القُشَيْرِي

Abū al-Qāsim al-Qushayrī

986 – 1072 · Nishapur (Khorasan)

The Epistle — the great Sufi synthesis of the eleventh century.

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Key points

Coming — biography, historical context, formation, spiritual lineage, principal disciples.

His voice

“Sufism is a science whose foundations are actions, and whose fruits are states.”

Coming — other selected quotations, characteristic sayings, reported words.

His work

Coming — presentation of his principal works. Each work will have its own detailed page (context, structure, annotated excerpts, importance in the tradition).

Resonances

Coming — themes treated (links to Metaphysics), authors he influenced or who influenced him, dictionary entries that mention him.