Sufism, Black and White

A Critical Edition of Kitāb Al-Bayāḍ Wa-L-Sawād by Abū L-Ḥasan Al-Sīrjānī (D. Ca.470/1077)
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-21677-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 94, 572 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1043 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

This critical Arabic text edition of K. al-Bay?? wa-l-saw?d min kha???i? ?ikam al-?ib?d f? na?t al-mur?d wa-l-mur?d ("The Black and White in the Words of Wisdom by Bondsmen Describing the Seeker and the Mystic Quest"), a substantial handbook of early Sufism by Ab? l-?asan ?Al? b. al-?asan al-S?rj?n? (d. ca. 470/1077), is based on three manuscripts and is introduced by a detailed analytical study of the author and his work. The work is written in the tone of a guiding Sufi master and collects the mystical tradition of early Sufis in the form of anecdotes and concise aphorisms to instill guiding wisdom into the hearts of aspiring Sufi adepts. K. al-Bay?? wa-l-saw?d forms an integral part of Sufi literature and is an essential source for the intellectual history of Islam until the middle of the 5th/11th century.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Sufism, Islamic Studies, Arabic Studies, and intellectual and social history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Orfali, Bilal

Saab, Nada

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Spiritualität & Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

1. Ab? l-?asan ?Al? b. al-?asan al-Kirm?n? al-S?rj?n?, His Life, and Legacy

2. K. al-Bay?? wa-l-saw?d

2.1. The Author’s Voice
2.2. Problematics of the Title of K. al-Bay?? wa-l-saw?d
2.3. Signification of Color in K. al-Bay?? wa-l-saw?d
2.4. ?ikma as a Guiding and Transforming Agent
2.5. The Construction of K. al-Bay?? wa-l-saw?d
2.6. The ‘History’ of the Sufis
2.7. Conclusion of K. al-Bay?? wa-l-saw?d
2.8. Sources of K. al-Bay?? wa-l-saw?d

3. The Manuscripts of K. al-Bay?? wa-l-saw?d

3.1. MS Landberg 64 “?”
3.2. MS ?yat All?h Mar?ash? Najaf? 117 “?”
3.3. MS British Library Board Or 12632 “?”

4. Technical Observations about the Critical Edition of K. al-Bay?? wa-l-saw?d

5. Illustrations

Über Autor(innen)

Bilal Orfali, Ph.D. (2009), Yale University, is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University of Beirut. He is the author of several articles and books on classical Arabic literature and Sufism.

Nada Saab, Ph.D. (2003), Yale University, is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Lebanese American University. Her research interests include medieval Sufi literature and theory, as well as the embodiments of this Sufi heritage in modern Arabic literature.