Sufism, black and white : a critical edition of Kitāb al-Bayāḍ wa-l-Sawād / by Abū l-Ḥasan al-Sīrjānī ; edited by Bilal Orfali, Nada Saab.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sīrjānī, ʻAlī ibn al-Ḥasan, -1077.

Contributor:

Urfahʹlī, Bilāl.

Saab, Nada.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 94.

Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; v. 94

Standardized Title:

Kitāb al-Bayāḍ wa-l-Sawād

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sufism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (582 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This critical Arabic text edition of K. al-Bayāḍ wa-l-sawād min khaṣāʾiṣ ḥikam al-ʿibād fī naʿt al-murīd wa-l-murād (\'The Black and White in the Words of Wisdom by Bondsmen Describing the Seeker and the Mystic Quest\'), a substantial handbook of early Sufism by Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī born al-Ḥasan al-Sīrjānī (d. circa 470/1077), is based on three manuscripts and is introduced by a detailed analytical study of the author and his work. The work is written in the tone of a guiding Sufi master and collects the mystical tradition of early Sufis in the form of anecdotes and concise aphorisms to instill guiding wisdom into the hearts of aspiring Sufi adepts. K. al-Bayāḍ wa-l-sawād forms an integral part of Sufi literature and is an essential source for the intellectual history of Islam until the middle of the 5th/11th century.

Contents:

Front Matter / Bilal Orfali and Nada Saab

Introduction / Bilal Orfali and Nada Saab

Arabic prelims, ۱-٦ / Bilal Orfali and Nada Saab

Bāb 1-8, ٧-٧٠ / Bilal Orfali and Nada Saab

Bāb 9-34, ٧١-٢٢١ / Bilal Orfali and Nada Saab

Bāb 35-73, ٢٢٢-٤١٢ / Bilal Orfali and Nada Saab

Arabic back matter, ٤١٣-٥١٠ / Bilal Orfali and Nada Saab.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-68820-3

9786613665140

90-04-22801-2

OCLC:

795120516

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004228016 DOI