Futuwwa (in Ṣūfism) - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Ridgeon, Lloyd
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Futuwwa is the ethics followed by Ṣūfīs in order to attain spiritual perfection. These ethics and associated character traits include generosity, humility, loyalty, courage, and turning a blind eye to others' sins. The term futuwwa embraces, in effect, all the Ṣūfī good manners (ādāb) . As Abū Ḥafṣ al-Ḥaddād (d. c. 265/878-9)-an ascetic of Nīshāpūr who was one of the earliest Malāmatī exponents of the concept-said, "futuwwa is morals" (al-Sulamī, 305). The concern with futuwwa emerged early in the development of what came to be