Sufism, Miracles and Oceanic Fatwas: The Beloved of North Jakarta

This article examines stories, hagiographies, fatwas, and treatises related to the grave of a sayyid miracle worker (keramat) buried in North Jakarta. It is a product of research that began in 2008 when I first visited the Sufi shrine of the eminent keramat, Habib Hussein al-ʿAydarus (d. 1169/1756),...

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Main Author: Sevea, Teren 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Journal of Sufi studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 74-114
Further subjects:B Customs
B Indian Ocean
B modern Sufism
B Miracles
B Hagiography
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