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Ibn Daud Books The Tracing Quran
Book SynopsisAnyone with the enthusiasm to pick up a pen will be able to unearth the inner workings of the Quran and its deeper treasures. Through tracing the verses, they will gain the tools to appreciate the Qur''an and its teachings in a lasting personal way. This is a stimulating journey, and its starting point tests on using the pen, the very instrument that Allah almighty SWT places centrally in His first Revelation to the Prophet Muhammad PBUH *Read: Your Lord is most Generous, He who taught by the pen (Taught man that which he knew not " [Surah Al-Alaq 96.3-51) In using "The Tracing Quran'' methodology, we can give the pen its rightful position as a medium of peace and guidance "The Tracing Our''an includes: A reminder of the importance of engaging with the Ouran The virtues of engaging with the Quran by way of tracing and writing. An approach to tracing or writing the Quran. A tracing, writing & memorisation checklist.
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Ibn Daud Books A Handbook of Accepted Prayers
Book SynopsisAre your duas not being accepted? Unhealthy addictions and depression are widespread: some of us find the uncertainty and emotional darkness eating away at us. 700 years ago, a diligent Muslim scholar told of a cost-free universal psychotherapeutic cure, writing: "Happiness comes with sincere du''a." He was Al-Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah (RA); his teacher was Ibn Taymiyyah (RA). Riding on the coattails of our pious predecessors, we too seek routes to accepted prayers and eternal reward within the tradition of the Holy Qur''an and authentic ahadith (Prophetic sayings). This book builds on the debut A Handbook of Spiritual Medicine and isn''t simply a compilation of recommended du''as. Instead, it is a carefully considered framework that aligns our emotions with the most beautiful du''as, all of which have a profound constructive purpose: the aim is to transport us smilingly and with the noblest etiquette towards the ma''arifat (higher knowledge of Allah SWT) and istiq
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Ibn Daud Books A Handbook of Accepted Prayers
Book SynopsisAre your duas not being accepted? Unhealthy addictions and depression are widespread: some of us find the uncertainty and emotional darkness eating away at us. 700 years ago, a diligent Muslim scholar told of a cost-free universal psychotherapeutic cure, writing: "Happiness comes with sincere du''a." He was Al-Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah (RA); his teacher was Ibn Taymiyyah (RA). Riding on the coattails of our pious predecessors, we too seek routes to accepted prayers and eternal reward within the tradition of the Holy Qur''an and authentic ahadith (Prophetic sayings). This book builds on the debut A Handbook of Spiritual Medicine and isn''t simply a compilation of recommended du''as. Instead, it is a carefully considered framework that aligns our emotions with the most beautiful du''as, all of which have a profound constructive purpose: the aim is to transport us smilingly and with the noblest etiquette towards the ma''arifat (higher knowledge of Allah SWT) and istiq
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Ibn Daud Books A Handbook of Spiritual Medicine
Book SynopsisIn the current climate, most of us are undergoing an angst that sometimes can only be cured through self-reflection. In seeking a cure, we look to improve ourselves, especially during this anxious and uncertain time as we live a 'new normal' during this pandemic. Sometimes the journey begins in the hope to better ourselves as a human being and relieve the inner turmoil. Sometimes the journey develops a more spiritual path where we reach out to the Divine in some capacity. In either case, a feeling of contentment can be attained leading to an inner peace. Yet, we can only begin to do this once we identify those feelings that cause anxiety or negative emotions that lead to a sense of heaviness in our day-to- day lives. The Coronavirus outbreak has led to many industries and Government authorities promoting self-care and urging many to look after their mental well-being more than ever before. The virus has forced most of the world to slow down, which in turn has had an impact on many people's daily routines. Many of us are staying at home, spending time with family and now have some new-found time to reflect on ourselves. As a result of this, many of us experience moments of frustration on a daily basis, from being confined to social distancing, or have a fear of losing one's job (or indeed already have), or are unintentionally feeling ungrateful for what we do have. Prior to the pandemic taking over, we would still face similar thoughts and feelings towards something we had seen on social media perhaps, or heard about from family, a friend or colleague. This could include being envious of someone's belongings or achievements, which they have shared on social media, or indeed boasting about our own. Whilst these emotions make us human, it's our intentions and actions that decide whether we are a 'good' person, whether in the eyes of one's self, our friends and family, our colleagues, or in the eyes of the Divine. Pre-Coronavirus, many of us lost the capacity to sit still and reflect upon ourselves. Now that we have the time to look back and contemplate, perhaps we need to think about why we are feeling these negative emotions. Why do we feel a sense of loss within our workday grind or within our family relationships or friendships? A Handbook of Spiritual Medicine is arranged in a unique way, by breaking down the core maladies of the heart into bite size chunks that are much easier to reference for the layperson. It provides a clear presentation using modern management techniques: a tabulated and color-coded format that enables easy access to definitions and signs and symptoms of spiritual illnesses, their cures, and exceptions. The antidotes to our ailments are drawn from Qur'anic verses and authentic ahadith (Prophetic sayings),inspiring mindfulness of the Almighty Cherisher and His Beloved Prophet. This guidebook, drawing on the 11th and 12th Century works of the 'Proof of Islam' and wondrous sage, Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali can be applied to our busy lives in the modern, hi-tech era, and will prove accessible to people of all ages, all denominations: believers and non-believers alike. This book encourages us to continually self-analyse, in order to begin to experience the positive impact of such changes. It encourages us to look after ourselves during this time, acting as a guide on how to do this now and beyond the pandemic. Making this science accessible to a new generation is of utmost importance especially in times of a spiritual vacuum and great uncertainty.Trade Review"This work will enable the reader to self-analyse and assist him or herself in meeting their Creator with a 'sound heart'." Dr. Shaykh Ashraf Makadam Director of Trust, Madani Schools Federation, UK "A beautifully structured and well-presented work, highlighting one of the most important aspects of Islamic teachings." Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam Al-Kawthari Director of the Institute of Islamic Jurisprudence (Darul Iftaa) "The Handbook of Spiritual Medicine is to be commended as a clear presentation of science of internal purification in a format which enables easy access to symptoms of spiritual illness and their cures." Shaykh Zaqir Director of Darul Arqam Educational TrustTable of ContentsThe Author's Journey. Introduction. Recommendations. Acknowledgements. Self-Purification: A Continual Cycle of Self-Purification, How to Use this Book. Chapter 1: Anger. Chapter 2: Antipathy Towards Death. Chapter 3: Blameworthy Modesty. Chapter 4: Boasting, Arrogance & Pride. Chapter 5: Displeasure with Blame or Disapproval. Chapter 6: Displeasure with the Divine Decree. Chapter 7: Envy. Chapter 8: Extravagance. Chapter 9: False Hope. Chapter 10: Fantasizing. Chapter 11: Fear of Poverty. Chapter 12: Fraud. Chapter 13: Hard-Heartedness. Chapter 14: Hatred. Chapter 15: Heedlessness. Chapter 16: Iniquity. Chapter 17: Love of the World. Chapter 18: Miserliness. Chapter 19: Mockery. Chapter 20: Negative Feelings. Chapter 21: Obliviousness to Blessings or Ingratitude. Chapter 22: Ostentation or Showing Off. Chapter 23: Relying on Other than Allah. Chapter 24: Seeking Reputation. Chapter 25: Vanity. Chapter 26: Wantonness or Greed. Index. Bibliography. The Handbook Team.
