The Feats of the Knowers of God : (Manaqeb Al-'arefin) / Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad-e Aflāki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aflākī, Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad, -1360, author.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; Volume 43.

Islamic History and Civilization Series ; Volume 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mevleviyeh members--Biography.

Mevleviyeh members.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2002]

Summary:

This is a 14th-century biography of the famous Persian mystic poet and 'Knower of God', Jalāl al-Dīn-e Rūmī, in the form of a large compendium of Sufi-style teaching stories. It was commissioned by a grandson about fifty years after Rūmī's death. The author-compiler, Aflākī, includes chapters on Bahā'-e Valad (Rūmī's father), Shams al-Dīn-e Tabrīzī (Rūmī's great love), Solṭān Valad and Amīr 'Āref (Rūmī's son and grandson), and other transmitters of the spiritual Heritage of the Mowlavī dervish order. The protagonists are portrayed as performing miracles and confronting critics and rivals. Circumstantial detail abounds, thus providing one of our few windows onto social and political life during the Saljūq and Mongol period in Asia Minor. The translation has an extensive index of persons and concepts to assist readers and students.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004491458

9004491457

OCLC:

1427666181

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004491458 DOI