Sufism, being the marrow of the bone or the inner dimension of the Islamic revelation, is the means par excellence whereby Tawhid is achieved. All Muslims believe in Unity as expressed in the most Universal sense possible by the Shahadah, la ilaha ill’Allah. The Sufi has realized the mysteries of Tawhid, who knows what this...Read More

It is expected that in the contemporary world, the amount of desperate need and great optimism could be reasonably considered in order to clarify, for example, how important and relevant theoretical Islamic Mysticism is to the contemporary world? Could Sufism be useful to deal with problems of today’s humanity? And how can the establishment of...Read More

In order to discuss female Moroccan sainthood in Chapter Four, I first will explore some contexts. In this chapter, I will discuss Sufism more in depth, and go into its relation to gender. In chapter three, I will focus on the Moroccan characteristics of these issues, as well as on Moroccan hagiography. Click here to...Read More

In order to have an integrated understanding of the S´aivite and Tantric influences on certain mystical currents in the Islamic world, it behooves us to consider the need for a future comprehensive volume. This appendix is only a brief introduction to what may be buried or disguised in the memory of the past. The porous...Read More