Pdf Arabic: Al-risala Al-qushayriyya

To understand the text, one must first appreciate its author. Abu al-Qasim 'Abd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri was born in 376 AH (986 CE) in Khurasan, Persia (modern-day Iran). A figure of rare breadth, al-Qushayri was a highly respected scholar in both Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), as a follower of the Shafi'i school, and in theology ('aqidah), as an adherent of the Ash'ari creed. His deep immersion in both exoteric (zahir) and esoteric (batin) sciences made him the ideal author to bridge the gap between mainstream Islamic scholarship and the mystical path of Sufism.

The epistle has also been the subject of comparative studies, such as research examining the concept of justice as formulated by al-Qushayri alongside other classical texts of Islamic ethics. For those interested in academic research, university repositories such as the University of Arizona’s institutional archive contain detailed analyses of the epistle’s theological and mystical framework. Al-risala Al-qushayriyya Pdf Arabic