Books in the Routledge Sufi Series series

Looks at differences between al-Ghazali (d.505/1111) and al-Dabbagh (d.696/1296) with regard to definitions of love, its causes and its signs, the ways to love God, God's love for man, and stations and states of love.

This work focuses on the life and teachings of Islam's most dramatic and controversial mystic, Husayn ibn Mansur - better known as "al-Hallaj". It includes translations of his poetry and prose which are used to supplement contemporary 10th-century accounts of the martyr's life.

Explores the development of Persian Sufism, exploring in particular the ethic of futuwwat. This book demonstrates how this Iranian code of honour emphasised selflessness, loyalty, humility, generosity, courage and bravery, showing itself to be a practical philosophy of the everyday rather than just a metaphysical phenomena.

This book examines and analyses the legitimacy of the widely held claim that Mulla Sadra's philosophy is a synthesis of principles and doctrines drawn from revelation gnosis and discursive philosophy.

Seeks to present a broad picture of the evolution of the ideas and organizational forms of the Naqshbandi order throughout its history.