Sufis and Sharīʿa

Establishes the existence of an important school of Sufi thought developed by Ibn ʿArabī Gives the first detailed analysis of the legal thought of Ibn ʿArabī, one of the most influential Muslims in general, and Sufis in particularShows that Ibn ʿArabī had created his own madhhab (legal methodology) with a focus on mercy and ease for MuslimsExplores the influence of Ibn ʿArabī, al-Tirmidhī and al-Shaʿrānī on legal thoughtIncludes some of al-Shaʿrānī’s eight illustrations, his work being the only