
Published online:
22 September 2022
Published in print:
03 February 2022
Online ISBN:
9781399513357
Print ISBN:
9781474479646
Contents
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The Sufis and the Production of Political Thought The Sufis and the Production of Political Thought
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Sufism and Politics Sufism and Politics
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Misbah al-hidaya: Sufi Political Thought Misbah al-hidaya: Sufi Political Thought
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Coercive Authority by Right of Necessity Coercive Authority by Right of Necessity
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Ethics, Mysticism and the Rule of Law Ethics, Mysticism and the Rule of Law
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1. Ethics and Practical Philosophy 1. Ethics and Practical Philosophy
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2. Restraint of the Ruler’s Power 2. Restraint of the Ruler’s Power
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The Sufi Theory of Delegation The Sufi Theory of Delegation
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The Primacy of Sufi Counsel The Primacy of Sufi Counsel
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Cite
El-Merheb, Mohamad, 'Sufi Political Thought', Political Thought in the Mamluk Period: The Unnecessary Caliphate (Edinburgh , 2022; online edn, Edinburgh Scholarship Online, 22 Sept. 2022), https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474479646.003.0004, accessed 14 May 2025.
Abstract
Chapter 3 examines the anonymous Misbah al-hidaya as a model for thirteenth-century Sufi conceptions of highest political authority that identified the sultanate as the legitimate heir of prophethood. It introduces the reader to the intellectual and socio-political milieu within which these ideas emerged and treats the active participation of Sufis in the circles of politics in Mamluk Cairo and Damascus. The chapter explores how the Misbah’s unknown author proposed moderating sultanic power through a Sufi proprietary political language rooted in the shariʿa and Islamised ethical systems deriving from Graeco-Arabic philosophy.
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