Said Nursi and Maulana Ilyas: Examples of Pietistic Spirituality among Twentieth-Century Islamic Movements

 

Author: Hermansen, Marcia

Source: Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Volume 19, Number 1, January 2008, pp. 73-88(16)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

The premise of this article is that we can learn something about the spirituality as well as other orientations of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi and the movement he inspired by taking a comparative perspective. Among other twentieth-century movements in the Muslim world, it has been suggested that the 'faith' movement of Maulana Muhammad Ilyas, also known as the Tablighi Jamaat, would be the most apt for comparison. This study therefore highlights comparable and contrasting aspects of these two movements in order to shed light on Nursian spirituality. It will consider, for example, the lives of the founders, the contexts in which their activities arose, their teachings and practices, and the subsequent development of the respective movements.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13510340701770303

Affiliations:1: Theology Department, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA

Publication date: 2008-01-01

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