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Fordham University Press Guides to the Eucharist in Medieval Egypt
Book SynopsisAn English translation of three key texts on the Coptic liturgy by Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, and Pope Gabriel V. With a scholarly introduction to the works, their authors, and the Coptic liturgy, as well as a detailed explanatory apparatus, this volume provides a useful and needed introduction to the worship tradition of Egypt’s Coptic Christians.Table of ContentsPreface | ix Editorial Notes | xi List of Abbreviations | xiii Manuscripts | xv Map of Egypt | xviii Introduction | 1 1 Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, The Lamp of Darkness | 31 2 Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, The Precious Jewel | 60 3 Gabriel V, The Ritual Order | 108 Appendix: Coptic Liturgical Chants | 143 Glossary | 149 Works Cited | 159 Biblical Index | 175 Manuscripts Index | 177 General Index | 179
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Living Human Heritage Publications Professor Dr. Theodor Abt Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum: Book of the
Book SynopsisThis second commentary on Muhammed ibn Umail''s Hall ar-rumuz (See CALA I) gives important additions and clarifications that had become possible in the light of other texts of Ibn Umail and authors quoted by him, which at the time when Dr von Franz wrote her first commentary (see CALA I A) were either poorly translated into Latin or not yet available in any European language. That allowed an enlarged understanding of this text, based on Ibn Umail''s own reflections. The text is accompanied by 100 illustrations that help the reader better to understand the symbolic world of Ibn Umail.
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Fordham University Press Guides to the Eucharist in Medieval Egypt
Book SynopsisAn English translation of three key texts on the Coptic liturgy by Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, and Pope Gabriel V. With a scholarly introduction to the works, their authors, and the Coptic liturgy, as well as a detailed explanatory apparatus, this volume provides a useful and needed introduction to the worship tradition of Egypt’s Coptic Christians.Table of ContentsPreface | ix Editorial Notes | xi List of Abbreviations | xiii Manuscripts | xv Map of Egypt | xviii Introduction | 1 1 Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, The Lamp of Darkness | 31 2 Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, The Precious Jewel | 60 3 Gabriel V, The Ritual Order | 108 Appendix: Coptic Liturgical Chants | 143 Glossary | 149 Works Cited | 159 Biblical Index | 175 Manuscripts Index | 177 General Index | 179
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New York University Press The Requirements of the Sufi Path
Book SynopsisSufism through the eyes of a legal scholarIn The Requirements of the Sufi Path, the renowned North African historian and jurist Ibn Khaldun applies his analytical powers to Sufism, which he deems a bona fide form of Islamic piety. Ibn Khaldun is widely known for his groundbreaking work as a sociologist and historian, in particular for the Muqaddimah, the introduction to his massive universal history. In The Requirements of the Sufi Path, he writes from the perspective of an Islamic jurist and legal scholar. He characterizes Sufism and the stages along the Sufi path and takes up the the question of the need for a guide along that path. In doing so, he relies on the works of influential Sufi scholars, including al-Qushayri, al-Ghazali, and Ibn al-Kha?ib. Even as Ibn Khaldun warns of the extremes to which some Sufis goincluding practicing magichis work is essentially a legal opinion, a fatwa, asserting the inherent validity of the Sufi path.
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Anqa Publishing Contemplation of the Holy Mysteries: Mashahid
Book SynopsisA major work of mystical literature, this account focuses on 14 visions in the form of dramatic conversations with the divine, interspersed with dazzling visionary episodes regarding the nature of existence, humans' relationship with reality, and the way to achieve true happiness. The introduction presents a resume of Ibn 'Arabi's life and examines in detail the style and symbolism of the contemplations. Presented for the first time in English, this work is a superb example of Ibn 'Arabi's inimitable style and deep perception.Table of ContentsIntroduction: spiritual journey - "Rise beyond and you will discover"; Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi; this edition; the style and symbolism ofthe contemplations; the Arabic language. Contemplations: translation and notes; from Ibn 'Arabi's preface. 1 Contemplation of the light of existence (wujud) as the star of direct vision ('iyan) rises; 2 contemplation of the light of taking (akhdh) as the star of affirmation (iqrar) rises; 3 contemplation of the light of the veils (sutur) as the star of strong backing (ta'yid) rises; 4 contemplation of the light of intuition (shur'ur) as the star of transcendence (tanzih) rises; 5 contemplation of the light of silence (samt) as the star of negation (salb) rises 6 contemplation of the light of elevation (matla') as the star of unveiling (kashf) rises; 7 contemplation of the light of the leg (saq) as the star of unveiling (kashf) rises 8 contemplation of the light of the rock (sakhra) as the star of the sea (bahr) rises 9 contemplation of the light of the rivers (al-anhar) as the star of degrees (rutab) rises 10 contemplation of the light of perplexity (hayra) as the star of non-existence ('adam) rises; 11 contemplation of the light of divinity (uluhiyya) as the str of Lam-Alif rises; 12 contemplation of the light of uniqueness (ahadiyya) as the star of servanthood ('ubudiyya) rises; 13 contemplation of the light of the support ('amd) as the star of singularity (fardaniyya) rises 14 contemplation of the light of argument (hijaj)as the star of justice ('adl) rises. Appendices: the manuscripts used in the edition of the text; Ibn 'Arabi's preface; Ibn 'Arabi's epilogue; correspondences in contemplation 3.
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Anqa Publishing Four Pillars of Spiritual Transformation: The
Book SynopsisText in English & Arabic. This is the first English translation of Ibn 'Arabi's Hilyat al-abdal, a short work which he wrote in the space of an hour during his Meccan period as something that would be "of assistance for those on the Path to true happiness". Beginning with an anecdote concerning one of his Andalusian companions, Ibn 'Arabi proceeds to explain the exterior qualities of the spiritually transformed (abdal). He particularly focuses on the four essential prerequisites of spiritual discipline: silence, seclusion, hunger and vigilance, describing how these appear among both aspirants and the spiritually realised. One of the most popular of his short works, the Hilyat al-abdal was much copied, and this book includes the first critical edition of the text based on the best manuscripts, including one written in Malatya during the author's lifetime. In addition, it provides a substantial introduction on the abdal saints, and a translation of Chapter 53 from the Futuhat al-makkiyya, which deals with the same subject-matter. Published in association with the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society.
