Farid ad-Din 'Attar's Memorial of God's Friends: Lives and Sayings of Sufis (Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback))

In Farid ad-Din ‘Attār’s Memorial of God's Friends, readers will explore the sole extant prose work of the great Persian Sufi poet Farid al-Din ‘Attār (d. ca. 1230). Integrating the writings of generations of Sufi scholars and historians, it relates the saga of Islamic spirituality through the lives and sayings of some its most prominent exemplars. ‘Attār combines popular legend, historical anecdote, ethical maxim, and speculative meditation in lively and thought-provoking biographies. ‘Attār’s lucid and economical style encourages readers to participate fully in the efforts of these pioneers of the sacred to live out and express their unfolding encounters with the divine. Scholars, shopkeepers, princes, and outcasts―God’s friends come from all classes of medieval society and embody the full range of religious attitudes, from piety and awe to love and ecstatic union. This work merges the miraculous and the everyday in one of the most engaging and comprehensive portrayals of spiritual experience in the Islamic tradition. Highlights: This translation makes the major biographies of Memorial of God’s Friends available in their entirety for the first time to a general audience in a contemporary American idiom. † Preface -- On This Translation -- Translator's Introduction -- Author's Introduction -- Ja'far As-sādeq -- Oveys Of Qaran -- Hasan Of Basra -- Mālek-e Dinār -- Habib-e 'ajami -- Rābe'a-ye 'adaviya -- Fozeyl Ebn 'ayāz -- Ebrāhim Ebn Adham -- Beshr Al-hāfi, The Barefoot -- Zu'n-nun Of Egypt -- Bāyazid Of Bestām -- 'abdollāh Ebn Al-mobārak -- Sofyān-e Sowri -- Dāvud-e Tā'i -- Ma'ruf Of Karkh -- Sari-ye Saqati -- Ahmad-e Khezruya Of Balkh -- Abu Torāb Of Nakhshab -- Shāh-e Shojā' Of Kerman -- Yusof Ebn Al-hoseyn -- Abu Hafs-e Haddād, The Blacksmith -- Joneyd Of Baghdad -- Abu'l-hoseyn Nuri -- Abu 'abdollāh Ebn Al-jallā -- Samnun-e Mohebb, The Lover -- 'ali-ye Sahl Of Isfahan -- Abu 'abdollāh Mohammad Ebn Khafif -- Hoseyn Ebn Mansur Hallāj -- Notes -- Glossary Of Personal Names -- Bibliography -- Index. Translated And Introduced By Paul Losensky ; Preface By Th. Emil Homerin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 425-427) And Index. On this translation Translator's introduction Author's introduction 1. Ja'far as-Sādeq 2. Oveys of Qaran 3. Hasan of Basra 4. Mālek-e Dinār 5. Habib-e 'Ajami 6. Rābe'a-ye 'Adaviya 7. Fozeyl ebn 'Ayāz 8. Ebrāhim ebn Adham 9. Beshr al-Hāfi the Barefoot 10. Zu'n-Nun of Egypt 11. Bāyazid of Bestām 12. 'Abdollāh ebn al-Mobārak 13. Sofyān-e Sowri 14. Dāvud-e Tā'i 15. Ma'ruf of Karkh 16. Sari-ye Saqati 17. Ahmad-e Khezruya of Balkh 18. Abu Torāb of Nakhshab 19. Shāh-e Shojā' of Kerman 20. Yusof ebn al-Hoseyn 21. Abu Hafs-e Haddād, the Blacksmith 22. Joneyd of Baghdad 23. Abu'l-Hoseyn Nuri 24. Abu 'Abdollāh ebn al-Jallā 25. Samnun-e Mohebb, the Lover 26. 'Ali-ye Sahl of Isfahan 27. Abu 'Abdollāh Mohammad ebn Khafif 28. Hoseyn ebn Mansur Hallāj Notes Glossary of personal names Bibliography Index. avepdf.com - Free Online PDF and Document Tools https://archive.org/details/faridaddinattrsm0000arfa xxiv, 434 pages ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-427) and index