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The Origins of Andalusian Mysticism

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The Influence of the Al-Mawatabirun on Sufism

Al-Andalus had developed a unique kind of mysticism associated with the thought of Ibn Masarra and the al-Mawatabirun. But it's in the late 12th century that we also see the emergence of a proper self-conscious Western or Magarabi Sufism. This development is primarily associated with the figure Abu Madyan, who was originally from Andalusian city of Seville but spent most of his career in Morocco.

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