Beyond dogma : Rumi's teachings on friendship with God and early Sufi theories /

'Beyond Dogma' examines Rumi's central teaching about friendship with God (walaya) in light of earlier Sufi discourse on this topic and its reception by Muslim theologians and jurists.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mojaddedi, J. A. (Jawid Ahmad)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, > Maulana, > 1207-1273 > Criticism and interpretation. Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, > Maulana, > 1207-1273 Djalāl al-Dīn Rūmī. Sufism. God (Islam) > Knowableness. Soufisme. Dieu (Islam) > Cognoscibilité. God (Islam) > Knowableness Sufism Sufismus Gottesbeziehung RELIGION > Islam > General. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Note on the text
Introduction
1. The sources
2. Friendship with God in relation to prophethood
3. Divine communication
4. The friend of God and the Shariah
5. The friend of God and miracles
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.