Knowledge Before Action: Islamic Learning and Sufi Practice in the Life of Sayyid Jalal Al-Din Bukhari Makhdum-I Jahaniyan

by Amina M. Steinfels

In Knowledge before Action, Amina M. Steinfels examines medieval Sufism and its place in Islamic society by telling the story of the life and career of Sayyid Jalal al-din Bukhari, a revered figure in Pakistan. Considered one of the most important Sufi masters of South Asia, Sayyid Jalal al-din Bukhari, more popularly referred to as Makhdum-i Jahaniyan, is known for combining spirituality and scholarship in a formative period for Sufism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611170737
• ISBN13: 9781611170733
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"