A Lover of God
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A Lover of God

The Ecstatic Sufi Nūrī

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A Lover of God

The Ecstatic Sufi Nūrī

About this book

Collects and interprets the literary legacy of N?r?, an early Sufi master known for his ecstatic behaviour, eccentric acts, and passionate poems of mystical love.

One of the so-called ecstatic (or intoxicated) Sufis of Baghdad, Ab? usayn al-N?r? (d. 907/8) was famous for his quasi-blasphemous utterances and shocking public behavior. He was often enraptured by a passionate love of God that led him to eccentric acts that scandalized both ordinary people and the religious authorities. Besides yielding to divine love and beauty, he would occasionally come near succumbing to bodily temptations and carnal passions. Despite N?r?'s outrageous behavior, Junayd, the moderate or sober Sufi par excellence, held him in high esteem, kept corresponding with him, and commented upon his controversial ecstatic sayings. This book collects N?r?'s literary legacy by surveying the sources for his life-poems, sayings, and comments on the Quran, including an exchange of letters between him and Junayd preserved in the Cairo Genizah-and by discussing the authorship of the Stations of the Hearts, which has been widely attributed to N?r?.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 Kalābādhī: Doctrine of the Sufis (Kitāb al-taʿarruf)
  8. Chapter 2 Sarrāj: Book of Flashes (Kitāb al-lumaʿ)
  9. Chapter 3 Sulamī: Generations of the Sufis (Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfiyya)
  10. Chapter 4 Sulamī: Realities of Interpretation (Ḥaqā’iq al-tafsīr)
  11. Chapter 5 Kharkūshī: Revision of the Secrets (Tahdhīb al-asrār)
  12. Chapter 6 Abū Nuʿaym: Ornament of God’s Friends (Ḥilyat al-awliyā’)
  13. Chapter 7 Qushayrī: Treatise (al-Risāla al-qushayriyya)
  14. Chapter 8 Sīrjānī: Black and White in the Words of Wisdom (Kitāb al-bayāḍ wa-l-sawād)
  15. Chapter 9 Correspondence between Nūrī and Junayd Preserved in the Cairo Genizah
  16. Chapter 10 Stations of the Hearts (Maqāmāt al-qulūb)
  17. Chapter 11 Conclusions
  18. Appendix A Arabic Texts
  19. Appendix B Comparative Table of the Material Related to Nūrī
  20. Appendix C Technical Terms
  21. Notes
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index
  24. Back Cover