Sufism's Legacy Of Love And Tolerance: A Reflection For AP World History

Webby positioning sufism in the mainstream of the social, political and intellectual history of muslim peoples green clears the ‘vaguely suspicious air that has surrounded.

Webin this comprehensive new history of sufism from the earliest centuries of islam to today, alexander knysh, a leading expert on the subject, reveals the tradition in all its richness.

Webmany of the themes associated with the sufi love tradition find direct reflections in the secular literary traditions of the muslim world, particularly udhri ghazal.

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Webin her legacy, we see the increasing use of elusive poetical language in which metaphors of erotic love and effacement in the beloved are used to describe mystical experience.

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Webpraise god who sent down his mercy from heaven as a beneficial succor to mankind.