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.
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.
A Sufi Martyr: The Apologia of 'Ain al-Qudat al-Hamadhani
102A Sufi Martyr: The Apologia of 'Ain al-Qudat al-Hamadhani
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ISBN-13: | 9781032587431 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 02/16/2024 |
Pages: | 102 |
Product dimensions: | 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |