This book presents a full and updated portrait of al-Junayd al-Baghdādī, a towering figure in the history of Islamic piety and thought. Examining the character of Junayd as both an architect of the Sufi mainstream as well as a charismatic and pragmatic personality, the book explores Junayd’s sophisticated relationships within Sufi circles as well as the broader circle of Islamic piety. Besides constructing a balanced portrait of Junayd, this monograph also examines Junayd’s legacy in order to flesh out some of the socio-religious and historical settings of that period. This book is an important read for scholars of religion, Islamic studies, mediaeval Muslim culture, as well as historians and researchers in the field of Islamic studies.

  Arin Salamah-Qudsi is associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Haifa. She is particularly interested in medieval Islam, religious and esoteric thought, Islamic theology and classical Arabic prose. Arin’s  publications include articles on different aspects of early Islamic piety, religion and literature, as well as Sufi figures whose legacies on Islamic culture are extensive. She is the author of Bayna Sayr wa-Ṭayr (Beirut, 2012) (in Arabic) and Sufism and Early Islamic Piety: Personal and Communal Dynamics (Cambridge, 2019).