The Origins and Development of the Office of the “Chief Sufi” in Egypt, 1173–1325
In 969/1173, Saladin endowed a khānqāh in Cairo for the use of foreign Sufis arriving in that city. This khānqāh, known as the Saʿīd al-Suʿadāʾ, also included a stipendiary position for a “Chief Sufi” (shaykh al-shuyūkh), who would direct the day-to-day operations of the khānqāh and guide the Sufis...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Journal of Sufi studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-37 |
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Ayyubids
Egypt
khānqāh
Mamluks
prosopography
Saladin
shaykh al-shuyūkh
Sufism
ulamology
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