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Book/Printed Material Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism.

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Title

  • Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism.

Summary

  • This manuscript copy preserves Al-Risālah al-Qushayrīyah (Al-Qushayri's epistle), one of the best-known Sufi textbooks. Written in 1045, the epistle was intended as a manual that would guide novice devotees to true Sufism. The work begins with an explanation of the Sufi view of the tawhid (the oneness of God), and discusses terms and expressions common among the Sufis. It includes 82 brief bibliographical entries on early Sufi mystics, beginning with Abu al-Hasan al-Sari al-Saqati (died circa 867), and ending with Abu Abd Allah al-Ruthbari (died circa 1006). Also included are chapters examining such concepts of Sufism as mujahadah (impulse control), khalwah (seclusion), sabr (patience), and shukr (thanksgiving). The author is ʻAbd al-Karim ibn Hawazin al-Qushayri (986--1072), a Sufi scholar who was born near Nishapur, in present-day Khorasan Province, Iran. In addition to Sufism, al-Qushayri was a trusted hadith narrator, who was equally well versed in Shafiʻi jurisprudence and kalam (speculative theology). He was a student and son-in-law of Abu ʻAli al-Daqqaq, the leading saint of Nishapur at the time. The Qushayri School in Nishapur was in fact founded by al-Daqqaq, but al-Qushayri ran the school, which subsequently carried his name. The present manuscript was copied in Fez in 1220, probably for Abu Zakariya Yahya (1203--49), the founding ruler of the Hafsid dynasty. The text is written in Maghribi script, with subtitles placed in the middle of the pages, in bold, black ink.

Names

  • Qushayrī, ʻAbd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin, 986-1072 Author.

Created / Published

  • Fez, Morocco : [publisher not identified], 1220.

Headings

  • -  Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • -  1045
  • -  Bibliography
  • -  Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Maghrebi script
  • -  Religion
  • -  Sufis
  • -  Sufism

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 176 folios : 20 x 26 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Qatar National Library.
  • -  Content in Arabic.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667378

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Chicago citation style:

Qushayrī, ʻAbd Al-Karīm Ibn Hawāzin, 986-1072 Author. Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism. [Fez, Morocco: publisher not identified, 1220] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667378/.

APA citation style:

Qushayrī, ʻ. A. I. H. (1220) Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism. [Fez, Morocco: publisher not identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667378/.

MLA citation style:

Qushayrī, ʻAbd Al-Karīm Ibn Hawāzin, 986-1072 Author. Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism. [Fez, Morocco: publisher not identified, 1220] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667378/>.