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This book examines the theological, philosophical and Islamic mystical dimensions of the Suhrawardî sufi order from the 13th to 15th centuries. The Suhrawardîs were a legally grounded and intellectually vibrant sufi order whose mystical path was based on exchanges and debates on the Qur'an and on the Prophet's customs. The book analyses their interpretation of sacred texts: the Qur'an, hadiths, sunna, and malfuzat. This created a unique self-understanding, which developed specific sufi spiritual exercises.

Islam. --- Monasticism and religious orders, Islamic. --- Mysticism. --- Sufism. --- Suhrawardiyah. --- Suhrawardīyah. --- Sufism --- Religion --- Philosophy & Religion --- Islam --- Sofism --- Mysticism --- Suhrawardi Sufi order --- Suhrawardiyya

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This book represents the first serious consideration of Ismaili-Shia esotericism in material and architectural terms, as well as of pre-modern conceptions of religious plurality in rituals and astrology. Sufism has long been reckoned to have connections to Shi'ism, but without any concrete proof. The book shows this connection in light of current scholarly work on the subject, historical sources, and most importantly, metaphysics and archaeological evidence. The monuments of the Suhrawardi Order, which are derived from the basic lodges set up by Pir Shams in the region, constitute a unique building archetype. The book's greatest strength lies in its archaeological evidence and in showing the metaphysical commonalities between Shi'ism/Isma'ilism and the Suhrawardi Sufi Order, both of which complement each other. In addition, working on premise and supposition, certain reanalysed historical periods and events in Indian Muslim history serve as added proof for the author's argument.

Suhrawardīyah. --- Sufism --- Architecture, Medieval --- Islamic architecture --- Arab architecture --- Architecture, Arab --- Architecture, Islamic --- Architecture, Moorish --- Architecture, Muslim --- Architecture, Saracenic --- Moorish architecture --- Muslim architecture --- Saracenic architecture --- Religious architecture --- Middle Ages --- Sofism --- Mysticism --- Suhrawardi Sufi order --- Suhrawardiyya --- History. --- Islam --- Uchchh (Pakistan) --- Multān (Pakistan) --- Uc Sharīf (Pakistan) --- Uch (Pakistan) --- Uch Sharif Municipality (Pakistan) --- Uchchh Sharief (Pakistan) --- Antiquities.