Sufi poems : a mediaeval anthology

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Sufi poems : a mediaeval anthology

Arabic and English edition compiled and translated by Martin Lings

Islamic Texts Society, 2004

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Translated from the Arabic

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"Sufi Poems: A Medieval Anthology" is a selection of poems from the golden period of Sufism especially chosen and translated from the Arabic by the distinguished scholar Dr Martin Lings. "Sufi Poems" provides us with the opportunity to read a treasury of virtually untouched works of Arabic Sufism.---In "Sufi Poems", Dr Lings-the author of numerous best-selling works on Sufism and a published poet in his own right-brings together selections, including poems here translated for the first time, from the giants of Sufism. These include Rabia, Ibn al-Farid and Ibn Arabi, as well as Hallaj and Ghazali. With such a selection, Dr Lings offers us a taste of the inner life of Sufism at its most intoxicating. Preceding the selection from each of the poets is an introduction to the life of the poet placing him or her in the context of Arabic Sufi poetry. "Sufi Poems" is published as a bi-lingual Arabic-English edition, which will be of interest to all those wishing to read the original Arabic and will also be helpful for university students of Arabic.

Table of Contents

Preface---1. Rabi`ah al-Adawiyyah---2. Dhu'n-Nun al-Misri---3. Sahl al-Tustari---4. Abu Husayn an-Nuri---5. Summun al-Muhibb---6. Mansur al-Hallaj---7. Abu Bakr ash-Shibli---8. Abu'l-Abbas as-Sayyari---9. Abd al-Aziz at-Tunisi---10. Abu Hamid al-Ghazali---11. Muhyi'd-Din Ibn Arabi---12. Umar Ibn al-Farid---13. Abu'l-Hasan ash-Shushtari---Conclusion---Bibliography

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  • NCID
    BA72578757
  • ISBN
    • 1903682185
    • 1903682177
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ara
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    104 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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