Religion and Mysticism in Early Islam

Scholar, mystic and visionary, Ibn ''Alwan lived through the transition from Ayyubid to Rasulid rule in thirteenth-century Yemen. He was well known in his time for his critique of the ruling elites and their governance, and left behind a substantial body of writings on Islamic mysticism, theology, law and exegesis of the Qur''an. Here Muhammad Aziz presents a comprehensive portrait of Ibn ''Alwan,...