Islamic Spirituality: Manifestations

This book offers a concise history of Sufi orders and mystical practices within the Islamic world, written by scholars well-versed in the subject matter.

This volume is a translated rendition of the initial section from the twentieth volume of the book series World Spirituality: An Encyclopedic History of the Religious Quest with the subtitle “Encyclopedia of World Spirituality.” It commences with an exploration of the origins of Sufism and the factors that led to the emergence of mystical and Sufi orders, delving into their histories, teachings, and culminates with a chapter devoted to spiritual chivalry (futuwwa).

This groundbreaking book is the first comprehensive exploration in English that encompasses the spiritual dimensions of Sufi orders and delves into the profound significance of their teachings across the Islamic world.

Some of the articles in this book include the following: Shādhiliyyah and North African Sufism by Victor Danner, Najm al-D̄ın Kubrā and the central Asian school of Sufism (the Kubrawiyah) by Muhammad Isa Waley, Chishtiyyah by Sayyid Athar Abbas Rizvi, Sufism and spirituality in Persia and Spiritual chivalry by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Shah Nimatulah Wali and His Tariqa by Shahram Pazouki, Sufism and spiritual life in Turkey by Annemarie Schimmel, and Naqshbandiyyah order by Khaliq Ahmad Nizami