| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Suny series in islam
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SUNY series in Islam.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The Repose of the Spirits' is a translation of one of the earliest and most comprehensive treatises on Sufism in the Persian language. Written by Ahmad Sam'ani, an expert in Islamic law from a famous Central Asian scholarly family in about the year 1135, it is one of the handful of early Sufi texts available in English and is by far the most accessible. It also may well be the longest and the most accurately translated. Ostensibly a commentary on the divine names, it avoids the abstract discourse of theological nitpicking and explains the human significance of the names with a delightful mix of Quranic verses and sayings of the Prophet and various past teachers, interspersed with original interpretations of the received wisdom. Unlike the usual books on the divine names (such as that of al-Ghazali), 'The Repose of the Spirits' reminds the reader of the later poetical tradition, especially the work of Rumi. The prose is richly embroidered with imagery and interspersed with a great variety of Arabic and Persian poetry. What is especially remarkable is the manner in which the author speaks to his readers about their own personal situations, explaining why they are driven by a love affair with God, a God who is full of compassion and good humor, whether they know it or not. William C. Chittick?s masterful new translation brings this work to an English-language audience for the first time.00Transl. from Persian by William C. Chittick. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
God (Islam) -- Name -- Early works to 1800.
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God (Islam) -- Name. |
| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
| Subject |
Sufism -- Early works to 1800.
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Sufism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Early works.
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| Added Author |
Chittick, William C., translator, writer of introduction.
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| Added Title |
Rawḥ al-arwāḥ fī sharḥ asmāʼ al-malik al-fattāḥ. English
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Samʻānī, Aḥmad ibn Manṛūr, 1094-1140. Rawḥ al-arwāḥ fī sharḥ asmāʼ al-malik al-fattāḥ. English. Repose of the spirits. Albany : State University of New York, [2019] 9781438473338 (DLC) 2018019233 (OCoLC)1033547597 |
| ISBN |
9781438473352 (electronic book) |
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1438473354 (electronic book) |
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9781438473338 |
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1438473338 |
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1438473354 |
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