Mysticism In Islam

3 credits · Graduate School

A survey of the origins and development of Islamic mysticism, the rise of asceticism, the development of the Sufi orders, the gradual systematization of Sufi teachings, and modern forms of Sufism. The spread of Islamic mysticism was primarily due to the teachings of great thinkers such as Ibn Arabi, Rabi'a, al-Hallaj, Rumi, al-Ghazali, and others. No prior knowledge of Islam is required. [3] McGregor.