Two Who Attained Twentieth-Century Sufi Saints-Fatima Al-Yashrutiyya and Shaykh Ahmad Al-'Alawi

Name: Two Who Attained Twentieth-Century Sufi Saints-Fatima Al-Yashrutiyya and Shaykh Ahmad Al-'Alawi
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ISBN: 9781887752695

ISBN-10: 1887752692

ISBN-13: 9781887752695

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Authors: Leslie Cadavid, Leslie Cadavid

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Rare glimpses of two 20th-century Sufi saints are offered in this work: the eminent Shaykh al-Alawi and the lesser-known woman saint Fatima al-Yashrutiyya, both of whom continued on the Sufi path even as they watched their world crumble. Shaykh al-Alawi's influence was pivotal to the spiritual development of Thomas Merton, who looked to al-Alawi's writings and teachings in his own practice. Fatima al-Yashrutiyya is a rare example of a literate Muslim woman living a public spiritual life. Readers will see a new side of the Sufi Path from her uncompromising viewpoint, and can catch an uncommon glimpse of life in the early 20th century for a spiritual seeker, writer, and self-educated woman in…

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List price: $22.95
Publisher: Fons Vitae of Kentucky, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/28/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 287
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Leslie Cadavidhas been working with the Arabic language since the age of 16. She attended London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies, majoring in classical Arabic and Islamic art, and then Indiana University, majoring in near Eastern languages and cultures. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana.