Donning the Khırqa: Entering The Ṣūfī Path offers a focused examination of the khirqa, the Sufi cloak, as a central component in the historical articulation of spiritual transmission within the Islamic tradition. While often referenced in passing in broader studies of Sufism, the khirqa remains underexamined as a discrete subject of inquiry. This work aims to fill that gap by investigating the historical, symbolic, and institutional dimensions of the practice across a range of textual and ritual ...