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Companionship and Virtue in Classical Sufism: The Contribution of al-Sulamī
Companionship and Virtue in Classical Sufism: The Contribution of al-Sulamī (London: I.B. Tauris, 2024), by Jason Welle, is devoted to al-Sulamī (d. 412/1021), a major Sufi master of the classical era.
Through a historical reconstruction of Sufi companionship (ṣuḥba) in Khurasan, the author argues that al-Sulamī’s concept of ṣuḥba, particularly among young disciples, envisioned the transformation of society as a whole, not merely the master-disciple relationship. Bringing contemporary virtue ethics to bear on al-Sulamī’s spiritual method, the book offers an original analysis of his thought, of interest to scholars of early Islam and classical Sufism as well as to moral theologians concerned with virtue, character and friendship.
Paru sous le titre Companionship and Virtue in Classical Sufism: The Contribution of al-Sulamī (Londres : I.B. Tauris, 2024), cet ouvrage de Jason Welle est consacré à al-Sulamī (m. 412/1021), maître soufi majeur de l’époque classique.
À partir d’une reconstruction historique du compagnonnage (ṣuḥba) soufi au Khurasan, l’auteur montre que la conception de la ṣuḥba chez al-Sulamī, notamment entre jeunes disciples, visait la transformation de la société tout entière, et pas seulement la relation entre le maître et le disciple. En confrontant la méthode spirituelle d’al-Sulamī aux débats contemporains sur l’éthique des vertus, le livre propose une analyse originale de sa pensée, qui intéressera les spécialistes de l’islam des premiers siècles et du soufisme classique comme les théologiens moralistes attentifs à la vertu, au caractère et à l’amitié.
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Companionship and Virtue in Classical Sufism: The Contribution of al-Sulamī (London: I.B. Tauris, 2024)
وهو مكرَّس لأبي عبد الرحمن السُّلَمي (ت 412هـ/1021م)، أحد كبار مشايخ التصوف في العصر الكلاسيكي. انطلاقاً من إعادة بناء تاريخية لمفهوم «الصحبة» الصوفية في خُراسان، يبيّن المؤلف أن تصوّر السُّلَمي للصحبة، لا سيما بين المريدين الشباب، كان يستهدف تحويل المجتمع بأسره لا مجرّد العلاقة بين الشيخ والمريد. وبمقارنة المنهج الروحي للسُّلَمي بالنقاشات المعاصرة حول أخلاق الفضيلة، يقدّم الكتاب تحليلاً أصيلاً لفكره يهمّ الباحثين في الإسلام المبكّر والتصوف الكلاسيكي كما يهمّ اللاهوتيين الأخلاقيين المهتمين بالفضيلة والطبع والصداقة.
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