Note on the text -- Introduction -- 1. The sources -- 2. Friendship with God in relation to prophethood -- 3. Divine communication -- 4. The friend of God and the Shariah -- 5. The friend of God and miracles -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
'Beyond Dogma' examines Rumi's central teaching about friendship with God (walaya) in light of earlier Sufi discourse on this topic and its reception by Muslim theologians and jurists
