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Sufi Master and Qur'an Scholar
Martin Nguyen
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Description for Sufi Master and Qur'an Scholar
This book is the first extensive examination of the medieval Qur'an commentary known as the Lata'if al-Isharat and the first critical biography of its author, the Sufi spiritual master Ab=u'l-Qasim al-Qushayri. Series: Qur'Anic Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HRHS; HRHT; HRHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 496.
This book is the first extensive examination of the medieval Qur'an commentary known as the Latāif al-Ishārāt and the first critical biography of its author, the famous spiritual master Abū'l-Qasim al-Qushayrī. Written in 5th/11th century Nishapur, an intellectual and cultural crossroads of the Muslim world, the Latā'if al-Ishārāt has endured down through the centuries as an important work of Sufi exegesis. A mystical vision of reality is taught through its line-by-line treatment of the Qur'an as its author was writing as both a Sufi teacher and scholar. This study fully investigates al-Qushayrī's life and historical horizon and carefully analyses the ... Read more
This book is the first extensive examination of the medieval Qur'an commentary known as the Latāif al-Ishārāt and the first critical biography of its author, the famous spiritual master Abū'l-Qasim al-Qushayrī. Written in 5th/11th century Nishapur, an intellectual and cultural crossroads of the Muslim world, the Latā'if al-Ishārāt has endured down through the centuries as an important work of Sufi exegesis. A mystical vision of reality is taught through its line-by-line treatment of the Qur'an as its author was writing as both a Sufi teacher and scholar. This study fully investigates al-Qushayrī's life and historical horizon and carefully analyses the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Qur'Anic Studies
Number of Pages
250
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197265130
SKU
V9780197265130
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Reviews for Sufi Master and Qur'an Scholar
The detailed analyses and the vast cumulative data presented in Nguyen's work have produced a fresh, original, thorough and well-articulated book. It has the potential to become one of the main textbooks in the study of Sufism as well as, more generally, in the fields of hermeneutics and medieval Muslim culture.
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