{"product_id":"walaya-in-the-formative-period-of-shiism-and-sufism-9781032432526","title":"Walaya in the Formative Period of Shiism and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocused on Shi'ism and Sufism in the formative period of Islam, this book examines the development of the concept of \u003ci\u003ewalaya,\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a textual and comparative analysis of \u003ci\u003ewalaya\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eKitab Sulaym\u003c\/i\u003e. Alongside this, the author analyses \u003ci\u003eal-I?a?\u003c\/i\u003e of Fa?l Shadhan al-Nishaburi, \u003ci\u003eKitab al-Ma?asin\u003c\/i\u003e of al-Barqi and \u003ci\u003eKitab al-Kafi\u003c\/i\u003e of al-Kulayni. Three major texts in Sufism are considered: \u003ci\u003eKitab al-?idq\u003c\/i\u003e by Abu Sa?id al-Kharraz, \u003ci\u003eTafsir\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eal\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eQur\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003ci\u003ean\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eal\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e?A?im\u003c\/i\u003e by Sahl al-Tustari, and Al-Tirmidhi's \u003ci\u003eKitab Sirat al-Awliya?\u003c\/i\u003e. Together, these sources highlight the doctrinal aspects of \u003ci\u003ewalaya\u003c\/i\u003e, e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019051106647,"sku":"9781032432526","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032432526.jpg?v=1750779149","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/walaya-in-the-formative-period-of-shiism-and-sufism-9781032432526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}