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.

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instanceOf Arabic prose work
Islamic theological work
Sufi treatise
aim to defend Sufis against accusations of heresy
to reconcile Sufism with Sunni orthodoxy
alternativeTitle Qushayri’s Epistle on Sufism
al-Risala fi ‘ilm al-tasawwuf
approximateDateWritten c. 1045–1046 CE
author Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri
circulation widely read in the Islamic world
contains Qur’anic citations
biographies of early Sufis
discussion of Sufi practices
discussion of Sufi terminology
hadith citations
countryOfOrigin Khurasan
linked to: Khorasan
dateWritten 11th century
denominationalContext Sunni Islam
genre Sufi manual
hagiographical work
hasPart biographical notices of early Sufis
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
al-Hujwiri’s Kashf al-Mahjub
linked to: Kashf al-Mahjub

later Sufi manuals
language Arabic
madhhabContext Shafi‘i
linked to: Shafi'i school
mainSubject Islamic ethics
Islamic mysticism
Sufi doctrine
Sufism
notableFigureDiscussed Abu Yazid al-Bistami
linked to: Bayazid Bastami

Sahl al-Tustari
al-Hallaj
linked to: al‑Hallaj

al-Harith al-Muhasibi
al-Junayd al-Baghdadi
placeOfComposition Nishapur
religion Islam
status authoritative reference for Sunni Sufi orders
foundational text of classical Sufism
structure introduction on creed followed by chapters on Sufi concepts and biographies
theologicalSchoolContext Ash‘ari
linked to: Ash'ari
translatedInto English
Persian
Turkish
Urdu

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al-Qushayri notableWork al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
Mishkat al-Anwar partOfAuthorCorpus Ghazalian corpus
linked to: al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
Ibn ‘Ajiba notableWork Sharḥ al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya
linked to: al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
Ibn ‘Ajiba wroteCommentaryOn al-Risāla al-Qushayriyya
linked to: al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
Sufi stations (maqamat) describedIn Risala al-Qushayriyya
linked to: al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
ʿAbd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri notableWork al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
Lataʾif al-Isharat relatedWorkByAuthor al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
Tartib al-Suluk relatedWork al-Risala al-Qushayriyya
ʿAbd al-Karim al-Qushayri notableWork Risala al-Qushayriyya
subject linked to: ʿAbd al-Karim
linked to: al-Risala al-Qushayriyya