| The Immense Ocean: Al-Bahr Al-Madid: A Thirteenth Century Quranic Commentary on the Chapters of the All-Merciful, the Event, and Iron Contributor(s): Ibn 'Ajiba, Ahmad (Author), Aresmouk, Mohamed Fouad (Translator), Fitzgerald, Michael Abdurrahman (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1891785281 ISBN-13: 9781891785283 Publisher: Fons Vitae OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 Annotation: Providing commentary on three oft-recited chapters of the Holy Qur'an, this excerpt of the monumental discourse by 18th-century mystic and scholar Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba presents both an example of Islamic erudition based on traditional sources as well as insight into his own personal journey of discovery. Each verse is expounded upon with an exoteric explanation as well as related with an esoteric commentary to the mystic path of Islam, Sufism. As one of the few scholarly translations of traditional Qur'anic exegesis, this volume affords the previously unacquainted access not only to how educated Muslims have understood the dominant themes of these three chapters since the earliest days of Islam but also to how traditional Sufic sources have viewed the same themes in respect to the microcosm of the soul and the journey towards God. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - History |
| Dewey: 297.122 |
| LCCN: 2008942941 |
| Series: Fons Vitae Quranic Commentaries |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a scholarly translation of traditional Quranic exegesis. The reader will be able to compare exoteric commentary to esoteric allusion for each of the verses in three of the most often recited chapters of the sacred book of Islam. |