Sufi Poems: A Mediaeval Anthology
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Sufi Poems 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. Dr Lings is the author of numerous best-selling works on Sufism and is a published poet in his own right. Including poems here translated for the first time, Sufi Poems brings together selections from the giants of Sufism; for example, Rabia, Hallaj, Ibn al-Farid and Ibn Arabi. Sufi Poems is published as 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.
About Author:
Martin Lings (1909–2005), also known as Abu Bakr Siraj ad-Din, was an English writer, a student of Frithjof Schuon and a renowned British Shakespearean scholar, with degrees in English and Arabic from London University and Oxford University. At Oxford, he studied English under C. S. Lewis, who later became a close friend. Lings taught at several European universities and the University of Cairo and served as the keeper of Oriental manuscripts for the British Museum and the British Library. His friendship and similar beliefs with philosophers René Guénon and Frithjof Schuon inspired Lings to convert to Islam. He went on to become an influential member of Western Muslim society, participating in several international Islamic councils and conferences, including acting as consultant to the World of Islam Festival Trust. He is the author of twelve books on religion and spirituality.
Table of Contents
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Preface |
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Rabiah al-Adawiyyah |
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Dhu’n-Nun Thawban al-Misri |
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Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari |
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Abu Husayn Ahmad ibn Muhammad an-Nuri |
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Abu’l-Hasan Summun ibn Hamzah al-Basri |
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Al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj |
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Abu Bakr Dulaf ibn Jahdar ash-Shibli |
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Abu’l-Abbas al-Qasim al-Sayyari |
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Muhyi’l-Din Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Arabi |
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Sharafu’d-Din Umar ibn al-Farid |
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Abu’l-Hasan Ali ibn Abd Allah ash-Shushtari |
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Conclusion |
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Bibliography |
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About the author
Martin Lings: Martin Lings (1909-2005 CE), known by his Muslim name Abu Bakr Siraj al-Din, was an English scholar, author, and translator who became one of the most respected Western voices on Islamic spirituality and the Sufi tradition. Born in Burnage, Manchester, he read English at Oxford, where he studied under C. S. Lewis and the two became lasting friends. Through the writings of Rene Guenon and Frithjof Schuon he was drawn to Islam, embracing the faith and the Shadhili-Darqawi-Alawi path associated with Schuon's perennialist circle. He taught for years at the University of Cairo and later served as Keeper of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts at the British Museum and the British Library. Lings is most loved for Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources (1983), composed almost entirely from the eighth- and ninth-century Arabic sira and hadith material, and widely praised as the finest biography of the Prophet in the English language. His doctoral study A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century introduced English readers to Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi of Mostaganem. Other works include The Book of Certainty on the Sufi doctrine of faith and gnosis, A Return to the Spirit, translations of selected Qurʾanic verses, and an anthology of medieval Sufi poetry. He also wrote on the spiritual dimension of Shakespeare. His calm, luminous prose continues to shape how English readers encounter the Prophet and the inner life of Islam.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9781903682173
Publisher
Islamic Texts Society
Author
Martin Lings
Pages
116
Year Published
2005
Size
W-6.1 in | H-9.2 in | D-0.3 in
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