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Anqa Publishing Secrets of Voyaging: Kitāb al-Isfār 'an natā 'ij
Book SynopsisText in English & Arabic. If it is true, as Ibn 'Arabī claims, that voyaging never ceases in all worlds and dimensions, the paradigmatic voyages recounted in this remarkable book offer the reader an inexhaustible source of reflection. As a well-known Sufi saying puts it, 'the spiritual journey is called "voyage" (safar) because it "unveils" (isfār) the characters of the Men of God'. This book explores the theme of journeying and spiritual unveiling as it plays out in the cosmos, in scripture and within the soul of the mystic. Beginning with a series of cosmological contemplations, Ibn 'Arabī then turns to his own selective readings of Prophetic lore, in which he gives profound Muhammad, Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Lot, Jacob and Joseph, and Moses. Angela Jaffray's translation of Kitāb al-Isfār 'an natā'ij al-asfār brings this major treatise to an English-speaking audience for the first time. It is accompanied by a new edition of the Arabic text based in a manuscript in Ibn 'Arabi's own hand, an introduction and extensive notes. It also includes a rich in-depth commentary that will guide the reader through Ibn 'Arabī's subtle and allusive writing.Table of ContentsBiography of Ibn 'Arabī; Introduction; Translation & Arabic Text; Commentary; Bibliography; Index of Qur'anic Verses; Index of Hadithl; Index of References to the Futūghāt; Index of General Terms.
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New York University Press In Deadly Embrace
Book SynopsisA collection of poems about nature and powerTo Ibn al-Mu?tazz and his Abbasid contemporaries, the hunt was more than a diversionit was the theater for their poetic and political endeavors, captured here in fifty-nine Arabic hunting poems, or ?ardiyyat. The poems of In Deadly Embrace describe hunting expeditions with animals trained to hunt, including saluki hounds and birds of prey. Many were composed after these outings, when the hunting party gathered to enjoy the game they caught. Poetry was central to Abbasid society and served as a method of maintaining networks of patronage and friendship; the poems in this collection reflect these power dynamics and allowed Ibn al-Mu?tazzprince of the realm and in line for the caliphateto explore his own relationship to social and political power and to demonstrate his fitness to rule. Ibn al-Mu?tazz was an influential poet and literary theorist of the Modernist school of poetry. In Deadly Embrace merges the Modernists' new techniques and st
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Anqa Publishing Divine Sayings: 101 Hadith Qudsi
Book SynopsisA collection of 101 hadith sayings, this work is one of the most important and influential early collections of hadith qudsi. Falling into three categories, the first 40 sayings each have a full, unbroken chain of transmission that goes back to God through the medium of the Prophet Muhammad. The second category are sayings mostly taken from well-known written collections. The final section is drawn from similar books, with Ibn 'Arabi adding one extra hadith, orally transmitted. Comprised of a full introduction explaining the meaning of Hadith, the text stresses the importance of this tradition in Ibn 'Arabi's writing.
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The Islamic Texts Society Epistle on Worship: Risalat al-'Ubudiyya
Book SynopsisIbn Taymiyya remains one of the most controversial Islamic thinkers today because of his supposed influence on many fundamentalist movements. The common understanding of his ideas have been filtered through the bits and pieces of his statements, which have been misappropriated by alleged supporters and avowed critics alike. However, most people still have limited access to his beliefs and opinions as expressed in his own writings. Epistle on Worship: Risalat Al-''Ubudiyya, aims to fill this gap by presenting an annotated translation of one of Ibn Taymiyya''s most important epistles on the theology behind the concept of worship. The introduction gives the reader an overview of his biography and situates Ibn Taymiyya in the broader world of Islamic intellectual history by explaining his methodological arguments and theological opinions. The annotated translation captures the immediacy of his ideas as they impacted his world as well as the relevancy they have for our times.
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Prometheus Books Virgins? What Virgins?: And Other Essays
Book SynopsisIn this wide-ranging collection of insightful, controversial, and often-witty essays, the renowned author of Why I Am Not a Muslim has created a representative selection of his best work on the Koran and various problems posed by the interaction of Islam with the West. The title of the collection comes from an article that originally appeared in the London Guardian on recent textual studies of the Koran. This research suggests that, contrary to a longstanding Muslim belief about the afterlife, a harem of beautiful virgins may not be waiting for the faithful male departed in heaven. For the many readers of his books who have wondered about his background, the author begins with a charming personal sketch about his upbringing in England and his unabashed Anglophilia. A section on Koranic criticism includes excerpts from two of his books, What the Koran Really Says and Which Koran? No stranger to controversy and polemics, the author devotes two sections to articles that consider the totalitarian nature of contemporary political Islam and explore the potential for an Islamic Reformation comparable to the Protestant Reformation in the West. The concluding section is composed of Ibn Warraq's journalism, including a critique of reputed Muslim reformer Tariq Ramadan, a defense of Western culture ("Why the West Is Best)," an article about the Danish cartoons that provoked widespread Muslim outrage, and even a commentary on heavy metal music in a Muslim setting. This thoughtful, engaging collection on diverse topics will interest both longtime readers of Ibn Warraq and those new to his work.
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The Islamic Texts Society Epistle on Worship: Risalat al-'Ubudiyya
Book SynopsisIbn Taymiyya remains one of the most controversial Islamic thinkers today because of his supposed influence on many fundamentalist movements. The common understanding of his ideas have been filtered through the bits and pieces of his statements, which have been misappropriated by alleged supporters and avowed critics alike. However, most people still have limited access to his beliefs and opinions as expressed in his own writings. Epistle on Worship: Risalat Al-''Ubudiyya, aims to fill this gap by presenting an annotated translation of one of Ibn Taymiyya''s most important epistles on the theology behind the concept of worship. The introduction gives the reader an overview of his biography and situates Ibn Taymiyya in the broader world of Islamic intellectual history by explaining his methodological arguments and theological opinions. The annotated translation captures the immediacy of his ideas as they impacted his world as well as the relevancy they have for our times.
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New York University Press In Deadly Embrace
Book SynopsisA collection of poems about nature and powerTo Ibn al-Mu?tazz and his Abbasid contemporaries, the hunt was more than a diversionit was the theater for their poetic and political endeavors, captured here in fifty-nine Arabic hunting poems, or ?ardiyyat. The poems of In Deadly Embrace describe hunting expeditions with animals trained to hunt, including saluki hounds and birds of prey. Many were composed after these outings, when the hunting party gathered to enjoy the game they caught. Poetry was central to Abbasid society and served as a method of maintaining networks of patronage and friendship; the poems in this collection reflect these power dynamics and allowed Ibn al-Mu?tazzprince of the realm and in line for the caliphateto explore his own relationship to social and political power and to demonstrate his fitness to rule.Ibn al-Mu?tazz was an influential poet and literary theorist of the Modernist school of poetry. In Deadly Embrace
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Alianza Editorial A travs del Islam Through Islam
Book SynopsisA través del Islam es una obra fundamental de la literatura de viajes, así como un clásico de las letras árabes. Es un relato en primera persona de las aventuras y desventuras, placeres y sinsabores, del tangerino Ibn en su dilatadísimo viaje desde Marruecos hasta China en pleno siglo xiv. Al regresar a su Marruecos natal, tras un periplo de veintitrés años, Ibn compiló sus recuerdos de los países islámicos visitados con la ayuda de un granadino, para satisfacer el encargo del sultán merení de Fez. Con la finalidad de proporcionar al sultán informaciones difíciles de adquirir en la época, Ibn recoge datos históricos, geográficos, folclóricos y etnográficos, al mismo tiempo que narra costumbres, sucesos extraordinarios y acontecimientos heroicos, afirmando por encima de todo la omnipresencia del Islam como forma de vida y de comprensión del mundo. En la obra, que ofrece una visión de los países de Oriente coincidente en numerosos datos y apreciaciones con las narraciones de los viajes d
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Editorial Edaf, S.L. Los engarces de las sabidurías
Book SynopsisEste libro, el mejor compendio de la doctrina esotérica de Ibn?Arabî, es, sin duda, una de las obras más difíciles de la literatura sufí. Es también la obra más atacada y perseguida por los adversarios del sufismo, pasados y presentes, incapaces de comprender su profundidad espiritual. Su influencia ha sido inmensa.
