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Muhammad's Ascension in Muslim Spain: Elaborations and Contestations of the Mirāj in the Eleventh- To Twelfth-Century Maghrib
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Muhammad's Ascension in Muslim Spain: Elaborations and Contestations of the Mirāj in the Eleventh- To Twelfth-Century Maghrib
$124.70
This book demonstrates how Muhammad's heavenly journey, as discussed throughout the eleventh and twelfth centuries in the western Mediterranean, was the site both of polemical religious debates and of a rich and varied tradition of mystical commentary. Out of these fertile contexts sprang two very influential sets of ascension discourses: First, the growth of the "Perfect and Complete" version of the Islamic ascension tale that spread throughout the Muslim world; second, the complex and multidimensional mystical interpretations of Muhammad's journey by one of the most famous Sufis of all time, the "Grand Master" Muhyi al-Din Ibn 'Arabi (d. 1240 CE). This work surveys key sources of this Andalusi contemplative tradition and also includes a complete translation of one of its very earliest written texts, preserved in a unique fragmentary Arabic manuscript, making this important historical document accessible to scholars, students, and general audiences alike for the very first time.
| Author: Frederick S. Colby |
| Publisher: State University of New York Press |
| Publication Date: Feb 01, 2025 |
| Number of Pages: 178 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: NA |
| ISBN-13: 9798855800746 |
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