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Sufi literature, written in Persian, flourished from the 12th to 15th centuries. Later, major poets linked with the Sufi tradition included Hatef Esfahani (17th century), Bedil (18th century), and Ahmad NikTalab (20th century). However, Sufi literature for the longest time in history had been scattered in different languages and geographic regions.
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The Arabic word tasawwuf (lit. ' 'Sufism' '), generally translated as Sufism, is commonly defined by Western authors as Islamic mysticism. [14] [15] [16] The Arabic term Sufi has been used in Islamic literature with a wide range of meanings, by both proponents and opponents of Sufism. [14]
Initially, the Sufi khanqah life emphasized a close and fruitful relationship between the master-teacher and their students. [31] For example, students in khanqahs would pray, worship, study, and read works together. [33] Sufi literature had more academic concerns besides just the jurisprudential and theological works seen in madrasa. [31]
[1] [2] The Masnavi is one of the most influential works of Sufism, ascribed to be like a "Quran in Persian". [3] Some Muslims regard the Masnavi as one of the most important works of Islamic literature, falling behind only the Quran. [4] It has been viewed by many commentators as the greatest mystical poem in world literature. [5]
Pages in category "Sufi writers" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abdullah Al-Sha'ab;
Tazkirat al-Awliyā (Persian: تذکرةالاولیا or تذکرةالاولیاء, lit."Biographies of the Saints") – variant transliterations: Tadhkirat al-Awliya, Tazkerat-ol-Owliya, Tezkereh-i-Evliā etc. – is a hagiographic collection of ninety-six Sufi saints (wali, plural awliya) and their miracles authored by the Sunni Muslim Persian poet and mystic Farīd al-Dīn ‘Aṭṭar of ...
Wisdom of the Idiots is a book of Sufi teaching stories by the writer Idries Shah first published by the Octagon Press in 1969. A paperback edition was published in 1991. [1] ISF Publishing, sponsored by The Idries Shah Foundation, published a paperback edition on 2015, followed by the ebook version and audiobook.