Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya (The Qushayriyyan Epistle) is one of the most celebrated manuals on (Sufism) in Islamic history. Written by the Shafi'i-Ash'ari scholar Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri (d. 1072 CE) in 1045 CE, the work was intended to defend Sufism by rooting its practices and stations firmly within the Qur’an and Sunnah . 📂 Accessing the Arabic PDF