Islamic Mysticism and Abu Talib al-Makki

✍ Scribed by Yazaki, Saeko

• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 217
• Series: Routledge Sufi series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Both in everyday language and religious metaphor, the heart often embodies the true self and is considered to be the seat of emotion in many cultures. Many Muslim thinkers have attempted to clarify the nature of Sufism using its metaphorical image, particularly in the tenth and eleventh centuries. This book examines the work of Ab? T?lib al-Makk? and his wider significance within the Sufi tradition, with a focus on the role of the heart. Analysing his most significant work, Q?t al-qul?b ('The Nourishment of Hearts'), the author goes beyond an examination of the themes of the bo.;Cover; Islamic Mysticism and Abu .Alib Al-Makki: The Role of the Heart; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Notes on Presentation; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Editions and Translations of the Qut; 1. Abu .Alib Al-Makki: His Life, Intellectual Formation and Scholarship; The Life of Al-Makki; The Teachers of Al-Makki; Works of Al-Makki; 2. Qut Al-Qulub: Its Religious Context, Contents and Sources; The Heart as a Metaphysical Entity; The Mystical Idea of the Heart in the Early History of Sufism; Qut Al-Qulub: Righteous Conduct in This World and True Belief in God.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Islamic Mysticism and Abu .Alib Al-Makki: The Role of the Heart
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Notes on Presentation
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Editions and Translations of the Qut
1. Abu .Alib Al-Makki: His Life, Intellectual Formation and Scholarship
The Life of Al-Makki
The Teachers of Al-Makki
Works of Al-Makki
2. Qut Al-Qulub: Its Religious Context, Contents and Sources
The Heart as a Metaphysical Entity
The Mystical Idea of the Heart in the Early History of Sufism
Qut Al-Qulub: Righteous Conduct in This World and True Belief in God. The Religious Authorities Cited in the Qut3. Summary of Section 30 of the Qut with Commentary and Selected Passages in Translation, Part 1
The Nourishment of Hearts in Relation to the Beloved and the Description of the Path of the Novice to the Station of Taw. Id: The Thirtieth Section in Which Is the Detailed Account of the Impulses Experienced by the True Believers, and the Characteristic o
4. Summary of Section 30 of the Qut with Commentary and Selected Passages in Translation, Part 2. The Thirtieth Section in Which Is the Detailed Account of the Impulses Experienced by the True Believers, and the Characteristic of the Heart and Its Similarity to Lights and Jewels [79]-[136]The Idea of the Heart in Section 30 of the Qut
5. Contemporaries of Al-Makki
Al-Sarraj and Luma. Fi'l-Ta. Awwuf: The Pseudo and the Genuine Sufi
Al-Kalabadhi and Al-Ta. Arruf Li-Madhhab Ahl Al-Ta. Awwuf: Misconception About Sufism and the True Path to God
6. The Influence of Al-Makki, Part 1
Works on Sufism and Religious Sciences
Hadith and Biographical Literature
7. The Influence of Al-Makki, Part 2. Works by .Anbali ScholarsPre-Modern Muslim Scholarship: Al-Makki, Preacher of Islamic Piety
8. IBN Baquda and Al-Hidaya Ila Fara. I. Al-Qulub
IBN Baquda: The Jewish Echo?
The Significance and Scholarship of Al-Hidaya
Al-Hidaya Ila Fara. I. Al-Qulub: A Reminder of Religious Obligations
9. The Qut and Al-Hidaya: A Muslim-Jewish Dialogue?
Framework
Aims and Structure
Approach
The Religious Idea of the Heart
Dynamics Between Judaism and Islam
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Index.

✦ Subjects

Makki ̄, Abu ̄ T?a ̄lib Muh?ammad ibn?Ali ̄, d. 996;Sufis--Islamic Empire;Sufism--Islamic Empire--History;Electronic books;Sufis -- Islamic Empire -- Biography;Sufism -- Islamic Empire -- History