al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
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al-Risala al-Qushayriyya is a foundational 11th-century Sufi treatise that systematically presents Sufi doctrines, ethics, and biographies of early mystics within an orthodox Islamic framework.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghazalian corpus | 1 |
| Sharḥ al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya | 1 |
| al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
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Islamic theological work ⓘ Sufi treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to defend Sufis against accusations of heresy
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to reconcile Sufism with Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Qushayri’s Epistle on Sufism
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al-Risala fi ‘ilm al-tasawwuf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten | c. 1045–1046 CE ⓘ |
| author | Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| contains |
Qur’anic citations
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biographies of early Sufis ⓘ discussion of Sufi practices ⓘ discussion of Sufi terminology ⓘ hadith citations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Khurasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi manual
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hagiographical work ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biographical notices of early Sufis
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section on Sufi states (ahwal) ⓘ section on Sufi stations (maqamat) ⓘ section on Sufi technical terms (istilahāt) ⓘ section on adab (spiritual etiquette) ⓘ |
| influenced |
al-Ghazali’s writings on Sufism
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al-Hujwiri’s Kashf al-Mahjub NERFINISHED ⓘ later Sufi manuals ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhabContext | Shafi‘i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic ethics
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Islamic mysticism ⓘ Sufi doctrine ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| notableFigureDiscussed |
Abu Yazid al-Bistami
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Sahl al-Tustari NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Hallaj NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Harith al-Muhasibi NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Junayd al-Baghdadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Nishapur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| status |
authoritative reference for Sunni Sufi orders
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foundational text of classical Sufism ⓘ |
| structure | introduction on creed followed by chapters on Sufi concepts and biographies ⓘ |
| theologicalSchoolContext | Ash‘ari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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Persian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ Urdu ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sharḥ al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya
this entity surface form:
Ghazalian corpus
this entity surface form:
al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya