THE SULŪK DIMENSION OF THE IBĀḌĪ SCHOOL IN OMANI RELIGIOUS ENCYCLOPEDIAS (THE FIFTH AND SIXTH CENTURIES AH AS A MODEL): البعد السلوكي في المذهب الإباضي في الموسوعات الشرعية العمانية (القرن الخامس والسادس الهجريان أنموذجا)

Iman Mohammed Amur Al Rujaibi

doi:10.64757/alqanatir.2026.3509/1564

Authors

Iman Mohammed Amur Al Rujaibi Department of Islamic Sciences, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos university, Sultanate of Oman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64757/alqanatir.2026.3509/1564

Keywords:

Sufism, Sulūk, Ibāḍī, Gnosis, Purification

Abstract

Omani religious encyclopedias constitute a rich intellectual heritage encompassing a wide spectrum of Islamic sciences. Among their foundational components is the Sulūk (spiritual path) dimension, which occupies an integral place within their epistemological framework. Their concern extends beyond the exposition of legal rulings (aḥkām fiqhiyyah) and the articulation of theological doctrines (ʿaqīdah), embracing instead a comprehensive ethical and spiritual orientation that they conceive as a faith-based path of moral and spiritual purification. This dimension is manifested in their treatment of moral virtues, the ethics of social conduct, the purification of the soul (tazkiyat al-nafs), and the cultivation of a disciplined relationship between the individual, God, and fellow human beings. The significance of this study lies in its attempt to explore the depths of the Sulūk dimension in the Ibāḍī school through Omani religious encyclopedias. The study adopted the inductive method by surveying a number of Omani religious encyclopedias from the fifth and sixth Hijri centuries that addressed the Sulūk dimension within their various chapters. It also employed the analytical method through analyzing the reported opinions and statements in order to identify the characteristics and features of the Sulūk dimension, as well as the impact of the theological and intellectual framework on the formation of the Sulūk dimension in the Ibāḍī school, as reflected in the Omani religious encyclopedias under examination. The study reveals that during the fifth and sixth Hijri centuries the Sulūk dimension in the Ibāḍī school, focused on its practical aspect in a manner consistent with their doctrinal orientation and religious-intellectual path.

ملخص البحث

تمثل الموسوعات الشرعية العمانية تراثا علميا غنيا بأصناف العلوم والمعارف المتنوعة، ويُعَدّ البعد السلوكي من المكوّنات الأصيلة في البناء المعرفي لهذه الموسوعات الشرعية، إذ لم يقتصر اهتمامها على بيان الأحكام الفقهية أو تقرير القضايا العقدية، بل تجاوز ذلك إلى العناية بالبعد السلوكي الذي يمثل عندهم منهجا تطهريا إيمانيا. ويتجلّى هذا البعد في معالجة موضوعات الأخلاق، وآداب المعاملات، وتزكية النفس، وضبط علاقة الإنسان بربه وبالناس من حوله. وتكمن أهمية الدراسة في أنها محاولة لسبر أغوار البعد السلوكي في المذهب الإباضي من خلال الموسوعات الشرعية العمانية. وقد اعتمدت الدراسة على المنهج الاستقرائي، وذلك باستقراء عدد من الموسوعات الشرعية العمانية في القرنين الخامس والسادس الهجريين التي تناولت البعد السلوكي من ضمن أبوابها المختلفة، والمنهج التحليلي، وذلك بتحليل الآراء والأقوال الواردة؛ لبيان خصائص وسمات البعد السلوكي، وأثر المنظومة العقدية والفكرية على تشكل البعد السلوكي في المذهب الإباضي كما ورد في الموسوعات الشرعية العمانية محل الدراسة. وخلصت الدراسة إلى أن التجربة الإباضية قد تجاوزت السلوكيات لتتوافق مع مضامين التصوف الإسلامي المعتدل ودلالاته، وأنهم مع ذلك قد عنوا في دراساتهم ومصنفاتهم التركيز على الجانب العملي منه بما يتوافق مع مذهبهم ومسارهم الديني والفكري

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Author Biography

Iman Mohammed Amur Al Rujaibi, Department of Islamic Sciences, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos university, Sultanate of Oman

Assistant Professor

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