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islamic-tasawwuffeatured in 4 works

Walāya (Sainthood / Divine Friendship)

The state of intimate nearness to God enjoyed by His friends (awliyāʾ), the Sufi doctrine of sainthood.

The state of intimate nearness to God enjoyed by His friends (awliyāʾ), the Sufi doctrine of sainthood.

How it traveled

  1. al-Taʿarruf li-Madhhab Ahl al-Tasawwuf
    Bukhara · 990
    explains
  2. Mafatih Asrar
    Mecca · 1153
    explains
  3. Futuhat Makkiyya
    Seville · 1240
    explains
  4. Jamiʿ al-Masaʾil
    Harran · 1328
    explains

Key passages(20)

Futuhat Makkiyya · Ibn Arabi

Very high

Ghunya · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Very high

Lawaqih Anwar · al-Sha'rani

Very high

Mafatih Ghayb · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

Very high

Majmuʿ al-Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Risala Qushayriyya · al-Qushayri

Very high

Sirr Fi Anfas Sufiyya · al-Junayd al-Baghdadi

Very high

Min Fatawa Ibn Taymiyya · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

al-Mustadrak ʿala Majmuʿ al-Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Furqan Bayna Awliya · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Fusus Hikam · Ibn Arabi

Very high

Jamiʿ al-Masaʾil · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Lataif Minan · Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari

Very high

Majmuʿat al-Rasaʾil wa-l-Masaʾil · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Mutahabbin Fi Llah · Ibn Qudama

Very high

Nihayat Aqdam · al-Shahrastani

Very high

Qaʿida fi al-Mahabba · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Qaʿida Jalila fi al-Tawassul wa-l-Wasila · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Qawaʿid al-Ahkam · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Sharh Maqasid · al-Taftazani

Very high