The feats of the knowers of God : Manāqeb al-ʿarefīn

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The feats of the knowers of God : Manāqeb al-ʿarefīn

by Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad-e Aflākī ; translated from the Persian by John O'Kane

(Islamic history and civilization, . Studies and texts ; v. 43)

Brill, 2002

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This 14th-century biography of Jalal al-Din-e Rumi, the greatest Persian mystic poet, is a compendium of Sufi-style stories about his miracles, teachings and his poetry. The work contains chapters on Rumi's father, Shams al-Din (his great love), as well as Solt an Valad and Amir 'Aref (his son and grandson). the work is a major historical source for medieval Islamic religious practices, Sufi ideas and literature.

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