ISLAMIC ARCHIVESNeo-Traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality and PoliticsWalaa Quisay

Published: 2023
Venue: Edinburgh University Press
Written by: Walaa Quisay
Language: English
Type: Book
Rights: Read at the source · Open access edition (introduction, chapters 1–8 and conclusion) at De Gruyter Brill; copyright stays with the author and publisher; linked, not hosted.

ISLAM AND MODERNITY SUFISM 2000–today

Neo-Traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality and Politics

Name: Neo-Traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality and Politics
Author: Walaa Quisay

Walaa Quisay in Umar Faruq Abd-Allah

A study of white convert neo-traditionalist scholars in the West and the young seekers who study with them, focusing on three shaykhs: Hamza Yusuf, Abdal Hakim Murad and Umar Faruq Abd-Allah.

Keywords: neo-traditionalism, Walaa Quisay, Hamza Yusuf, Abdal Hakim Murad, converts

Archived 16 October 2026 · Source: De Gruyter Brill (open access)

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Quisay, Walaa. Neo-Traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality and Politics. Edinburgh University Press. 2023. Archived 16 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/umar-faruq-abd-allah-quisay-neo-traditionalism-in-islam-in-the-west/