Knowledge before Action: Islamic Learning and Sufi Practice in the Life of Sayyid Jalal al-din Bukhari Makhdum-i Jahaniyan

Contents

v Contents List of Illustrations vii Series Editor’s Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Note on Transliteration xiii Introduction 1 Part One  The Education of a Sufi Shaykh One Initiation into the Sufi Path 15 Two Pilgrimage and Travel 37 Part Two  Teaching and Practice Three Book-Learning and Islamic Law 63 Four Ritual and Practice 81 Five Money, Non-Muslims, Women, and Saints 103 Part Three  Served by the Inhabitants of the World Six A Public Figure 125 Seven Legacy 144 Conclusion 154 Appendix A: Jalāl al-dīn Bukhārī’s Khirqas 157 Appendix B: The Malfūz ˙ āt of Jalāl al-dīn Bukhārī 165 Appendix C: Works Attributed to Jalāl al-dīn Bukhārī 169 Appendix D: Taz ˉ kira Entries on Jalāl al-dīn Bukhārī 173 Appendix E: Jalāl al-dīn Bukhārī’s Bibliography 181 Notes 191 Bibliography 221 Index 223 This page intentionally left blank ...