Sufism, Black and White: A Critical Edition of Kitāb Al-Bayāḍ Wa-L-Sawād by Abū L-Ḥasan Al-Sīrjān
(Part of the Brill's Islamic History and Civilization Series)
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This critical Arabic text edition of K. al-Bayāḍ wa-l-sawād min khaṣāʾiṣ ḥikam al-ʿibād fī naʿt al-murīd wa-l-murād ("The Black and White in the Words of Wisdom by Bondsmen Describing the Seeker and the Mystic Quest"), a substantial handbook of early Sufism by Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Sīrjānī (d. ca. 470/1077), is based on three manuscripts and is introduced by a detailed analytical study of the author and his work. The work is written in the tone of a guiding Sufi master and collects the mystical tradition of early Sufis in the form of anecdotes and concise aphorisms to instill guiding wisdom into the hearts of aspiring Sufi adepts. K. al-Bayāḍ wa-l-sawād forms an integral part of Sufi literature and is an essential source for the intellectual history of Islam until the middle of the 5th/11th century.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:9004216774
ISBN13:9789004216778
Release Date:May 2012
Publisher:Brill
Length:584 Pages
Weight:2.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"
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