Abstract
This thesis examines discourses around duʿāʾ in the disciplines of ḥadīth, Islamic Law, and Sufism during the thirteenth to fifteenth century Egypt. I argue that duʿāʾ shaped Muslim daily life and solidified a community of prayer. Invocations generated a discursive tradition and social organization that allows us to document the experience of this praying public. Prayer was at the heart of daily life, and its significance to Muslim devotion made it the subject of commentaries that analysed its language and its embodiment. Works of ḥadīth archived the plethora of duʿāʾ’s material. Its various manifestations warranted a thorough legal investigation in fiqh texts. The practice of duʿāʾ was detailed in the Sufi texts and the lives of Sufi masters. By looking at the conversation that unfolded across all three intellectual traditions, this thesis attempts to explain how people communicated with the Divine.
School
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
Arab & Islamic Civilizations Department
Degree Name
MA in Arabic Studies
Graduation Date
Fall 9-8-2022
Submission Date
8-30-2022
First Advisor
Ahmad Khan
Committee Member 1
Amina El Bendary
Committee Member 2
Richard McGregor
Extent
157 p.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval
Not necessary for this item
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
Ghorab, M.
(2022).Adhkār and Aḥzāb in Islamic Thought and Practice: Invocation and Devotion in Egypt Thirteenth-Fifteenth Centuries [Master's Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1956
MLA Citation
Ghorab, Mariam. Adhkār and Aḥzāb in Islamic Thought and Practice: Invocation and Devotion in Egypt Thirteenth-Fifteenth Centuries. 2022. American University in Cairo, Master's Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1956