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Sufism (Islamic) is rightly called “the inner dimension of Islam” by Hamid Algar,1 and is also said to be a “reality without name.” Though the word ‘╖┴f┘’ does not appear in the Quran, nor did it exist in the life span of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) and his Companions (╗a╒┐bah) yet its reality is rooted in the concepts propounded by the Qur’an and practiced by the Prophet (peace be on him) and his Companions. Ever since its origin (late 1st/7th century) it has made an important contribution in the propagation of Islam from the Atlantic coast of West Africa to the entire region of South Asia and far eastern terrain of Indonesia and Malaya.
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Sufism (Islamic) is rightly called “the inner dimension of Islam” by Hamid Algar,1 and is also said to be a “reality without name.” Though the word ‘╖┴f┘’ does not appear in the Qur’┐n, nor did it exist in the life span of the Prophet Mu╒ammad (peace be on him) and his Companions (╗a╒┐bah) yet its reality is rooted in the concepts propounded by the Qur’┐n and practiced by the Prophet (peace be on him) and his Companions. Ever since its origin (late 1st/7th century) it has made an important contribution in the propagation of Islam from the Atlantic coast of West Africa to the entire region of South Asia and far eastern terrain of Indonesia and Malaya.
Dr. Muhammad Junaid Nadvi
Riphah International University
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This page is a summary of: Tales of God's friends: Islamic hagiography in translation, Choice Reviews Online, February 2010, American Library Association,
DOI: 10.5860/choice.47-3112.
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