The Emergence of Early Sufi Piety and Sunnī Scholasticism ʿAbdallāh B. Al-Mubārak and the Formation of Sunnī Identity in the Second Islamic Century |
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| Author:
| Salem, Feryal |
| Series title: | Islamic History and Civilization Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-31029-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $138.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the way in which early Muslims begin to understand normative Islamic practice through the role of Muslim scholars who define, preserve, and pass on Islamic traditions. This later becomes the foundation of Sunni identity and Sufi piety. In the figure of ʿAbdallāh b. al-Mubārak (118-181/736-797), we find a paragon of the fields of ḥadīth, zuhd, and jihād, as attested to by the large number of references to him in the classical Islamic texts.
This book examines the way in which early Muslims begin to understand normative Islamic practice through the role of Muslim scholars who define, preserve, and pass on Islamic traditions. This later becomes the foundation of Sunni identity and Sufi piety. In the figure of ʿAbdallāh b. al-Mubārak (118-181/736-797), we find a paragon of the fields of ḥadīth, zuhd, and jihād, as attested to by the large number of references to him in the classical Islamic texts.