%0 Journal Article
%T ¡®Saint
%A David Emmanuel Singh
%J Transformation
%@ 1759-8931
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0265378819852271
%X This article relies entirely on the most significant primary sources and uses a phenomenological method of enquiry. It describes the stages that novices journey through in spiritual practice to ¡®see God¡¯ and to engage in what they describe as reports/testimonies and/or revelatory speech. Recognizing the location of the sect within the Mahdist/millenarian movements in Islam, the author points readers in the direction of possible parallels with other charismatic phenomena which could be further explored for intra- and inter-religious dialogue. The author, however, aims to conduct this type of comparative examination in a separate article
%K Islam
%K sainthood
%K saint-making
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0265378819852271