Articles · Vol. 2 No. 8 (2026)

MAIN APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING THE LEGACY OF KALABADHI IN WORLD AND REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

Authors

  • Dildorakhon ABDURAKHMONOVA

Keywords

Abu Bakr Kalabadhi; Ta’arruf; Sufism; maqamat; ahwal; Islamic epistemology; research schools; methodological approaches.

Abstract

This article is devoted to an analysis of the scholarly legacy of the 
outstanding tenth-century thinker Abu Bakr Kalabadhi and his fundamental work 
“Ta’arruf.” The author examines the reception of Kalabadhi’s ideas through the lens of 
four major world research traditions European, Russian, Turkish, and Central Asian. 
The article reveals Kalabadhi’s role as an “advocate of Sufism” who legitimized mystical 
practice within the framework of Sunni doctrine. The study concludes that “Ta’arruf” 
is a multilayered intellectual text and substantiates the necessity of a comprehensive, 
interdisciplinary approach to its study.

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