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Anqa Publishing The Alchemy of Human Happiness
Book SynopsisThe quest for happiness and fulfilment lies at the very heart of human life, but for Ibn 'Arabi there is a realm beyond our ordinary understanding of happiness, where the human stands truly fulfilled, in vision of Reality. This is a goal within the potential of every person. In this first English translation of a core chapter from the famous Meccan Illuminations (al-Futuḥat al-Makkiyya), Ibn 'Arabi comprehensively summarises all his major teachings on human perfectibility and true happiness. Using the imagery of alchemy and ascension, he gives the reader an extraordinary insight into the spiritual journey by contrasting two ways of acquiring knowledge: the rational and the mystical. With an introduction to Islamic alchemy, the Hermetic tradition and the mysterious elixir, this is an important text for anyone interested in Sufism, Islamic spirituality or alchemy.Trade ReviewThe Alchemy of Human Happiness is a major contribution to the study of Ibn ʿArabi in English. For researchers, Stephen Hirtenstein’s translation and his accompanying introduction and notes will enhance the study of the relationship between classical Sufism and the premodern sciences, a lacuna in Islamic studies. For students and their teachers, The Alchemy of Human Happiness will serve as an excellent introduction to the reinterpretation of Neoplatonism and Hermeticism within the context of Islamic and Sufi cosmologies. And for the interested reader, the lucidity of this work will make for a fulfilling learning experience. Most important, Hirtenstein’s mastery of Ibn ʿArabi’s corpus results in an invaluable translation. Cyrus Ali Zargar, Associate Professor of Religion, Augustana College; The Alchemy of Human Happiness (chapter 167 of Ibn `Arabi’s immense Meccan Illuminations) is an extraordinary 'road-map' of the process of spiritual ascension through all the levels of existence, carefully highlighting at each stage the indispensable role of the devoted practice and interiorization of the revealed guidance of the Prophet Muhammad and earlier prophetic messengers and guides. One of the most challenging chapters of the entire Futūhāt, it constantly intertwines complex allusions to the Qur’an and hadith, alchemy, medicine, Ptolemaic cosmology, embryology, and classical Sufi discussions of spiritual psychology and guidance. Yet Stephen Hirtenstein’s clear, polished English translation of this key section and his careful, essential annotation make this one of the most accessible, readable and lastingly important gateways to Ibn ʿArabi’s masterwork. James Morris, Boston College; It is always a challenge to translate Ibn `Arabi. The message that his teaching conveys is meant to be universal, but it is expressed in an idiom peculiar to the Islamic tradition, and, what is more, an idiom that draws upon the infinitely rich and subtle semantic universes of the Quranic revelation on the one hand, and the koinè of the “men of God” on the other. As a result, many attempts at translating his works tend to leave us disappointed to some degree. Not so with Stephen Hirtenstein’s English rendition of chapter 167 of the Futūhāt Makkiyya. A ceaseless reader of the Shaykh al-akbar, Stephen Hirtenstein makes comprehensible— or in other words “passes on”— to the English-speaking reader a doctrinal teaching whose understanding requires a seasoned acquaintance with the literary heritage of tasawwuf. In choosing to translate the 167th of the 560 chapters of the Futūhāt, Stephen Hirtenstein was well inspired: the theme explored in The Alchemy of Human Happiness—the spiritual journey— could not be more universal and better shared by all religions in the broadest sense: a journey at whose end the wayfarer, once they have agreed to the renunciation inherent in travelling, is led to the highest bliss there can be, a bliss granted to the one who, annihilated from their own self and all things, is immersed in the contemplation of the Eternal.Claude Addas, author of Quest for the Red SulphurTable of ContentsIntroduction; Translation Parts I and II; Appendix A: The Cycle of Creation according to Ibn 'Arabi; Appendix B: Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Correspondences; Bibliography; Index of Quranic References; Index of Futuhat Extracts; General Index; Arabic Text
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The Islamic Texts Society The Pure Intention: On Knowledge of the Unique
Book SynopsisThis is the first ever translation into English of a treatise written by one of the most celebrated figures in the history of Sufism, the Egyptian Sufi master Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari. In Pure Intention: on Knowledge of the Unique Name (al-Qasd al-Mujarrad fi Ma''rifat al-Ism al-Mufrad) the author presents us with a supreme essay on the doctrine of Divine Oneness or tawhid and the Unique Name Allah which is the Name of the Divine Essence.The treatise itself is divided into two parts. In Part One, Ibn Ata Allah discusses the Name Allah from three perspectives: that of language, that of wisdom and that of gnosis; here, he also explains the differences between the Divine Names, Qualities and the Name Allah. With Part Two, the author turns to the role of invocation, both in general and of the Name Allah specifically. Ibn Ata Allah gives detailed arguments for how emulating the Qualities of God as expressed in His Names and invoking His Supreme Name with awareness of its meaning, can cleanse the heart and fill it with tawhid until it becomes a worthy abode for God. As the sacred tradition says: ''Neither My Throne nor My Footstool can contain Me, but the heart of My servant can.''
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Prometheus Books Defending the West: A Critique of Edward Said's
Book SynopsisThis is the first systematic critique of Edward Said's influential work, Orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim, voluminous commentary, and translation into more than fifteen languages. Said's main thesis was that the Western image of the East was heavily biased by colonialist attitudes, racism, and more than two centuries of political exploitation. Although Said's critique was controversial, the impact of his ideas has been a pervasive rethinking of Western perceptions of Eastern cultures, plus a tendency to view all scholarship in Oriental Studies as tainted by considerations of power and prejudice. In this thorough reconsideration of Said's famous work, Ibn Warraq argues that Said's case against the West is seriously flawed. Warraq accuses Said of not only willfully misinterpreting the work of many scholars, but also of systematically misrepresenting Western civilization as a whole. With example after example, he shows that ever since the Greeks Western civilization has always had a strand in its very makeup that has accepted non-Westerners with open arms and has ever been open to foreign ideas. The author also criticizes Said for inadequate methodology, incoherent arguments, and a faulty historical understanding. He points out, not only Said's tendentious interpretations, but historical howlers that would make a sophomore blush. Warraq further looks at the destructive influence of Said's study on the history of Western painting, especially of the 19th century, and shows how, once again, the epigones of Said have succeeded in relegating thousands of first-class paintings to the lofts and storage rooms of major museums. An extended appendix reconsiders the value of 18th- and 19th-century Orientalist scholars and artists, whose work fell into disrepute as a result of Said's work.Trade Review"...the immensely erudite and clear-minded Ibn Warraq...refutes every point that Said made in his most famous book, Orientalism...Defending the West is...a book of great learning...No one, except cultural historians, need ever read, let alone refute, Said again." -- National Review, April 7, 2008 vol. LX, No. 6 "[This] is, on the whole, a book of great learning, full of information that to most readers will be recondite, but that is nonetheless entirely relevant to its overall theme...If I were a teacher of the humanities, however I would give my students Said's Orientatalism to read, then Warraq's Defending the West, to demonstrate the difference between militant malice and erudition." --Book Review Digest, Aug. 1, 2008 "Ibn Warraq's critique of Said's thought and work is thorough and convincing, indeed devastating to anyone depending on Saidism. It should force the Saidists to acknowledge the sophistry of their false prophet." --Middle Eastern Quarterly, Winter 2009 "free minds owe Ibn Warraq their genuine gratitude." -- Free Inquiry, Vol. 29, No. 3, April/May 2009Table of ContentsPreface; Three Tutelary Guiding Lights; Classical Antiquity; Early Christianity to the Seventeenth Century; Indian Orientalists; Western Archaeologists; Empire and Curzon; Edward Said and His Methodology; The Pathological Niceness of Liberals, Antimonies, Paradoxes, and Western Values; Orientals as Collectors; Painting and Sculpture; Occidental Influence on Eastern Art; Nineteenth-Century Orientalist Art; Painters as Writers; John Frederick Lewis; Hegel and the Meaning, Significance, and Influence of Dutch Genre Painting; Charles Cordier: Orientalist Sculptor; Religion, Piety, and Portraits; Oriental and African American Orientalists; Orientalism and Music; Literature and Orientalism.
