A Soaring Minaret: Abu Bakr al-Wasiti and the Rise of Baghdadi Sufism by Laury Silvers

A Soaring Minaret: Abu Bakr al-Wasiti and the Rise of Baghdadi Sufism

Laury Silvers

142 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Sufi scholar Abu Bakr al-Wasiti (d. ca. 320 AH/932 CE) was called a "soaring minaret" for his cutting comments and keen theological insights. Wasiti's life is little-known today, but elements of his lost Qur'an commentary have come down to us thro...

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