In the Path of Allah: 'Umar, an Essay Into the Nature of Charisma in Islam'

ISBN-13: 9780714632520 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 276 str.

John Ralph Willis; Ral Willis John

Opis

This work describes the fame of Shaykh Omar, a West African Sufi and religious reformer (c.1794-1864), who struggled to reconcile the temporal achievements of his jihad with his mystical calling.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 The ‘Umarian Jama‘a; Chapter 2 Jihad Fi Sabil Allah; Chapter 3 The Turudiyya and the “Seal” of Jihad; Chapter 4 Pilgrimage in the Path of Allah; Chapter 5 Hijra in the Path of Allah; Chapter 6 The Jihad; Chapter 7 The Mystic Shaykh; Chapter 8 Dissension in the Niger Bend; Chapter 9 The Collapse of Hamdullahi;

O autorze

John Ralph Willis