Shaikh Badruddin was many things; medieval scholar, mystic, saint, social revolutionary. In , he interpreted many essential concepts of Islamic theology in an original and strikingly personal way. His ideas are as fresh and relevant today as they were when he first set them down.
A gem This book is unique in its kinds, as I’m not aware of many other insightful books on malamiyya, or “path of blame” within Islamic Sufism.Shaikh Badruddin of Simawna (1358-1420 AD) was a shaikh of melamiyya, or the “path of blame”, which is an approach to spiritual development within Islamic Sufism that avoids the appearance of piety and challenges the self-satisfaction of the ego.From the introduction: “In “Inspirations”, Shaikh Badruddin interprets many essential…