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Editorial Sirio Viaje al señor del poder
Book Synopsis"Este tratado contiene misterios divinos, es una guía de iluminación para cuantos busquen la verdad. Aquellos que quieran ser íntimos de Dios, y que recorren su jardín en busca de la rosa del conocimiento, deben leer este libro y aprender a "SER". Su autor es Ibn Arabi. Quien lea y entienda sus palabras entrará en contacto con él" Sheikh Muzafer Al-Jerrahi
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Princeton University Press The Muqaddimah
Book SynopsisThe Muqaddimah, often translated as "Introduction" or "Prolegomenon," is the most important Islamic history of the premodern world. Written by the great fourteenth-century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406), this monumental work established the foundations of several fields of knowledge, including the philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography,Trade Review"Ibn Khaldun, the great 14th-century Arab scholar, is the most authoritative and most beguiling of Arabic polymaths... His learning and ideas have an astonishingly modern relevance. His encyclopaedic work is a wonderfully readable mixture of history, sociology, ethnography, economics, science, art, literature, cookery, and medicine."--Iain Finlayson, Times "[The] most remarkable book written during the entire Middle Ages, one of the great intellectual achievements of all time."--Virginia Quarterly Review From review of Princeton's original edition: "[N. J. Dawood] has, by skillful abridgement and deft but unobtrusive editing, produced an attractive and manageable volume, which should make the essential ideas of Ibn Khaldun accessible to a wide circle of readers."--Times Literary Supplement From review of Princeton's original edition: "Undoubtedly the greatest work of its kind that has ever been created by any mind in any time or place ... the most comprehensive and illuminating analysis of how human affairs work that has been made anywhere."--Arnold J. Toynbee, Observer
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New York University Press The Excellence of the Arabs
Book SynopsisA spirited defense of Arab identity from a time of political unrestIn ninth-century Abbasid Baghdad, the social prestige attached to claims of Arab identity had begun to decline. In The Excellence of the Arabs, the celebrated litterateur Ibn Qutaybah locks horns with those members of his society who belittled Arabness and vaunted the glories of Persian heritage and culture. Instead, he upholds the status of Arabs and their heritage in the face of criticism and uncertainty.The Excellence of the Arabs is in two parts. In the first, Arab Preeminence, which takes the form of an extended argument for Arab privilege, Ibn Qutaybah accuses his opponents of blasphemous envy. In the second, The Excellence of Arab Learning, he describes the fields of knowledge in which he believed pre-Islamic Arabians excelled, including knowledge of the stars, divination, horse husbandry, and poetry. By incorporating extensive excerpts from the poetic heritagethe archive of thTrade ReviewIbn Qutayba’s extraordinary erudition and literary skill are now on view in the LAL Arabic edition and translation at hand, The Excellence of the Arabs . . . The English translation is a page-turner. The Arabic is difficult, but the translators’ command is apparent in how they avoid the complex syntax, verbosity, and numerous repetitions that are characteristic of Classical Arabic. The judiciousness of the series’ decision to opt for English felicity over a more literal English rendering of the Arabic provides the reader with a genuine grasp of what Ibn Qutayba is really saying. All involved are to be congratulated! * Journal of the American Oriental Society *Enriches the Library of Arabic Literature and the growing corpus of translations of books from Arabic into English . . . A true delight to read. * Reading Religion *[A] clear and lively translation. * Al-Ahram Weekly *An excellent example of the narrative sources available to historians of West Asian late antiquity and early Islam. * Speculum *
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New York University Press The Excellence of the Arabs
Book SynopsisA spirited defense of Arab identity from a time of political unrestIn ninth-century Abbasid Baghdad, the social prestige attached to claims of Arab identity had begun to decline. In The Excellence of the Arabs, the celebrated litterateur Ibn Qutaybah locks horns with those members of his society who belittled Arabness and vaunted the glories of Persian heritage and culture. Instead, he upholds the status of Arabs and their heritage in the face of criticism and uncertainty.The Excellence of the Arabs is in two parts. In the first, Arab Preeminence, which takes the form of an extended argument for Arab privilege, Ibn Qutaybah accuses his opponents of blasphemous envy. In the second, The Excellence of Arab Learning, he describes the fields of knowledge in which he believed pre-Islamic Arabians excelled, including knowledge of the stars, divination, horse husbandry, and poetry. By incorporating extensive excerpts from the poetic heritagethe archive of thTrade ReviewIbn Qutayba’s extraordinary erudition and literary skill are now on view in the LAL Arabic edition and translation at hand, The Excellence of the Arabs . . . The English translation is a page-turner. The Arabic is difficult, but the translators’ command is apparent in how they avoid the complex syntax, verbosity, and numerous repetitions that are characteristic of Classical Arabic. The judiciousness of the series’ decision to opt for English felicity over a more literal English rendering of the Arabic provides the reader with a genuine grasp of what Ibn Qutayba is really saying. All involved are to be congratulated! * Journal of the American Oriental Society *Enriches the Library of Arabic Literature and the growing corpus of translations of books from Arabic into English . . . A true delight to read. * Reading Religion *[A] clear and lively translation. * Al-Ahram Weekly *An excellent example of the narrative sources available to historians of West Asian late antiquity and early Islam. * Speculum *
£33.25
University of Notre Dame Press The Kingly Crown
Book SynopsisSolomon ibn Gabirol (1021-1058) was a Jewish philosopher and moralist. Hailed by scholars as one of the most important classics of Hebrew literature, his poem, ""Keter Malkhut"" (The Kingly Crown), employs the metaphor of a king in his palace to describe the relationship between humanity and God.Trade Review“This edition of The Kingly Crown, featuring Bernard Lewis’ translation and Andrew Gluck’s intoduction and commentary, is a superb piece of work. It would be difficult to find a more literate translator than Lewis, and Gluck’s contributions are both knowledgeable and eminently readable.” —David B. Burrell, C.S.C., University of Notre Dame“The Kingly Crown, one of the gems of Sephardic liturgy for the High Holidays, is the jewel in the crown of Solomon ibn Gabirol’s religious poetry. Bernard Lewis’ elegant and lively translation reflects the poetic beauty and grandeur of the Hebrew original as does no other translation I know. Andrew Gluck combines Bernard Lewis’ peerless translation with a meticulous scholarly edition of the Hebrew text, adding his own introduction and commentary. He offers a comprehensive survey of the medieval philosophical and mystical environment that constituted the backdrop of Ibn Gabirol’s philosophy and religious poetry. This volume is a substantial contribution to the understanding and appreciation of The Kingly Crown.” —Henry Toledano, Hofstra University"This is a significant new source for the modern reader who is interested in medieval Hebrew poetry as well as in early modern Jewish thought." —The Sixteenth Century