Jawanmardi: A Sufi Code of Honour

How Did Medieval Sufis Express Their System Of Everyday Morality? Sufism Attracts Much Attention In The West, Yet Its Ethical Dimension Is Often Overlooked. Jawanmardi--a Key Element Of Persian Sufism--was The Ethic That Encouraged The Sufi To Put Others Before Himself And To Overlook The Sins Committed By Others, Representing A Humane And Liberal Understanding Of Islam. Many Writers In The Persian Tradition Wrote About Jawanmardi And This Book Presents Three Of The Key Medieval Texts In Translation: Kitab Al-futuwwa By Shihab Al-din Umar Suhrawardi, Futuwwat Nama Of Mirza 'abd Al-'azim Khan Qarib, And Risala -yi Hatim Al-tayy By Husayn Wa'iz-i Kashifi. The Texts Are Drawn From Across The Medieval Period, Reflecting Different Timeframes And Audiences. This Allows The Reader To Identify Shifts In The Ethic Of Jawanmardi And Sufism More Generally