Sufism under the Arab Renaissance: From Mohammed Abduh to Said El Nawrasi

This book examines the mystical approach in the thought of the pioneers of the Arab-Islamic renaissance (from Mohammed Abdo to Said Al-Nawrasi). The book includes five chapters along with the executive summary, introduction and recommendations.

The first chapter is entitled: “The Sufi Orientation in the Thought of Imam Muhammad Abdo”; the second chapter: “Muhammad Rashid Reda and Sufism”; the third chapter: “Sufism is a concept and an end for Muhammad Mustafa Helmi”; the fourth chapter: “The effectiveness of the Sufi mandate in Zaki Najib Mahmoud’s critical vision of Sufism”; and the fifth chapter: The centrality of spiritual education and its effectiveness in the thought of Badi Al-Zaman Saeed Al-Nursi”.