Journal“The Kingly Crown is one of the most important classics of Hebrew literature and the translation by Bernard Lewis has gained great acclaim since its original publication. Andrew Gluck’s new materials add a great deal of richness to the book. His introduction and notes provide fresh, original insights into the text and illuminate the work of Solomon ibn Gabirol.” —Menahem Schmelzer, Jewish Theological Seminary“The University of Notre Dame’s 2003 bilingual reissue of Bernard Lewis’s 1961 lyrical translation of this masterwork is a cause for celebration. The concise introduction by Professor Lewis of Princeton, one of the world’s foremost scholars of Islam, and the commentary of Andrew Gluck, a former member for the department of philosophy of Hofstra University, combine to make this edition priceless. They give readers a textured understanding of precisely how Ibn Gabirol employs the metaphor of a king in his palace to describe the relationship between humanity and God.” —The Jewish Press“An updated bibliography about the poet and poem enrich the value of this volume, which should be on the bookshelf of all those interested in medieval belles letters, philosophy, and Jewish-Islamic relations.” —Religious Studies Review
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New York University Press The Doctors Dinner Party
Book SynopsisA witty satire of the medical professionThe Doctors' Dinner Party is an eleventh-century satire in the form of a novella, set in a medical milieu. A young doctor from out of town is invited to dinner with a group of older medical men, whose conversation reveals their incompetence. Written by the accomplished physician Ibn Bu?lan, the work satirizes the hypocrisy of quack doctors while displaying Ibn Bu?lan's own deep technical knowledge of medical practice, including surgery, blood-letting, and medicines. He also makes reference to the great thinkers and physicians of the ancient world, including Hippocrates, Galen, and Socrates.Combining literary parody with social satire, the book is richly textured and carefully organized: in addition to the use of the question-and-answer format associated with technical literature, it is replete with verse and subtexts that hint at the infatuation of the elderly practitioners with their young guest. The Doctors' DinnTrade Review"[Doctors’ Dinner Party] will undoubtedly fill out what otherwise might have been a severely incomplete picture of Abbasid society." * Ahram Online *
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The Islamic Texts Society The Key to Salvation
Book SynopsisThis is the first English translation of Miftah al-falah, a thirteenth century Sufi text, written by Ibn ''Ata'' Allah, one of the great masters of the Shadhili Sufi order. It is considered to be one of his most important works because it sets out the principles of actual Sufi mystical practices, shedding light on the sacred invocations, and associated practices, such as the spiritual retreat.Written in a clear, lucid style, it offers a glimpse into the Sufi world of the 7th Islamic century and allows us to see almost at first hand how the novice was guided by the Sufi Shaykh and, above all, the purpose and preparation involved in engaging in the invocation, dhikhru''llah. Ibn ''Ata'' Allah sets out to define it, to explain its nature and power, to show its results and to prove that it is part of the Prophet''s Sunnah, or practice. The author goes to great lengths to point out many Qur''anic verses where dhikru''llah is mentioned and cites many noted authorities.
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Oxford University Press Anecdotes and Antidotes
Book SynopsisTo my knowledge...no one...has ever written a comprehensive book dealing with physicians through the ages and recounting their history in a coherent fashion.So wrote Syrian physician Ibn Abi Usaybi''ah, circa 1243, as he embarked on the first world history of medicine ever attempted. Many physicians served at the royal courts of their time and were firmly part of the intellectual and cultural scene, where the ability to write stylishly and entertain one''s peers in both prose and verse was the basis of social credibility. The work Ibn Abi Usaybi''ah created contains over 432 biographical accounts of physicians from those of ancient Greece, such as Galen, through Avicenna and Maimonides, to the author''s own colleagues of the 13th century. As such, his work includes important accounts of medical activity in medieval hospitals. Through this book, a window opens not only on to the origins of the medical profession, but also into the truly multi-cultural, multi-religious world of the medieval Middle East. Anecdotes and Antidotes is an abridged version of this world history of medicine. It comprises 103 biographies of physicians and philosophers, organized geographically and chronologically, from the 4th century BC to the 13th century, and includes seminal Muslim, Christian and Jewish figures. It contains vital medical and historical information, as well as revealing the cultural values, interests and concerns of the literary and intellectual elite of the time.Table of ContentsIntroduction Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation Editorial Note Select Bibliography Chronology Map Anecdotes and Antidotes. A Medieval Arabic History of Physicians. A New Translation. Explanatory Notes Appendix 1: Weights & Measures Appendix 2: Gazetteer of Place-Names Appendix 3: Concordance of biographies with those in the full text Appendix 4: List of Sources used by Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah List of Illustrations and Diagrams
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New York University Press Kalilah and Dimnah
Book SynopsisTimeless fables of loyalty and betrayal Like Aesop's Fables, Kalilah and Dimnah is a collection designed not only for moral instruction, but also for the entertainment of readers. The stories, which originated in the Sanskrit Panchatantra and Mahabharata, were adapted, augmented, and translated into Arabic by the scholar and state official Ibn al-Muqaffa? in the second/eighth century. The stories are engaging, entertaining, and often funny, from "The Man Who Found a Treasure But Could Not Keep It," to "The Raven Who Tried To Learn To Walk Like a Partridge" and "How the Wolf, the Raven, and the Jackal Destroyed the Camel." Kalilah and Dimnah is a "mirror for princes," a book meant to inculcate virtues and discernment in rulers and warn against flattery and deception. Many of the animals who populate the book represent ministers counseling kings, friends advising friends, or wives admonishing husbands. Throughout, Kalilah and Dimnah offers insight into the moral lessons Ibn al-Muqaffa? believed were important for rulersand readers. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.Trade Review[A] delightful new translation of a major text of classical Arabic literature. * Al-Ahram Weekly *[This translation] should immediately become the English translation of choice for this work. * Al-Usur al-Wusta *
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Wave Books Names of the Lion
Book SynopsisAn English translation of the late tenth century Arabic lexicographer Ibn Khalawayh’s list of names of lions. This unique collection engages an ancient scholarly practice of documenting with precision and clarity. Larsen's lively introduction, notes, and the 400 epithets are an engrossing work of cultural studies.David Larsen’s graduate studies in Comparative Literature ran parallel to years of activity in the San Francisco Bay Area’s experimental poetry community, culminating in a verse collection The Thorn. During the 2011 uprising in Egypt he was a Fulbright Scholar based in Cairo. David Larsen has taught at U. C. Berkeley, Yale and Ohio State, and is currently a Clinical Professor of Liberal Studies at NYU.
