Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba, Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk, Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald
This is a scholarly translation of traditional Quranic exegesis. The reader will be able to compare exoteric commentary to esoteric allusion for each of the verses in three of the most often recited chapters of the sacred book of Islam.
This is a scholarly translation of traditional Quranic exegesis. The reader will be able to compare exoteric commentary to esoteric allusion for each ...
Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba, Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk, Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald
Written by 18th-century Moroccan scholar and mystic Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba, this book defines Sufic terminology. Based on four published Arabic editions of the Mi'raj and two manuscript versions, this translation is supplemented by excerpts from some of Ibn 'Ajiba's other works, which offer insights about the essential notions of Sufism: repentance, integrity, love, patience, gratitude, and the Eternal Wine. A comprehensive compilation, this bilingual edition--Arabic and English--celebrates Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba's belief that coming to know and reflect upon these notions could be, in itself, a sort of...
Written by 18th-century Moroccan scholar and mystic Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba, this book defines Sufic terminology. Based on four published Arabic editions of ...