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Mojaddedi, J. A.

Beyond dogma : Rumi's teachings on friendship with God and early Sufi theories / by Jawid Mojaddedi. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203) and index.

The sources -- Friendship with God in relation to prophethood -- Divine communication -- The friend of God and the Shariah -- The friend of God and miracles -- Conclusion.

Beyond Dogma examines Rumi's central teaching about friendship with God (walaya) in light of earlier Sufi discourse on this topic and its reception by Muslim theologians and jurists. It provides a nuanced and historically contextualized appreciation of Rumi's place in Islam.

ISBN: 9780199709014 0199709017 9780195369236 0195369238

Subjects--Personal Names:
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273 --Criticism and interpretation.
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sufism.
God (Islam)--Knowableness.
Soufisme.
Dieu (Islam)--Cognoscibilité.
Sufism.
RELIGION--Islam--General.
God (Islam)--Knowableness
Sufism

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: PK6482

Dewey Class. No.: 297.4092