Al-Qawl al-Jamil
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Al-Qawl al-Jamil is a renowned Islamic theological and spiritual treatise by the 18th-century Indian scholar Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, focusing on the principles of faith and Sufi thought.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic spiritual work
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Islamic theological treatise ⓘ Sufi treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify correct belief and practice
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reconcile Sufi concepts with Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Naqshbandi Sufi tradition
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Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ intellectual legacy of Delhi scholars ⓘ |
| author | Shah Waliullah Dehlawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
South Asia
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broader Muslim world through manuscript and print ⓘ |
| considered | a key text for understanding Shah Waliullah’s Sufi thought ⓘ |
| discusses |
Sufi practices
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doctrine of tawḥīd (divine unity) ⓘ hereafter (ākhirah) ⓘ prophethood ⓘ states of the heart ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Sufi thought
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inner dimensions of worship ⓘ principles of faith (ʿaqīdah) ⓘ relationship between Sharīʿah and Ṭarīqah ⓘ remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic ethics
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Islamic theology ⓘ Sufi spirituality ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Mughal-era Islamic scholarship in Delhi ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sunni reformist thought in the Indian subcontinent
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later South Asian Sufi scholarship ⓘ |
| isPartOf | corpus of works by Shah Waliullah Dehlawi ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Indian subcontinent
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Mughal India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
Tazkiyat al-nafs (purification of the soul)
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Taṣawwuf (Islamic mysticism) NERFINISHED ⓘ ʿAqīdah (Islamic creed) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | "The Beautiful Discourse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Sufi teachers ⓘ |
| usedFor | instruction in spiritual wayfaring (sulūk) ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional madrasah curricula in South Asia ⓘ |
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