Early Islamic mysticism : Sufi, Quran, Miraj, poetic and theological writings / translated, edited, and with an introduction by Michael A. Sells ; preface by Carl W. Ernst.
Language: English Original language: Arabic Series: Publication details: New York : Paulist Press, c1996.Description: xi, 398 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 0809104776 :Php769.00/615.20
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-385) and indexes.
Spirituality and embodiment in Islam -- Four phases of Islamic spirituality -- The Quran -- The Miraj : sacred cosmology and mystical orientation -- The Beloved : poetic dimensions of Islamic spirituality -- The Quranic commentary attributed to Jafar as-Sadiq (the sixth Imam) -- Sahl at-Tustari (from the Interpretation of the Majestic Quran) -- Interpreting mystical expressions from the Treatise / Qushayri -- Her words and life in Atar's Memorial of the Friends of God / Rabia -- Moral psychology / Muhasibi -- The seven stations from The Book of Flashes (Kitab al-Luma) / Sarraj -- Sarraj on Bistami's Mystical Utterances from The Book of Flashes (Kitab al-Luma) / Bistami -- The other Bistami : The Biographies of Sulami and Qushayri / Bistami -- The Miraj of Bistami / Bistami -- On the Affirmation of Unity (Tawhid) / Junayd -- On Annihilation (Fana) / Junayd -- Iblis as Tragic Lover (The TaSin of Before-Time and Ambiguity) / Hallaj -- Who are You and Who Am I? from the Book of Standings (Kitab al-Mawaqif) / Niffari -- "If They Only Knew" from the Diwan Attributed to al-Hallaj -- Scholastic Theology (Kalam) on Unity and Justice.
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