Abstract
This chapter focuses on Jadid al-Islamâs anti-Sufi positions, both within his anti-Christian polemics as well as in his treatise specifically devoted to Sufism. An overview of the history of Sufism in Safavid Iran is provided, focusing on the rejection of scholastic and mystical philosophy by the Ężulama in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The chapter also considers the broader history of anti-Sufi polemics based on accusations of the ideological links between Sufism and Christianity. Jadid al-Islamâs work is studied in light of this context as an example of an apology for a particular understanding of ShiĘżi Islamic orthodoxy. In this way, he his anti-Christian views complement and contribute to intra-Islamic debates in the late Safavid period.
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