Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī (1145–1234) is the author of a classic work of Muslim piety, a key figure in the rise of institutional Sufism in the form of “orders” called ṭarīqas, and the influential eponym of one of these famous orders. This edition presents studies, editions, and English translations of his shorter treatises that were originally penned in Arabic and Persian. Relying on global archival research, it discovers materials that shed new light on his teachings and networks, as it traces the context, sources, and reception of his works. Carefully identifying the authentic works of ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī, this scholarly edition presents significant new information on a key moment in the history of Muslim piety and mysticism.

This publication has been edited by Aydoğan Kars and Ashkan Bahrani.

Aydoğan Kars, Ph.D. (2016) is a Lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne. His first book, Unsaying God: Negative Theology in Medieval Islam was awarded a Special Mention of Excellence for the 2019 Alberigo Award by the European Academy of Religion.

Ashkan Bahrani is PhD candidate of religious studies in the Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. His main field of research is premodern Sufism as well as method and theory in the study of religion.

Those interested in Sufi studies will find this edition relevant. It is mainly written for Islamicists and readers of Arabic or Persian, but it is accessible to non-specialists through the English translations. The primary sources and their translations are given side-by-side, making this publication a perfect teaching material in all university levels.