Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism
al risala al qushayriyya fi 'ilm al tasawwuf
$64.49
- Paperback
490 pages
- Release Date
17 June 2023
Summary
Unveiling Sufism: A Journey Through Al-Qushayri’s Timeless Epistle
The author of the Epistle on Sufism, Abu ‘l-Qasim al-Qushayri (376⁄986-465⁄1074), was a famous Sunni scholar and mystic ( Sufi) from Khurasan in Iran. His Epistle is probably the most popular Sufi manual ever.
Written in 437⁄1045, it has served as a primary textbook for many generations of Sufi novices down to the present. In it, Al-Qushayri gives us an illuminating insight into the everyday lives of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789394834170 |
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| ISBN-10: | 9394834176 |
| Author: | Abu 'L-Qasim Al-Qushayri, Professor Alexander D. Knysh |
| Publisher: | Dar UL Thaqafah |
| Imprint: | Dar UL Thaqafah |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 490 |
| Release Date: | 17 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 771g |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 170mm x 25mm |
About The Author
Abu 'L-Qasim Al-Qushayri
Abul Qasim Al-Qushayri was a student of the Shaykh Abu Ali al-Daqqaq. He was a muhaddith who transmitted hadith to pupils by the thousands in Naysabur, in which he fought the Mutazila until he fled to Makkah to protect his life. He was also a mufassir who wrote a complete commentary of the Qur’an entitled Lata’if al-isharat bi tafsir al-Qur’an (The subtleties and allusions in the commentary of the Qur’an).
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