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Sufi Commentaries on the Qur'an in Classical Islam

Author : Kristin Sands
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134211449
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Sufi Commentaries on the Qur'an in Classical Islam written by Kristin Sands and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-07-13 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting the ever increasing interest in Islam and Sufism, this book is the first comprehensive study of Sufi Qur’anic commentaries and includes translations of many writings previously unavailable in English. It examines the shared hermeneutical assumptions of Sufi writers and the diversity in style of Sufi commentaries. Some of the assumptions analyzed are: * the Qur’an is a multi-layered and ambiguous text open to endless interpretation * the knowledge of deeper meanings of the Qur’an is attainable by means other than transmitted interpretations and rational thought * the self is dynamic, moving through states and stations which result in different interpretations at different times. The styles of Sufi commentaries are explored, which range from philosophical musings to popular preaching to literary narrative and poetry. Other commentaries from the classical period are also investigated to provide context in understanding Sufi approaches and exegetical styles.

Sufi Hermeneutics

Author : Annabel Keeler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Sufi Hermeneutics written by Annabel Keeler and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author explores the interplay between scriptural exegesis and mystical doctrine in a twelfth-century Sufi commentary on the Qur'an. Previously little-known outside the Persian-speaking world, it is increasingly recognized as a key work in the development of Sufi Qur'anic interpretation. Dr Keeler provides invaluable background for anyone wanting to gain a deeper understanding of Persian mystical poetry and prose, and other major works of Sufi literature.

A Sufi Commentary on the Qur'an

Author : 'Abd Al-Razzaq Al-Kashani
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911141440
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book A Sufi Commentary on the Qur'an written by 'Abd Al-Razzaq Al-Kashani and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sufi commentary on the Qur'an by 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani (Ta'wilat al-Qur'an)--long believed to have been written by Muhyi al-Din Ibn 'Arabi (d. 1240)--is one of the masterpieces of Sufi exegesis. It is a complete commentary on the Qur'an, commenting on every chapter but not on every verse. A Sufi Commentary on the Qur'an is the first translation into English of this seminal work. Though little is known about the life of 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani (d. between 1329-35), it is accepted that he studied under Mu'ayyid al-Din al-Jandi, who himself had studied with Sadr al-Din Qunawi, the stepson of Ibn 'Arabi and leading exponent of Akbarian doctrine. Despite the paucity of information on his life, Kashani is recognised for the significant contribution he made to the school of Ibn 'Arabi; his influence and legacy lie in his systemisation of the ideas and thoughts of Ibn 'Arabi. The central theme of Kashani's commen-tary on the Qur'an is gnosis or direct experiential knowledge of God: the seeker of the Divine is to engage in dedicated spiritual exertion in conformity with the Sacred Law until the heart becomes illu-minated. The Ta'wilat al-Qur'an has been translated in two volumes: Volume I includes the commentary from the first Chapter, The Opening (al-Fatiha), until the eighteenth Chapter, The Cave (al-Kahf); while Volume II includes the commentary from Chapter nineteen, Mary (Maryam), to the end of the Qur'an.

The Formation of the Classical Tafsīr Tradition

Author : Walid A. Saleh
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004127777
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book The Formation of the Classical Tafsīr Tradition written by Walid A. Saleh and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is both an introduction to the genre of classical tafs?r and a detailed study of one of its major architects, al-Tha?lab? (d. 427/1035). The book offers a detailed study of the hermeneutical principles that governed al-Tha?lab?'s approach to the Qur??n, principles which became the norm in later exegetical works. and a detailed study of one of its major architects, al-Thalabi (d. 427/1035). The book offers a detailed study of the hermeneutical principles that governed al-Tha?lab?'s approach to the Qur??n, principles which became the norm in later exegetical works.

