A Sufi Martyr: The Apologia of 'Ain al-Qudat al-Hamadhani
Originally published in 1969.

This volume was composed by an eminent Sufi mystic whilst in prison in Baghdad, awaiting execution, in a vain attempt to overthrow his sentence; he was put to death in AD 1311 at the age of 33. This apologia is a document of great poignancy, composed in most elegant Arabic and translated with the customary skill and elegance for which A J Arberry became so well-known.

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A Sufi Martyr: The Apologia of 'Ain al-Qudat al-Hamadhani
Originally published in 1969.

This volume was composed by an eminent Sufi mystic whilst in prison in Baghdad, awaiting execution, in a vain attempt to overthrow his sentence; he was put to death in AD 1311 at the age of 33. This apologia is a document of great poignancy, composed in most elegant Arabic and translated with the customary skill and elegance for which A J Arberry became so well-known.

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A Sufi Martyr: The Apologia of 'Ain al-Qudat al-Hamadhani

A Sufi Martyr: The Apologia of 'Ain al-Qudat al-Hamadhani

by A.J. Arberry
A Sufi Martyr: The Apologia of 'Ain al-Qudat al-Hamadhani

A Sufi Martyr: The Apologia of 'Ain al-Qudat al-Hamadhani

by A.J. Arberry

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Originally published in 1969.

This volume was composed by an eminent Sufi mystic whilst in prison in Baghdad, awaiting execution, in a vain attempt to overthrow his sentence; he was put to death in AD 1311 at the age of 33. This apologia is a document of great poignancy, composed in most elegant Arabic and translated with the customary skill and elegance for which A J Arberry became so well-known.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032587431
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/16/2024
Pages: 102
Product dimensions: 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction. A Treatise Entitled Complaint of a Stranger Exiled from Home 1. Of Faith in God and His Attributes 2. Of Faith in Prophethood 3. Of Faith in the Next World

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