The emergence of early Sufi piety and Sunni scholasticism : : 'Abdallah b. al-Mubarak and the formation of Sunni identity in the second Islamic century / / Feryal Salem.

In the figure of ʿAbdallāh born al-Mubārak (118–181/736–797), we find a paragon of the fields of ḥadīth , zuhd , and jihād , as attested to by the large number of references to him in the classical Islamic texts. His superior rank as a ḥadīth transmitter earned him the title “commander of the faithf...

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Superior document:Islamic History and Civilization. Studies and Texts, Volume 125
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2016.
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Islamic history and civilization ; Volume 125.
Physical Description:1 online resource (173 pages).
Notes:Edited version of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Chicago, 2013) under the title: 'Abd Allah born al-Mubarak between hadith, jihad, and zuhd : an expression of early Sunni identity in the formative period.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Salem Feryal
  • Introduction / Salem Feryal
  • 1 Biography of ʿAbdallāh born al-Mubārak / Salem Feryal
  • 2 ʿAbdallāh born al-Mubārak and Ḥadīth / Salem Feryal
  • 3 Jihād in the Career of Ibn al-Mubārak / Salem Feryal
  • 4 Ibn al-Mubārak and His Zuhd / Salem Feryal
  • Conclusion / Salem Feryal
  • Bibliography of Primary Sources / Salem Feryal
  • Bibliography of Secondary Sources / Salem Feryal
  • Index of Names / Salem Feryal
  • Index of Subjects / Salem Feryal.