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The Islamic Texts Society Medicine of the Prophet
Book SynopsisMedicine of the Prophet is a combination of religious and medical information, providing advice and guidance on the two aims of medicinethe preservation and restoration of healthin careful conformity with the teachings of Islam as enshrined in the Qur''an and the hadith, or sayings of the Prophet. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751AH/1350AD) as part of his work Zad al-Ma''ad, this book is a mine of information on the customs and sayings of the Prophet, as well as on herbal and medical practices current at the time of the author.In bringing together these two aspects, Ibn Qayyim has produced a concise summary of how the Prophet''s guidance and teaching can be followed, as well as how health, sickness and cures were viewed by Muslims in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The original Arabic text offers an authoritative compendium of Islamic medicine and still enjoys much popularity in the Muslim world. This English translation is a more complete presentation than has previously been available and includes verification of all hadith references.Medicine of the Prophet will appeal not only to those interested in alternative systems of health and medicine, but also to people wishing to acquaint themselves with, or increase their knowledge of, hadith and the religion and culture of Islam.
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New York University Press Mission to the Volga
Book SynopsisThe earliest surviving instance of sustained first-person travel narrative in ArabicMission to the Volga is a pioneering text of peerless historical and literary value. In its pages, we move north on a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to the upper reaches of the Volga River in what is now central Russia. In this colorful documentary from the tenth century, the enigmatic Ibn Fadlan relates his experiences as part of an embassy sent by Caliph al-Muqtadir to deliver political and religious instruction to the recently-converted King of the Bulghars. During eleven months of grueling travel, Ibn Fadlan records the marvels he witnesses on his journey, including an aurora borealis and the white nights of the North. Crucially, he offers a description of the Viking Rus, including their customs, clothing, body painting, and a striking account of a ship funeral. Together, these anecdotes illuminate a vibrant world of diversity during the heyday of the Abbasid Empire, naTrade ReviewMontgomery's edition...is itself the product of many years' research, travel, and discussion and should become definitive. * Speculum *A compelling account which is, among other things, the earliest first-hand description of travel from the Muslim world. * Times Literary Supplement *
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Siruela El libro de los caracteres y las conductas
Book SynopsisIbn Hazm de Córdoba (994-1064), el conocido autor de El collar de la paloma, compuso hacia el final de su vida un tratado de ética de tintes biográficos, El libro de los caracteres y las conductas. Sobre la terapia de las almas, que es uno de los dos tratados traducidos aquí. En él nos presenta el autor sus preocupaciones éticas teñidas de un cierto desengaño, fruto de una azarosa vida. Su ética es, naturalmente, una ética religiosa, pero su peculiar manera de entender la práctica del Islam posibilita, en el fondo, una ética bastante autónoma. Si se hubiera seguido su sistema ético-religioso-jurídico, posiblemente el islam no hubiera tenido el carácter tan proclive al totalitarismo con que otros sistemas religioso-jurídicos lo han dotado. Al hilo de las distintas consideraciones éticas, redactadas a modo de sentencias gnómicas, imbrica el autor confesiones personales que constituyen una especie de memorias, cuya sinceridad da un matiz muy moderno al tratado. Ofrece, además, agudas refl
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Brill Ranks of the Divine Seekers: A Parallel
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2021 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding (category: translation from Arabic into English) This is an unabridged, annotated, translation of the great Damascene savant and saint Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya’s (d. 751/1350) Madārij al-Sālikīn. Conceived as a critical commentary on an earlier Sufi classic by the great Hanbalite scholar Abū Ismāʿīl of Herat, Madārij aims to rejuvenate Sufism’s Qurʾanic foundations. The original work was a key text for the Sufi initiates, composed in terse, rhyming prose as a master’s instruction to the aspiring seeker on the path to God, in a journey of a hundred stations whose ultimate purpose was to be lost to one’s self (fanāʾ) and subsist (baqāʾ) in God. The translator, Ovamir (ʿUwaymir) Anjum, provides an extensive introduction and annotation to this English-Arabic face-to-face presentation of this masterpiece of Islamic psychology.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2021 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding (category: translation from Arabic into English)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Translation Notes Translator’s Introduction 1 Madārij and Its Author 2 The Formation of Sufism 3 Sufism and Antinomianism 4 Sufism and Mysticism 5 Defining Sufism 6 Al-Harawī and Manāzil 7 Madārij’s Reverential Critique of Manāzil 8 The Problem of Ontology: Annihilation (fanāʾ) 9 Causality and Ethics 10 The Problem of Epistemology 11 An Egalitarian and Accessible Path 12 Conclusion Selected Bibliography Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Madārij al-Sālikīn: Text and Translation Prolegomenon 1 Merits of the First Chapter of the Qurʾan, The Opening 2 The Opening Affirms All the Three Types of Divine Unicity 3 The Five Pivotal Names of God Affirm His Attributes 4 Ten Levels of Divine Guidance 5 The Opening Heals Hearts as well as Bodies 6 Refutation of Heresies 7 Exegesis of “You we worship and You we supplicate for help” 1 The Stations of the Journey 1 The Station of Awakening 2 The Station of Insight 3 The Station of Purpose 4 The Station of Resolve 5 Interlude: On the Ordering of the Stations 2 The Station of Reflection 1 Interlude: The Station of Annihilation 2 Three Types of Annihilation 3 The Causes of Experiential Annihilation 4 The Essence of Experiential Annihilation 5 The Dangers on the Path of Annihilation: Antinomianism 6 Volitional Annihilation: The True Goal of the Righteous 3 The Station of Self-Reckoning 1 The First Pillar 2 The Second Pillar 3 The Third Pillar 4 The Station of Repentance 1 Repentance and The Opening 2 The Conditions and Realities of Repentance 3 Legitimate and Illegitimate Excuses for Sins 4 The Inner Realities of Repentance 5 The Finer Points of the Inner Realities of Repentance 8 Interlude: Affirmation of the Ethical Value of Acts and Causality 9 Levels of Repentance: The Commoners 10 Some Rulings Concerning Repentance 11 The Full Meaning of Repentance 12 Sins: The Object of Repentance 13 Twelve Kinds of Sins in the Qurʾan 14 Perspectives on the Nature of Sin and Repentance Index
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The Islamic Texts Society The Goodly Word: Al-Kalim Al-Tayyib
Book SynopsisWritten by the renowned jurists of the fourteenth century, Taqi al-Din Ahmad Ibn Taymiyya, The Goodly Word is one of the most referred to works on prayer and the merits of prayer. Exclusively based on what the Prophet Muhammad himself said and did, this work includes prayers for every moment of the Muslims life. The Goodly Word is here presented in a bi-lingual edition so that the exact prayers of the Prophet can be read in the original Arabic. The translation is by two distinguished scholars who have also translated An-Nawawi''s Forty Hadith and Forty Hadith Qudsi, both published by the Islamic Texts Society.
