Sanctity and Mysticism in Medieval Egypt by Smirna Si - Digital BookUsing the original writings of two Egyptian Sufis, Muhammad Wafa' and his son 'Ali, this book shows how the Islamic idea of sainthood developed in the medieval period. Although without a church to canonize its "saints," the Islamic tradition nevertheless debated and developed a variety of ideas concerning miracles, sanctity, saintly intermediaries, and pious role models. In the writings of the Wafa's, a complete mystical worldview unfolds, one with a distinct doctrine of sainthood and a novel understanding of the apocalypse. Using almost entirely unedited manuscript sources, author Richard J. A. McGregor shows in detail how Muhammad and 'Ali Wafa' drew on earlier philosophical and gnostic currents to construct their own mystical theories and notes their debt to the Sufi order of the Shadhiliyya, the mystic al-Tirmidhi, and the great Sufi thinker Ibn 'Arabi. Notably, although located firmly within the Sunni tradition, the Wafa's felt free to draw on Shi'ite ideas for the construction of their owntheory of the final great saint.=======================================================================================The books in digital formats in the EPUB, MOBI and pdf. All files are in the public domain..======================================================================================== Postage & Packaging Policy: Download link, sent to buyer within 24 hours. With this link, the buyer can download to your computer all the files that are on the DVD. There is no charge for this type of shipment. ==============================================================================Copyright Notice To eCRATER VeRo Team and Publishers Association. These e-books/magazines are in The Public Domain. All content complies with eCRATER rules and regulations. No trademarks, copyrights, or eCRATER rules have been violated in this listing. This product fully conforms to eCRATER compilation and international media policy and downloadable media policy; it is NOT an unauthorised copy of any other "copyrighted product" and as such does not constitute a Copyright Violation - Unauthorised Item. If there is a legitimate copyright holder that I have not located please contact me and I will remove the relevant e-books. To our Valued Customers Our main aim is to make this wonderful Public Domain Material available to you on CD's & DVD's: the small price you pay for these CD's are for Production, Administration, Post & Packaging. All of our MP3s and e-books comply with eCRATER rules and regulations. The item is in the public domain, the copyright has lapsed, we own resale rights to it, or we are the publishers and sole copyright holders. No trademarks, copyrights, or eCRATER rules have been violated in this listing. This product fully conforms with eCRATER compilation and international media policy and downloadable media policy.