The Grey Falcon: The Life and Teaching of Shaykh ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī
- viii, 251 p,; 25 cm
- Islamic History and Cvilization; Vol.155 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Setting the scene: Baghdad around the time of Jilani -- 3. Groups and sects in Baghdad -- 4. Theology I: the Hanbali foundation -- 5. Theology II: Names and nomenclature -- 6. Sufism I: Reading the Ghunya -- 7. Sufism II: The path to the truth -- 8. The figure of Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani -- Concluding remarks -- Bibliography -- Index.