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Annihilation in the Messenger of God

The Development of a Sufi Practice

Bibliographic Data

ID8970100
AuthorsValerie J Hoffman (0000-0002-5519-1049, American Academy of Religion, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume31
Issue3
Pages351-369
Publication date1999-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0020743800055471
OpenAlexW2138778545
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited12

Scholars have long noted that the Prophet Muhammad assumed increasing importance in Sufi thought and practice over the centuries. For Sufis, belief in Muhammad's perfection often went beyond the standard affirmation of his immunity from error, and sometimes went so far as the assertions of the Spanish Arab Qadi ʿIyad (d. 1149/50) that Muhammad had assumed all the qualities embodied in the Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of God. Belief in Muhammad as a primordial cosmic light of divine origin is documented as early as the 8th to 9th centuries, and reached its fullest exposition in the works of Ibn ʿArabi (1165-1240) and his successors. Popular devotion to the Prophet in the form of poetry in his honor and celebrations of his birthday is documented at least as early as the 13th century

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Citations per year0,76
Citation span2001 - 2025 (25)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
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