Turjumān al-asrār : wa-dīwān sayyidinā wa-mawlānā al-ustādh al-aʻẓam wa-al-malādh al-afkham al-Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Abī al-Ḥasan al-Bakrī al-Ṣiddīqī al-Shāfiʻī al-Ashʻarī sibṭ Āl al-Ḥasan /
Department
Comparative Religion
Document Type
Book
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Description
Based on a study of twelve Arabic manuscripts, The Interpreter of Secrets is a critical edition of the entire surviving corpus of the poetry of Muhammad ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Bakri (930-994/1524-1586), a leading jurist, Sufi, and literary figure in sixteenth-century Cairo. The texts of the poems are accompanied by a critical apparatus including all of the plausible variant readings and alternative versions of the poems. Al-Bakri was a major literary figure, and his Sufi poetry belongs to a tradition that draws on the work of poets such as Ibn al-Farid, Ibn al-'Arabi, al-Busiri, and 'Ali Wafa. In addition to their literary value, the poems are an important source for the study of Sufi theology and practice in Ottoman Egypt, including to such topics as the cult of the saints, the use of coffee for ritual purposes, the controversial appropriation of Ibn al-Arab's monist theology, and the establishment of sacred lineages. The editors have also included short Arabic and English introductions and an appendix that identifies the manuscript sources for each poem. This book will be of interest to students of Arabic literature, Sufism, and Ottoman intellectual history.
Call number in WMU's library
PJ7765 .B38 2021 (Waldo Library, WMU Authors Collection, First Floor)
ISBN
9782724707816
Publication Date
2021
Disciplines
Islamic Studies
Recommended Citation
Mughazy, Mustafa and Sabra, Adam, "Turjumān al-asrār : wa-dīwān sayyidinā wa-mawlānā al-ustādh al-aʻẓam wa-al-malādh al-afkham al-Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Abī al-Ḥasan al-Bakrī al-Ṣiddīqī al-Shāfiʻī al-Ashʻarī sibṭ Āl al-Ḥasan /" (2021). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 924.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/924