Letters of a Sufi scholar : the correspondence of Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731) / by Samer Akkach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akkach, Samer.

Contributor:

Nābulusī, ʻAbd al-Ghanī ibn Ismāʻīl, 1641-1731.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 74.

Islamic history and civilization, 0929-2403 ; v. 74

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nābulusī, ʻAbd al-Ghanī ibn Ismāʻīl, 1641-1731--Correspondence.

Nābulusī, ʻAbd al-Ghanī ibn Ismāʻīl.

Sufis--Syria--Damascus--Correspondence.

Sufis.

Muslim scholars--Syria--Damascus--Correspondence.

Muslim scholars.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (560 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As a leading Muslim thinker, ‘Abd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī of Damascus creatively engaged with the social, religious, and intellectual challenges that emerged during the early modern period in which he lived. Yet, at a time of high anti-mystical fervour, his Sufi-inspired views faced strong local antipathy. Through extensive correspondence, presented here for the first time, ‘Abd al-Ghanī projected his ideas and teachings beyond the parochial boundaries of Damascus, and was thus able to assert his authority at a wider regional level. The letters he himself selected, compiled, and titled shed fresh lights on the religious and intellectual exchanges among scholars in the eastern Ottoman provinces, revealing a dynamic and rigorous image of Islam, one that is profoundly inspired by humility, tolerance, and love. http://tntypography.com/brill.html

Contents:

Introduction: Abd al-Ghani and the culture of correspondence

The intellectual milieu

The letters of the Wasa'il

List and description

Places, towns, and correspondents

Map of the Eastern Ottoman Provinces

Content and significance

On understanding Islam: letter 1

On struggle (jihad): letter 3

On causality: letter 4

On solitude: letters 6 and 10

On quick-passing thoughts (khawatir): letter 14

On smoking: letter 25

On cosmogony and the unity of being: letters 61 and 62

On piety, spirituality, and ethics: all letters.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-60241-1

9786612602412

90-474-2433-6

OCLC:

611066754

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004171022.i-536 DOI