Sufi Classics · July 8, 2026

muntesib (Sufism Glossary)

Muntesib refers to one who has reached the level of preference in the views of a madhhab (legal school) imam and does not depart from his methodology. In contrast, one who is not a muntesib is someone who establishes an …

Muntesib refers to one who has reached the level of preference in the views of a madhhab (legal school) imam and does not depart from his methodology. In contrast, one who is not a muntesib is someone who establishes an independent madhhab that no one has previously adhered to. (Anwār, II, 128)