Where Two Seas Meet: Al-Khidr and Moses— The Qur’anic Story of al-Khidr and Moses in Sufi Commentaries as a Model for Spiritual Guidance education

Where Two Seas Meet: Al-Khidr and Moses— The Qur’anic Story of al-Khidr and Moses in Sufi Commentaries as a Model for Spiritual Guidance educationSufi teachers often refer to al Khidr, the immortal Green Man, the guide of Moses in the Quran (18: 60 82), to whom Sufi saints or spiritual masters are connected, to validate spiritual authority, teaching or practice. Here, three medieval Sufi Quran commentators al Qushayri, Ruzbihan Baqli, and al Qashani explain this story in their Quran commentaries to describe the master disciple relationship and aspects of the Sufi path. The immortal Islamic

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