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The comfort of the mystics : a manual and anthology of early Sufism /

This work is a critical Arabic text edition of a work which is an integral part of Sufi literature.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Al-Ṭabarī, Abū-Khalaf
Otros Autores: Böwering, Gerhard, 1939-, Urfahʹlī, Bilāl
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Arabic
Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
Colección:Islamic history and civilization ; v. 98.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Comfort of the Mystics; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction: The Author and his Work; 1. The Sources for Abū Khalaf al-Ṭabarī's Life and Work; 2. Abū Khalaf al-Ṭabarī's Scholarly Career; 3. The Manuscript of Salwat al-ʻārifīn wa-uns al-mushtāqīn; 4. The Place of Salwat al-ʻārifīn in Sufi Literature; 5. Technical Observations about the Arabic Text Edition; Illustrations; Salwat al-ʻārifīn wa-uns al-mushtāqīn; Introduction; 1 Sufism (al-taṣawwuf) and the characteristics of the Sufis (naʻt al-ṣūfīya); 2 Divine oneness (al-tawḥīd); 3 Repentance (al-tawba).
  • 4 Renunciation (al-zuhd)5 Scrupulousness (al-waraʻ); 6 Piety (al-taqwā); 7 Fear of God (al-khawf); 8 Hope in God (al-rajāʼ); 9 Humility and modesty (al-khushūʻ wa l-tawāḍuʻ); 10 Knowledge of the lower self (maʻrifat al-nafs); 11 Characteristics of the heart (naʻt al-qalb); 12 Passion (al-hawā); 13 The pecularity of this world (ṣifat al-dunyā); 14 The mystical moment (al-waqt); 15 Self-discipline (al-mujāhada); 16 Steadfastness (al-istiqāma); 17 Focusing on God (al-murāqaba); 18 Retreat and solitude (al-khalwa wa l-ʻuzla); 19 Observing silence (al-ṣamt).
  • 20 Contentment with one's appointed lot (al-qanāʻa)21 Satisfaction with God's decree (al-riḍā); 22 Patience and perseverance (al-ṣabr); 23 Hunger and fasting (al-jūʻ); 24 Trust in God (al-tawakkul); 25 Generosity, munifijicence and altruism (al-jūd wa l-sakhāʼ wa l-īthār); 26 Truthfulness (al-ṣidq); 27 Servitude (al-ʻubūdīya); 28 Freedom (al-ḥurrīya); 29 Chivalry and manliness (al-futūwa wa l-murūwa); 30 Shame before God (al-ḥayāʼ); 31 Divine jealousy (al-ghayra); 32 Recollection of God (al-dhikr); 33 Being thankful to God (al-shukr); 34 Having good thoughts about God (ḥusn al-ẓann).
  • 35 Good character (al-khuluq)36 Certitude of God (al-yaqīn); 37 Knowledge of God (al-maʻrifa); 38 Purity of intention (al-ikhlāṣ); 39 Love of God (al-maḥabba); 40 Longing for God (al-shawq); 41 Witnessing God (al-mushāhada); 42 Nearness to and remoteness from God (al-qurb wa l-buʻd); 43 Intimacy with God (al-uns); 44 Presence and unveiling (al-muḥādara wa l-mukāshafa); conversation, dialogue and colloquy (al-muḥādatha wa l-mukālama wa l-musāmara); 45 Passing away from one's self and subsisting in God (al-fanāʼ wa l-baqāʼ); 46 Desolation and consolation of the soul (al-qabḍ wa l-basṭ).
  • 47 Sobriety and drunkenness (al-ṣaḥw wa l-sukr)48 Unification with and separation from God (al-jamʻ wa l-tafriqa); 49 Isolation and deprivation (al-tafrīd wa l-tajrīd); 50 Ecstatic behavior, ecstatic rapture and ecstatic existence (al-tawājud wa l-wajd wa l-wujūd); 51 God's concealment and self-disclosure (al-satr wa l-tajallī) and the mystic's effacement and affirmation before God (al-maḥw wa l-ithbāt); 52 The state of mystic experience, tasting and drinking (al-ḥāl wa l-dhawq wa l-shurb); 53 Sparkles, glimmers, and flashes of the divine presence (al-lawāʼiḥ wa l-ṭawāliʻ wa l-lawāmiʻ).