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In ninth-century Baghdad, Islamic mysticism stood at a crossroads. Between unrestrained ecstasy and rigid legalism emerged Junayd of Baghdad, a scholar-mystic who refused both extremes. Drawing upon the spiritual and ethical archetype of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, Junayd articulated a disciplined Middle Path in which inner truth and outer law were not rivals, but mirrors. In Between Law and Love, Aydin Rahmani explores how Junayd transformed early Sufism from a fragile, ecstatic impulse into a stable and orthodox spiritual tradition. Sobriety replaced excess, ethics tempered mysticism, and devotion found structure without losing its soul. Law was not abandoned for love, nor love suffocated by law-each was perfected through the other. Neither polemical nor devotional, this book offers a penetrating study of how Islamic mysticism remained grounded in faith, community, and moral responsibility. It reveals why balance-not abandon-became the enduring heart of the Sufi path. Ideal for readers of Islamic history, spirituality, and the foundations of Sufism.

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