1st Edition

In the Path of Allah 'Umar, An Essay into the Nature of Charisma in Islam'

By John Ralph Willis Copyright 1989
    276 Pages
    by Routledge

    276 Pages
    by Routledge

    A West African Sufi and religious reformer (c.1794-1864), struggled to reconcile the temporal achievements of his jihad with his mystical calling. The fame of Shaykh Omar rested on his reputation as a worker of miracles, and the success of jihad in his path to Allah.

    Chapter 1 The ‘Umarian Jama‘a; Chapter 2 Jihad Fi Sabil Allah; Chapter 3 The Turudiyya and the “Seal” of Jihad; Chapter 4 Pilgrimage in the Path of Allah; Chapter 5 Hijra in the Path of Allah; Chapter 6 The Jihad; Chapter 7 The Mystic Shaykh; Chapter 8 Dissension in the Niger Bend; Chapter 9 The Collapse of Hamdullahi;

    Biography

    John Ralph Willis