Sayyid Muhammad al-Husayni-i Gisudiraz (721/1321-825/1422)
On Sufism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5280929 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernd Radtke, Syed Shah Khusro Hussaini |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1/4 |
| Pages | 210 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Die Welt des Islams (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-2539 • E-ISSN: 1570-0607 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1570788 |
| OpenAlex | W2022349815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Sayyid Muhammad al-Husayni-i Gisudiraz (721/1321-825/1422) was a famous Indian sufi of the Chishti order, an order which is still popular in Indian to this day. He was also the first Chishti sufi to have been a prolific writer. Since there is inadequate primary source material on the earlier Chishtis, only a study of Gisudiraz may cast some light on the doctrinal system of his order. Two very controversial topics - "Saintship" (walayah) and "Audition of Music" (sama') have been chosen for the present study. The concept of Saintship is discussed from two angles: in comparison to Prophethood (nubuwwah, and insofar as it is qualified by Gisudiraz's world-view in general. Audition of Music is also discussed from two points of view: the rules and conditions attached to this institution (exoteric aspect), and as a mystical path leading to God (esoteric aspect). [...]
Ancient history · Islam · Sufism · Theology · Traditional medicine · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Medicine · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |