| The Kashf Al-Mahjub: The 'Revelation of the Veiled' of Ali B. 'Uthman Al-Jullăbi Hujwiri. an Early Persian Treatise on Sufism Revised Edition Contributor(s): A. Nicholson, Reynold (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0906094372 ISBN-13: 9780906094372 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2014 Annotation: Al-Hujwiri came from Ghazna, now in Afghanistan, then the capital of the mighty Ghaznavid Empire. He was a Sufi mystic who traveled widely in the Middle East and Transoxiana. The Kashf al-Mahjub was probably written in Lahore, where he is buried, not long before his death in about 1074. One of the oldest Sufi works in Persian, it is a substantial treatise aiming to set forth a complete system of Sufism. It is enlivened by episodes from the author's own experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - Sufi - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 297.4 |
| Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Persian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (1.76 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Al-Hujwīrī came from Ghazna, now in Afghanistan, then the capital of the mighty Ghaznavid Empire. He was a Sufi mystic who travelled widely in the Middle East and Transoxiana. The Kashf al-Maḥjūb was probably written in Lahore, where he is buried, not long before his death in about 1074. One of the oldest Sufi works in Persian, it is a substantial treatise aiming to set forth a complete system of Sufism. This is achieved partly by the discussion of acts and saying of the great figures of the past, partly by discussion of features of doctrine and practice and the examination of the different views adopted by different Sufi schools. It is enlivened by episodes from the author's own experiences. Originally published in 1911, and reprinted in 1959 and 2000, this paperback edition was prepared in 2014. |