The Sorrowful Muslim's Guide

Published in Association with the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations Explores the interaction between pre-Islamic tradition and modern supporters of continuity, reform and change in Muslim communities Published as Dalīl al-Muslim al-ḥazīn ilā muqtada-l-sulūk fī’l-qarn al-ʿishrīn in 1983, this book remains a timely and important read today. Both the resurgence of Islamist politics and the political, social and intellectual upheaval which accompanied the Arab Sprin