The Requirements of the Sufi Path: A Defense of the Mystical Tradition

by Ibn Khaldun

Book Overview

Sufism through the eyes of a legal scholar

In The Requirements of the Sufi Path, the renowned North African historian and jurist Ibn Khaldūn applies his analytical powers to Sufism, which he deems a bona fide form of Islamic piety. Ibn Khaldūn is widely known for his groundbreaking work as a sociologist and historian, in particular for the Muqaddimah, the introduction to his massive universal history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479806331
• ISBN13: 9781479806331
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"