Sanctity and Mysticism in Medieval Egypt : The Wafå Sufi Order and The Legacy of Ibn 'Arabi PDF
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Sanctity and Mysticism in Medieval Egypt SUNYseries in Islam Seyyed Hossein Nasr, editor Sanctity and Mysticism in Medieval Egypt The Wafå< Sufi Order and The Legacy of Ibn >Arab• Richard J. A. McGregor State University of New York Press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany ©2004 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other- wise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production by Marilyn P. Semerad Marketing by Jennifer Giovani Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McGregor, Richard J. A. Sanctity and mysticism in medieval Egypt : the Wafå<Sufi order and the legacy of Ibn >Arab•/ Richard J. A. McGregor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-6011-8 (alk. paper) 1. Sufism—Egypt—History. 2. Wafå, Mu˙ammad, 1302 or 3-1363. 3. Ibn al->Arab•, 1165–1240. 4. Muslim saints—Egypt—History. I. Title. BP188.8.E3M34 2004 297.4'0962—dc22 2003059027 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Antoinette, Ginny, Liz, and baby Liz Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Note on Transliteration xiii Introduction 1 1. Tirmidh•, Ibn >Arab•, and Others on Sanctity 9 Tirmidh•onWalåya Sahl Tustar•onWalåya Lesser Treatments of Walåya Walåyaand Sh•>ism Ibn>Arab•andWalåya 2. The Early Shådhiliyya and Sanctity 27 Literature and History of the Shådhiliyya Al-Shådhil•, Tirmidh•, and Ibn >Arab• The Early Figures of the Order The Writings of Ibn Båkhilå Proximity to the Divine The Levels of Walåya Sanctity and Prophecy 3. The Wafå’iyya in Time and Space 49 Arriving from the Maghreb Among the Elite of Cairo 4. The Writings of the Wafå’s 71 Poetry Supplications (du>å) viii Contents Jurisprudence (fiqh) and Exegesis (tafs•r) Mystical Treatises (Mu˙ammad Wafå’) Mystical Treatises (>Al•Wafå’) 5. Sanctity and Mu˙ammad Wafå’ 89 Absolute Being and Its Self-disclosure The Preexistential and the Everlasting Spiritual Anthropology Cosmology The Teaching Shaykh and Beyond The Mu˙ammadan Reality and the Pole Sanctity, the Renewer, and the Seal 6. Sanctity according to >Al•Wafå’ 119 Divine Oneness, Self-disclosure, and Creation The Teacher and Oneness OnWalåyaandNubuwwa The Seal of Sainthood The Seal and the Renewer of Religion Conclusion 157 Notes 163 Bibliography 219 Indexes 239
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