In the Path of Allah: 'Umar, An Essay into the Nature of Charisma in Islam' [Hardcover]

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.This work describes the fame of Shaykh Omar, a West African Sufi and religious reformer (c.1794-1864), who struggled to reconcile the temporal achievements of his jihad with his mystical calling.Chapter 1 The Umarian Jamaa; 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;US? 1989 John Ralph Willis