Qur'anic Exegesis in Classical Literature

Author : Rashīd Aḥmad Jālandharī
Publisher : The Other Press
ISBN 13 : 967506255X
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Qur'anic Exegesis in Classical Literature by : Rashīd Aḥmad Jālandharī

Download or read book Qur'anic Exegesis in Classical Literature written by Rashīd Aḥmad Jālandharī and published by The Other Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Abu. al-Qāsim al-Qushayrī (b. 376), the author of al-Risāilah (Epistle to the Sufis), one of the earliest manuals of the science of taṣawwuf, was also a mufassir who wrote a complete commentary of the Qurʼan. His work is regarded as the first original mystical commentary written by a man who was both a theologian and a sufi. It is also considered a fusion of both the Sharīʻah and Ṭarīqah, bridging the gap between the ʻulamāʼ and the sufis, during a time when the friction between sufis and traditional ʻulamāʼ was at its peak with both sides accusing each other of deviating from Islam. In studying this historic tafsīr, the author first discusses the science of Qurʼanic exegesis and its development from the earliest days. He discusses briefly the history of early tafsīr works, the various kinds of tafsīrs and their historical and political backgrounds. He also aims to show how sufi scholars have given a new life to the interpretation of the Qur'an."-- Book cover

A Reader on Classical Islam

Author : F. E. Peters
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400821185
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book A Reader on Classical Islam written by F. E. Peters and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1993-12-27 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To enable the reader to shape, or perhaps reshape, an understanding of the Islamic tradition, F. E. Peters skillfully combines extensive passages from Islamic texts with a fascinating commentary of his own. In so doing, he presents a substantial body of literary evidence that will enable the reader to grasp the bases of Muslim faith and, more, to get some sense of the breadth and depth of Islamic religious culture as a whole. The voices recorded here are those of Muslims engaged in discourse with their God and with each other--historians, lawyers, mystics, and theologians, from the earliest Companions of the Prophet Muhammad down to Ibn Rushd or "Averroes" (d. 1198), al-Nawawi (d. 1278), and Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406). These religious seekers lived in what has been called the "classical" period in the development of Islam, the era when the exemplary works of law and spirituality were written, texts of such universally acknowledged importance that subsequent generations of Muslims gratefully understood themselves as heirs to an enormously broad and rich legacy of meditation on God's Word. "Islam" is a word that seems simple to understand. It means "submission," and, more specifically in the context where it first and most familiarly appears, "submission to the will of God." That context is the Quran, the Sacred Book of the Muslims, from which flow the patterns of belief and practice that today claim the spiritual allegiance of hundreds of millions around the globe. By drawing on the works of the great masters--Islam in its own words--Peters enriches our understanding of the community of "those who have submitted" and their imposing religious and political culture, which is becoming ever more important to the West.

40 Hadith on Sufism

Author : Sheikh Abu Abd Al Rahman Al Sulami
Publisher : Dar UL Thaqafah
ISBN 13 : 9789388850872
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (58 download)

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Book Synopsis 40 Hadith on Sufism by : Sheikh Abu Abd Al Rahman Al Sulami

Download or read book 40 Hadith on Sufism written by Sheikh Abu Abd Al Rahman Al Sulami and published by Dar UL Thaqafah. This book was released on 2017-01-07 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheikh Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami (325-412 AH) was the undisputed sheikh of Sufism in Khorasan during his lifetime. He authored 700 volumes on Su- fism and 300 in Hadith, in addition to works in Tafsir and other disciplines. A man who bore the markings of Divine acceptance, he was loved by common men and princes, yet politely declined the extravagant gifts of the latter. His works were so popular that swaths of people would gather to listen to his public readings and lectures. Among his works is acompilationof 40 hadiths on the subject of Sufism-spirituality in Islam-with his own chains of transmission returning to the Prophet , his companions, or the generation after them. Imam al- Sakhawi (831-902 AH), one of the erudite luminaries of Hadith science, produced a derivative work (known as a takhrij) in which he checked and graded al- Sulami's collection. He also provided corroborating transmissions (shawahid). While not all of the hadiths in al-Sulami's collection are authentic, the principles they demonstrate are, without doubt, central to Sufism, and, consequently, compliant with the noble Sharia. True Sufism is the spiritual dimension of Islamic Law. Anything that contradicts the Law is either fraud or misguidance. In addition to the translation of Sheikh al-Sulami's collection of 40 hadiths on Sufism, brief footnotes- gleaned and paraphrased from Imam al-Sakhawi's de- rivative text-are included in the following work.

