Sufism in an Age of Transition ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī and the Rise of the Islamic Mystical Brotherhoods

Based on heretofore unexplored sources, this book offers a comprehensive study of the life, work, thought and influence of the eponym of one of the earliest Sufi ?ar?qa lineages, Ab? 'Umar al-Suhraward? (d. 632/1234).