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

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Knowledge before Action Studies in Comparative Religion Frederick M. Denny, Series Editor Knowledge U before Action Islamic Learning and Sufi Practice in the Life of Sayyid Jalāl al-dīn Bukhārī Makhdūm-i Jahāniyān Amina M. Steinfels The University of South Carolina Press © 2012 University of South Carolina Published by the University of South Carolina Press Columbia, South Carolina 29208 www.sc.edu/uscpress 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows: Steinfels, Amina M. Knowledge before action : Islamic learning and Sufi practice in the life of Sayyid Jalāl al-dīn Bukhārī Makhdūm-i Jahāniyān / Amina M. Steinfels. p. cm. — (Studies in comparative religion) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61117-073-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Makhdūm Jahāniyān Jahān Gasht, Jalāluddīn, d. 1383. 2. Sufis—Biography. 3. Muslim scholars—Biography. 4. Sufism—History. I. Title. BP80.M29S74 2012 297.4092—dc23 [B]2011048947 ISBN 978-1-61117-194-5 (ebook) ...