Spring 2027

Introduction to Sufism (islamic Mysticism)

Introduction to Sufism covering the rise of Islamic mysticism, basic doctrines, practices, major saints, and Sufi brotherhoods in the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2011: 3.74 GPA, 89.5% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2016: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Discuss shared Muslim traditions, such as "classical" religious sources and sciences (Qur'an and Hadith, Sufism, law); recognize how this authority persists in the present

  • Explain patterns in the diversity of Muslim religious systems across global regions including Asia, Africa and the Americas

  • Report on contemporary approaches in the academic fields of Islamic Studies, relating to both historical and modern material

  • Express understanding of comparative method in the academic study of religion, especially through writing assignments

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2011: 3.74 GPA, 89.5% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2016: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Rise and development of mysticism in Islam
  • Basic Sufi doctrines, values, and practices
  • Life and works of important speculative and popular Sufi saints
  • Sufi brotherhoods in the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa

Skills

  • Explain patterns in the diversity of Muslim religious systems across global regions.
  • Report on contemporary approaches in Islamic Studies using historical and modern material.
  • Apply comparative method in the academic study of religion through writing assignments.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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