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islamic-tasawwufWe're still mapping where this idea was first discussed. Key passages and related ideas below.

Awliyāʾ (Friends of God / Saints)

The saints, those drawn near to God and granted charisms (karāmāt), at the heart of Sufi devotion and the cult of saints.

The saints, those drawn near to God and granted charisms (karāmāt), at the heart of Sufi devotion and the popular veneration of the saints (ziyāra).

Key passages(20)

Futuhat Makkiyya · Ibn Arabi

Very high

Jala Khatir · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Very high

Jamic Masail · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Mafatih Ghayb · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

Very high

Lataif Minan · Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari

Very high

Lawaqih Anwar · al-Sha'rani

Very high

Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Mutahabbin Fi Llah · Ibn Qudama

Very high

Risala Qushayriyya · al-Qushayri

Very high

Safadiyya · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Caqida Wasitiyya · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Furqan Bayna Awliya · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Tafsir Quran · Ibn Kathir

Very high

Kibrit Ahmar · al-Sha'rani

High

Lataif Isharat · al-Qushayri

High

Miftah Dar Sacada · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

High

Qacida Jalila · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Riqqa Wa Buka · Ibn Qudama

High

Sharh Maqasid · al-Taftazani

High

Tacarruf Li Madhhab Ahl Tasawwuf · al-Kalabadhi

High