{"product_id":"walya-in-the-formative-period-shayesteh-ghofrani-9781032432496","title":"Wal\u0026#257;ya in the Formative Period of Shi'ism and Sufism: A Comparative Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eFocused on Shi'ism and Sufism in the formative period of Islam, this book examines the development of the concept of \u003ci\u003ewalāya, \u003c\/i\u003e a complex term that has, over time, acquired a wide range of relationships with other theological ideas, chiefly in relation to the notion of authority.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book offers a textual and comparative analysis of \u003ci\u003ewalāya\u003c\/i\u003e based on primary sources in the ninth and tenth centuries, from both Shi'i and Sufi circles. The starting point is one of the oldest surviving Shi'i sources, \u003ci\u003eKitāb Sulaym\u003c\/i\u003e. Alongside this, the author analyses \u003ci\u003eal-Īḍāḥ\u003c\/i\u003e of Faḍl Shādhān al-Nishābūrī, \u003ci\u003eKitāb al-Maḥāsin\u003c\/i\u003e of al-Barqī and \u003ci\u003eKitāb al-Kāfī\u003c\/i\u003e of al-Kulaynī. Three major texts in Sufism are considered: \u003ci\u003eKitāb al-Ṣidq\u003c\/i\u003e by Abū Saʿīd al-Kharrāz, \u003ci\u003eTafsīr\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eal\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eQur\u003c\/i\u003eʾ\u003ci\u003ean\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eal\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eʿAẓīm\u003c\/i\u003e by Sahl al-Tustarī, and Al-Tirmidhī's \u003ci\u003eKitāb Sīrat al-Awliyāʾ\u003c\/i\u003e. Together, these sources highlight the doctrinal aspects of \u003ci\u003ewalāya\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring the identity, function, appointment, and description of those considered '\u003ci\u003ewalī'\u003c\/i\u003e. The author ultimately argues that \u003ci\u003ewalāya\u003c\/i\u003e is a cluster of rich, deep-rooted responses to the question of authority, developed within both Shi'ism and Sufism after the death of the Prophet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is much-needed reading for students and scholars interested in Shi'i and Sufi studies and Islamic philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shayesteh Ghofrani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032432497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032432496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shayesteh Ghofrani","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44829527736575,"sku":"9781032432496","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_220bb1a1-e975-42d8-8c17-de872a6b66f0.jpg?v=1708451042","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walya-in-the-formative-period-shayesteh-ghofrani-9781032432496","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}