A Traditional Mu'tazilite Qur'ān Commentary

Author : Andrew Lane
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047417763
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book A Traditional Mu'tazilite Qur'ān Commentary written by Andrew Lane and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the life and work of Jār Allāh al-Zamakhsharī (d. 538/144). The greater part of it, however, is devoted to an examination of his Qurʾān commentary, al-Kashshāf. The book is divided into five chapters, supplemented by nine appendices. After a chapter on the author’s life and writings (an annotated list of which is given in an appendix), there follow four chapters that focus on the Kashshāf itself. These deal with the history of the text, its structure and method, the traditions it contains and the sources the author relied on for it. Although both al-Zamakhsharī’s name and the title of his commentary are well known, very little is actually known about either the author or the work. This book presents a more complete and nuanced picture of each.

In the Footsteps of Moses

Author : Mohamed Faouzi Al Karkari
Publisher : Les 7 Lectures
ISBN 13 : 9782930978512
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (785 download)

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Download or read book In the Footsteps of Moses written by Mohamed Faouzi Al Karkari and published by Les 7 Lectures. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moses is one of the most revered Prophets in Islam. The fact that he is mentioned in the Qurʾān more than any other figure bespeaks his eminence and the significance of his prophetic narrative to spiritual wayfaring. His election by God and the unfolding events of his prophetic mission have served as a model for Sufi wayfaring. To this effect, God proclaims: I cast upon you a love from Me, that you might be trained under My eye (Q Ṭāhā 20:39). In the Footsteps of Moses is a compilation of spiritual discourses (sing. mudhākara) by the contemporary Moroccan Sufi Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari. This book offers insights into the key events of the life of God's Confidant through the first reading of the divine Name. Describing his life, the Shaykh states: "When the Hidden Alif or the staff of Moses appears, union discloses itself in separation, and dry land appears in the ocean. The Pharaoh of the lower self drowns in the ocean of esoteric reality, and the Moses of the heart is delivered." Key events covered include the spiritual significance of Moses' birth; his mother's casting him into the river; being adopted by the Pharaoh's wife; his years of training under the direction of Shuʿayb in the desert of Midian; communing with God at Mount Ṭūr; the encounter with Pharaoh and his sorcerers; the splitting of the Red Sea; the golden calf; and his encounter with al-Khiḍr.

Classical Islam

Author : Norman Calder
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134551703
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Classical Islam written by Norman Calder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sourcebook presents more than fifty new translations of key Islamic texts. Edited and translated by three leading specialists it illustrates the growth of Islamic thought from its seventh-century origins to the end of the medieval period.

Selections from the Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an

Author : Ṭabarī
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911141259
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Selections from the Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an written by Ṭabarī and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of English translation of thirty-two passages, which are equivalent to approximately 8 per cent of the original, of Tabari's Qur'anic commentary. The selection was made by The Royal Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, in Amman, Jordan.

Seeing God in Sufi Qur'an Commentaries

Author : Pieter Coppens
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474435084
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)

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Book Synopsis Seeing God in Sufi Qur'an Commentaries by : Pieter Coppens

Download or read book Seeing God in Sufi Qur'an Commentaries written by Pieter Coppens and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the coming-of-age genre - its themes, stylistic characteristics and cultural function in New Zealand's national cinema

Early Islamic Mysticism

Author : Michael Anthony Sells
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809136193
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book Early Islamic Mysticism written by Michael Anthony Sells and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume makes available and accessible the writings of the crucial early period of Islamic mysticism during which Sufism developed as one of the world's major mystical traditions. The texts are accompanied by commentary on their historical, literary and philosophical context.

