Sheikh Ahmadu Bamba: Selected Poems

Edited by Sana Camara, with an Introduction, Commentary, and Notes
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-33918-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1538 g

Reihe: Islamic Literatures: Texts and Studies

While in exile in Gabon (1895–1902), Sheikh Ahmadu Bamba marked a historic moment with his poetry of resilience, pivotal to the cultural and religious transformation of the Murids of Senegal. The qasa'id (poems) included in this annotated edition, most of them hymns of praise to the qualities of Allah and the Prophet Muhammad, and professions of faith that demonstrate how to realize the precepts found in the Qur’an, display the underlying elements of Sheikh Ahmadu Bamba’s imaginative energy and poetic vision. They reveal a unifying poetic purpose and exemplify Sufi literary traditions in subject matter, form, and versification and aim to explore the deepest regions of mysticism in search of the divine truth.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Camara, Sana

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Spiritualität & Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Philosophie & Wissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Islamische & Arabische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Note on Orthography
Maps
Introduction
Poems
1. As-sindidi
2. Sabhun Taqi
3. Nafahani
4. Wajjahtu
5. Asiru Maha'l-Abrari
6. Jawartu Laha Bi Kitabihi Ila Duquliya Jannatahu
7. Mawahibu Nafihi Fi Mada Ihi Shafihi
8. Tuhfatu'l-Mutadarihina
9. Mathlabu'l-Shifa'i
Commentary and Notes
Appendices
Glossary of Foreign Terms
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Sana Camara, Ph.D. (2001), Ohio State University, is Professor of French at Truman State University. His publications include Wolof Lexicon and Grammar(2006), Sëriñ Muusaa Ka: Melokaani Roytéef (2008), The Epic of Kelefaa Saane (2010), and La poésie sénégalaise d’expression française (2011).