Sufis and Sharīʿa: The Forgotten School of Mercy

by Samer Dajani

This book highlights a number of the major Sufi figures whose writings on legal theory were strongly shaped by their Sufism, showing how they belonged to the same tradition and developed each other's ideas. The book focuses in particular on Ibn ʿArabī, giving a detailed analysis of his legal thought and revealing his influence on a number of major Sufi figures all the way up to the 19th century. Other key figures whose influence is explored...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399508563
• ISBN13: 9781399508568
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"