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

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" Futuwwa (in Ṣūfism) - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Ridgeon, Lloyd

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061698
Doc. NO	:	ALei2095
Main Entry	:	Ridgeon, Lloyd
Title & Author	:	Futuwwa (in Ṣūfism) - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Ridgeon, Lloyd
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(2,996 words)
Abstract	:	Futuwwa is the ethics followed by Ṣūfīs in order to attain spiritual perfection. These ethics and associated character traits include generosity, humility, loyalty, courage, and turning a blind eye to others’ sins. The term futuwwa embraces, in effect, all the Ṣūfī good manners (ādāb) . As Abū Ḥafṣ al-Ḥaddād (d. c. 265/878–9)—an ascetic of Nīshāpūr who was one of the earliest Malāmatī exponents of the concept—said, “futuwwa is morals” (al-Sulamī, 305). The concern with futuwwa emerged early in the development of what came to be
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2095.pdf