The Study Quran

Author : Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062227629
Total Pages : 2048 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book The Study Quran written by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 2048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible and accurate translation of the Quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, historical, and geographical teachings and backgrounds, and includes extensive study notes, special introductions by experts in the field, and is edited by a top modern Islamic scholar, respected in both the West and the Islamic world. Drawn from a wide range of traditional Islamic commentaries, including Sunni and Shia sources, and from legal, theological, and mystical texts, The Study Quran conveys the enduring spiritual power of the Quran and offers a thorough scholarly understanding of this holy text. Beautifully packaged with a rich, attractive two-color layout, this magnificent volume includes essays by 15 contributors, maps, useful notes and annotations in an easy-to-read two-column format, a timeline of historical events, and helpful indices. With The Study Quran, both scholars and lay readers can explore the deeper spiritual meaning of the Quran, examine the grammar of difficult sections, and explore legal and ritual teachings, ethics, theology, sacred history, and the importance of various passages in Muslim life. With an introduction by its general editor, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, here is a nearly 2,000-page, continuous discussion of the entire Quran that provides a comprehensive picture of how this sacred work has been read by Muslims for over 1,400 years.

The Development of Exegesis in Early Islam

Author : Herbert Berg
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780700712243
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Development of Exegesis in Early Islam written by Herbert Berg and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text summarises and critiques the major positions on the issue of the authenticity of traditions (hadiths) which claim to preserve the words and deeds of Muhammad and early Muslim scholars in general and exegetical hadiths in particular.

Gender and Muslim Constructions of Exegetical Authority

Author : Aisha Geissinger
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004294449
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Gender and Muslim Constructions of Exegetical Authority written by Aisha Geissinger and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of classical Sunnī Quran commentaries quote several different types of exegetical materials attributed to a few female figures from the first century A.H/seventh century C.E.—āthār, ḥadīths, legal opinions and variant readings, as well as lines of poetry. In Gender and Muslim Constructions of Exegetical Authority, Aisha Geissinger provides a comprehensive introduction to such quotations, and offers an analysis of their place and significance within the pre-modern genre of Quran commentary, demonstrating that key hermeneutical concepts in classical quranic exegesis (tafsīr) are gendered. Bringing together materials which have not previously been examined in detail and utilising gender as a lens through which to study them, this work provides a new approach to the study of pre-modern tafsīr.

Early Islamic Mysticism Sufi, Quran, Poetic & Theological Writtings

Author : Fida Mohammad Hassnain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788183390613
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Early Islamic Mysticism Sufi, Quran, Poetic & Theological Writtings written by Fida Mohammad Hassnain and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The texts in this volume represent four phases of classical Islamic spirituality: (1) The pre-Sufi phase includes the Qur an, the central ritual elements of Islam, and the accounts of Prophet Muhammad s Mi raj: (2) The early period of Sufism includes the sayings and writings of the early Sufi masters such as Hasan of Basra, Dhun-Nun of Egypt, Rabi a of Basra, Bistami, Muhasibi, and Junayd of Baghdad, the legacies of whom have come down to us largely through collections of their sayings in the works of later writers. This phase extends from the time of Hasan of Basra (d. 110/728) to that of Niffari (d. 354/965); (3) The formative phase of Sufi literature shows Sufism as a self-conscious mode of spirituality embracing all aspects of life and society. This phase begins with Sarraj (d. 378/988) and extends to Qushayri (d. 465/1074); (4) The Sufi synthetic works of the seventh century of Islam by Attar, Rumi (d. 672/1273), and Ibn Arabi. The text selected for the volume are the early Sufi interpretations of Ja far al-Sadiq and Sahl al-Tustari, extracts from Qushayri s Risalah, life of Rabi a of Basra from Attar s Tadhkirah al-Awliya, parts of Muhasibi s Book on the Observance of the Rights of God, extracts from Sarraj s Kitab al-Luma on Bistami, extracts from Junaid on tawhid and fana, utterance of Hallaj of Iblis as a tragic lover and from his Diwan, extracts from Niffari s Kitab al-Mawaqif and Sharastani s theology.