Islam, this book examines the development of the concept of walaya, 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.

      The book offers a textual and comparative analysis of walaya 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, Kitab Sulaym. Alongside this, the author analyses al-I?a? of Fa?l Shadhan al-Nishaburi, Kitab al-Ma?asin of al-Barqi and Kitab al-Kafi of al-Kulayni. Three major texts in Sufism are considered: Kitab al-?idq by Abu Sa?id al-Kharraz, Tafsir al-Qur?an al-?A?im by Sahl al-Tustari, and Al-Tirmidhi's Kitab Sirat al-Awliya?. Together, these sources highlight the doctrinal aspects of walaya, e

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