The Grey Falcon: The Life and Teaching of Shaykh ʿabd Al-Qādir Al-Jīlānī

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-38368-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 155, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

In The Grey Falcon, Hamza Malik offers an account of the life and teaching of the twelfth century scholar and Sufi of Baghdad, and eponym of the Qadiri order, Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077-1166). The question of whether Jilani was a Sufi, or simply a scholar appropriated by later Sufis as has been sometimes suggested, is tackled through an analysis of his three most popular works, the Ghunya li Talibi Tariq al-Haqq, the Futuh al-Ghayb, and the Fath al-Rabbani. Malik identifies and presents Jilani’s Sufi thought and theological stance, and furthermore attempts to paint a picture of the character and personality of Jilani, as might be ascertained solely from the works analysed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Malik, Hamza

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Spiritualität & Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction
1 Literature Survey
2 Primary Source Material
3 Scope and Aims
4 Sufism and Sufis

Part 1 Time Place and Person

2 Setting the Scene: Baghdad around the Time of Jilani
1 The City of Baghdad
2 The Political Situation
3 Groups and Sects in Baghdad
4 The System of Education

3 The Life of Shaykh ?Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
1 The First Phase
2 The Second Phase
3 Miracles

Part 2 Thought Practice and Experience

4 Theology I: the ?anbali Foundation
1 Jilani’s Theology
2 God’s Attributes
3 ?ura of Adam
4 The Status of the Qur?an
5 Faith
6 Af?al al-?Ibad
7 Early Muslim History (The Caliphate)
8 Conclusion

5 Theology II: Names and Nomenclature
1 Names
2 The Topics
3 The Sects

6 Sufism I: Reading the Ghunya
1 The Structure as Guide
2 The Position of A?mad Ibn ?anbal
3 An Ocean of Knowledge
4 The Use of ?adiths
5 Names

7 Sufism II: the Path to the Truth
1 What is Sufism?
2 Prerequisites of the Path
3 Foundations of the Path
4 Travelling the Path
5 Conclusion

8 The Figure of Shaykh ?Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
1 His Life
2 His Interactions
3 His Insight and Acumen
4 His Mannerisms
5 His Death
6 Conclusion

Concluding Remarks

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Hamza Malik is a Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS, University of London, where he completed his Ph.D. His research interests include Islamic History and Thought, Sufism, and Arabic Philosophy.