UID:
almahu_9949702833502882
Format:
1 online resource (582 pages)
ISBN:
9789004228016
Series Statement:
Islamic History and Civilization ; v. 94
Uniform Title:
Kitāb al-Bayād ̣wa-l-Sawād.
Content:
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 born al-Ḥasan al-Sīrjānī (d. circa 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.
Note:
Front Matter /
,
Introduction /
,
Arabic prelims, ۱-٦ /
,
Bāb 1-8, ٧-٧٠ /
,
Bāb 9-34, ٧١-٢٢١ /
,
Bāb 35-73, ٢٢٢-٤١٢ /
,
Arabic back matter, ٤١٣-٥١٠ /
Additional Edition:
Print version: Orfali, Bilal Sufism, black and white : A critical edition of Kitāb al-Bayāḍ wa-l-Sawād of Abū l-Ḥasan al-Sīrjānī (d. ca. 470/1077) Leiden : BRILL, c2012 ISBN 9789004216778
Language:
English
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