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An examination of the sources and evolution of personal authority in one Islamic society Sufi Heirs of the Prophet explores the multifaceted development of personal authority in Islamic societies by tracing the transformation of one mystical sufi lineage in colonial India, the Naqshbandiyya. Arthur F. Buehler isolates four sources of personal authority evident in the practices of the Naqshbandiyya—lineage, spiritual traveling, status as a Prophetic exemplar, and the transmission of religious kno

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Author

Arthur F. Buehler, Annemarie Schimmel

Publisher

University of South Carolina Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781643364070

Category

religious

Subjects

Islam, History, Religion

Updated

2026-03-25