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Siruela El esplendor de los frutos del viaje
Book SynopsisLa palabra conductora de este revelador texto de Ibn ;Arab; es viaje. Se trata del viaje de las criaturas y de las esferas celestes, además del viaje del alma de los hombres y de los enviados divinos, cuyo cometido fue en las distintas sociedades y circunstancias dar a conocer la Profecía monoteísta. Pero también va mucho más allá, ya que, sin apartarse de su ortodoxa intención sunní, el autor desvela una noción de radical importancia ontológica: el que también, de alguna manera, la divinidad viaja en forma de Aliento a través de una Creación renovada en cada instante. Este concepto, que tendrá una gran importancia en el sufismo de corte akbariano, se encuentra muy lejano de Dios como motor inmóvil de la tradición aristotélica, tanto oriental como occidental, al tiempo que halla inquietantes paralelismos con los últimos descubrimientos de la astronomía tocantes a la expansión acelerada del cosmos. También, los capítulos de este libro tratan sobre las circunstancias más reveladoras del viaje de los profetas de las tres religiones monoteístas, ofreciendo toda una metáfora espiritual del camino material recorrido por éstos y que, para la posteridad, han quedado como símbolos in fieri del desarrollo espiritual en la condición humana.
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New York University Press Arabian Romantic
Book SynopsisScenes from Arabian life at the turn of the twentieth centuryArabian Romantic captures what it was like to live in central Arabia before the imposition of austere norms by the Wahhabi authorities in the early twentieth century: tales of robbery and hot pursuit; perilous desert crossings; scenes of exhaustion and chaos when water is raised from deep wells under harsh conditions; the distress of wounded and worn-out animals on the brink of perdition; once proud warriors who are at the mercy of their enemy on the field of battle. Such images lend poignancy to the suffering of the poet's love-stricken heart, while also painting a vivid portrait of typical Bedouin life.Ibn Sbayyil, a town dweller from the Najd region of the Arabian Peninsula, was a key figure in the Naba?i poetic tradition. His poetry, which is still recited today, broke with the artifice of the preceding generation by combining inherited idiom and original touches reflecting his environment. Tr
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Saqi Books The Sultans Feast
Book SynopsisThe Arabic culinary tradition burst onto the scene in the middle of the tenth century, when al-Warraq compiled a culinary treatise titled al-Kitab al-Tabikh (The Book of Dishes), containing over 600 recipes. However, it would take another three centuries for cookery books to be produced in the European continent. For centuries to come, gastronomic writing would remain the sole preserve of the Arab-Muslim world, with cooking manuals and recipe books being produced from Baghdad, Aleppo and Egypt in the East, to Muslim Spain, Morocco and Tunisia in the West. A total of nine complete cookery books have survived from this time, containing a total of nearly four thousand recipes. The Sultan''s Feast by the Egyptian Ibn Mubarak Shah in the fifteenth century is one such book. Reflecting the importance of gastronomy in Arab culture, this culinary treatise features more than 330 recipes - from bread-making and omelettes, to sweets, pickling and aromatics - and tips on a range of topics, from ess
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New York University Press Consorts of the Caliphs
Book SynopsisConsorts of the Caliphs is a seventh/thirteenth-century compilation of anecdotes about thirty-eight women who were, as the title suggests, consorts to those in power, most of them concubines of the early Abbasid caliphs and wives of latter-day caliphs and sultans. This slim but illuminating volume is one of the few surviving texts by Ibn al-Sa''i (d. 674/1276). Ibn al-Sa''i was a prolific Baghdadi scholar who chronicled the academic and political elites of his city, and whose career straddled the final years of the Abbasid dynasty and the period following the cataclysmic Mongol invasion of 656/1258.In this work, Ibn al-Sa''i is keen to forge a connection between the munificent wives of his time and the storied lovers of the so-called golden age of Baghdad. Thus, from the earlier period, we find Harun al-Rashid pining for his brother's beautiful slave, Ghadir, and the artistry of such musical and literary celebrities as ''Arib and Fadl, who bested the male poets and singTrade ReviewYet another wonderful collaborative project of the Library of Arabic Literature Clear from this volumes pages is that there was great appreciation of the original text and the entire process of editing and translating was a labor of love; the readerspecialist or non-specialistreaps these fruits by getting to know another great text of Arabic classical literature. * Journal of the American Oriental Society *Table of ContentsLetter from the General Editor iiiAbbreviations xForeword xiPreface xvAcknowledgments xviIntroduction xviiiMaps xxviNote on the Edition xxxiNote on the Translation xxxivNotes to the Front Matter xlConsorts of the Caliphs 1?ammadah bint ?Isa 4Ghadir 6?Inan, daughter of ?Abd Allah 10Gha?i? 20Haylanah 22?Arib al-Ma?muniyyah 24Bid?ah al-Kabirah 32Buran 38Mu?nisah al-Ma?muniyyah 54Qurrat al-?Ayn 56Faridah 58Is?aq al-Andalusiyyah 60Fa?l al-Sha?irah al-Yamamiyyah 64Bunan 74Ma?bubah 76Nashib al-Mutawakkiliyyah 84Fa?imah 86Faridah 88Nabt 90Khallafah 94?irar 96Qa?r al-Nada 98Khamrah 100?I?mah Khatun 104Mah-i Mulk 106Khatun 108Banafsha al-Rumiyyah 110Sharaf Khatun al-Turkiyyah 114Saljuqi Khatun 116Shahan 120Dawlah 124?ayat Khatun 126Bab Jawhar 128Qabi?ah 130Sitt al-Nisa? 134Sarirah al-Ra?iqiyyah 138Khatun al-Safariyyah 140Khatun 142Zubaydah 144Notes 147The Abbasid Caliphs 154The Early Saljuqs 156Chronology of Women Featured in Consorts of the Caliphs 157Glossary of Names 159Glossary of Places 185Glossary of Realia 191Bibliography 196Further Reading 201Index of Qur?anic Verses 205Index of Arabic Verses 206Index 211About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute 222About the Typefaces 223About the Editor and Translators 224
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New York University Press Kalilah and Dimnah
Book SynopsisTimeless fables of loyalty and betrayal Like Aesop's Fables, Kalilah and Dimnah is a collection designed not only for moral instruction, but also for the entertainment of readers. The stories, which originated in the Sanskrit Panchatantra and Mahabharata, were adapted, augmented, and translated into Arabic by the scholar and state official Ibn al-Muqaffa? in the second/eighth century. The stories are engaging, entertaining, and often funny, from The Man Who Found a Treasure But Could Not Keep It, to The Raven Who Tried To Learn To Walk Like a Partridge and How the Wolf, the Raven, and the Jackal Destroyed the Camel. Kalilah and Dimnah is a mirror for princes, a book meant to inculcate virtues and discernment in rulers and warn against flattery and deception. Many of the animals who populate the book represent ministers counseling kings, friends advising friends, or wives admonishing husbands. Throughout, Kalilah and Dimnah Trade Review[A] delightful new translation of a major text of classical Arabic literature. * Al-Ahram Weekly *[This translation] should immediately become the English translation of choice for this work. * Al-Usur al-Wusta *
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