Disciple in Ṣūfism - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Disciple in Ṣūfism - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Katz, Jonathan G.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061432
Doc. NO	:	ALei1829
Main Entry	:	Katz, Jonathan G.
Title & Author	:	Disciple in Ṣūfism - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Katz, Jonathan G.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,199 words)
Abstract	:	The relationship between the master (Ar. shaykh or murshid , Pers. pīr ) and the disciple (murīd) is fundamental to the transmission of knowledge (ʿilm) in Islam and especially in Ṣūfism . It reflects hierarchical categories of domination and subordination prevalent in Islamic societies and owes its existence to the personal way in which true learning is conveyed through genealogical lineages ( silsila ) that extend back to the prophet Muḥammad. The master-disciple relationship is a hallmark of Ṣūfism (taṣawwuf) and other expressions of Islam such as Ismaʿīlī Shīʿism for which formal initiation into
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1829.pdf