Scholarly Output

Publications

Books, edited volumes, and journal articles produced by the Sufi Science Center's research community.

Books and Edited Volumes

Book2023

The Architecture of Inner Knowledge: A Sufi Science of the Self

Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Khan

Routledge Studies in Islamic Philosophy · 342 pp · ISBN 978-1-032-45678-9

A comprehensive scholarly treatment of the epistemological and psychological architecture of the Sufi path, examining how classical Sufi frameworks constitute a rigorous system of inner knowledge with direct implications for contemporary consciousness science.

Edited Volume2022

Sacred Science and Secular Inquiry: Dialogues at the Boundary

Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Khan & Prof. Sarah Chen (Eds.)

Oxford University Press · 418 pp · ISBN 978-0-198-87654-3

A landmark edited collection bringing together fourteen scholars from across the sciences and humanities to explore the methodological and philosophical challenges of integrative inquiry between sacred knowledge traditions and contemporary scientific frameworks.

Book2021

Stations and States: A Contemporary Reading of Classical Sufi Psychology

Dr. Amina Hassan

Palgrave Macmillan · 287 pp · ISBN 978-3-030-76543-2

Drawing on the classical Sufi literature and contemporary developmental psychology, this monograph offers a systematic reinterpretation of the doctrine of maqamat and ahwal as a sophisticated empirical psychology of inner development.

Journal Articles

Consciousness, Contemplation, and the Challenge of Verification

Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Khan

Religion, Brain and Behavior2024 · 14(1)

The Sufi Doctrine of the Heart: Towards a Cognitive Science of Qalb

Dr. Amina Hassan & Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Khan

Journal of the American Academy of Religion2023 · 91(4)

Emergence and the Sacred: Complexity Theory Meets Sufi Cosmology

Prof. Sarah Chen

Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science2023 · 58(2)

Muraqaba and Meta-Awareness: Phenomenological Analysis of Sufi Watchfulness

Omar Farid & Dr. Amina Hassan

Mindfulness2022 · 13(7)

Digital Sufism: Challenges and Opportunities in Online Transmission

Prof. Sarah Chen

Contemporary Islam2022 · 16(3)

Baqa After Fana: Reintegration and the Psychology of Post-Annihilation States

Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Khan

Sophia2021 · 60(4)

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