Abu Talib al-Makki

Abu Talib al-Makki, Muhammad ibn 'Ali (d. 386 AH/996 AD in Baghdad).[1] A hadith scholar, Shafi'i[2] jurist and a Sufi Mystic, set down the foundation of Sufi practices and author of the book Qut al-qulub fi mu'amalat al-mahbub wa wasf tariq al-murid ila maqam al-tawhid (The nourishment of hearts in dealing with the Beloved and the description of the seeker's way to the station of declaring oneness). Al-Ghazali used this book as a source for some of the chapters of his magnum opus ihya' 'ulum al-din' (Revival of Islamic Knowledge).

References

  1. Khalil, Atif. "Abū Tālib al‐Makkī & the Nourishment of Hearts (Qūt al‐qulūb) in the Context of Early Sufism [MW]". academia.edu. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. p.34 Knowledge of God in Classical Sufism: Foundations of Islamic Mystical Theology, Paulist Press (2004)
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