Islamic Mysticism and Abu Talib al-Makki: The Role of the Heart

Cover ......Page 1 Islamic Mysticism and Abu .Alib Al-Makki: The Role of the Heart......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Notes on Presentation......Page 13 List of Abbreviations......Page 15 Introduction......Page 22 Editions and Translations of the Qut......Page 28 The Life of Al-Makki......Page 33 The Teachers of Al-Makki......Page 40 Works of Al-Makki......Page 43 The Heart as a Metaphysical Entity......Page 50 The Mystical Idea of the Heart in the Early History of Sufism......Page 56 Qut Al-Qulub: Righteous Conduct in This World and True Belief in God......Page 59 The Religious Authorities Cited in the Qut......Page 64 3. Summary of Section 30 of the Qut with Commentary and Selected Passages in Translation, Part 1......Page 67 The Nourishment of Hearts in Relation to the Beloved and the Description of the Path of the Novice to the Station of Taw.Id: The Thirtieth Section in Which Is the Detailed Account of the Impulses Experienced by the True Believers, and the Characteristic o......Page 68 The Thirtieth Section in Which Is the Detailed Account of the Impulses Experienced by the True Believers, and the Characteristic of the Heart and Its Similarity to Lights and Jewels [79]–[136]......Page 87 The Idea of the Heart in Section 30 of the Qut......Page 102 5. Contemporaries of Al-Makki......Page 106 Al-Sarraj and Luma. Fi’l-Ta.Awwuf: The Pseudo and the Genuine Sufi......Page 107 Al-Kalabadhi and Al-Ta.Arruf Li-Madhhab Ahl Al-Ta.Awwuf: Misconception About Sufism and the True Path to God......Page 110 6. The Influence of Al-Makki, Part 1......Page 116 Works on Sufism and Religious Sciences......Page 117 Hadith and Biographical Literature......Page 136 Works by .Anbali Scholars......Page 147 Pre-Modern Muslim Scholarship: Al-Makki, Preacher of Islamic Piety......Page 161 8. IBN Baquda and Al-Hidaya Ila Fara.I. Al-Qulub......Page 166 IBN Baquda: The Jewish Echo?......Page 168 The Significance and Scholarship of Al-Hidaya......Page 170 Al-Hidaya Ila Fara.I. Al-Qulub: A Reminder of Religious Obligations......Page 173 Framework......Page 181 Aims and Structure......Page 182 Approach......Page 185 The Religious Idea of the Heart......Page 188 Dynamics Between Judaism and Islam......Page 192 Conclusion......Page 195 Select Bibliography......Page 198 Index......Page 213 Cover 1 Islamic Mysticism and Abu .Alib Al-Makki: The Role of the Heart 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Preface 10 Notes on Presentation 13 List of Abbreviations 15 Introduction 22 Editions and Translations of the Qut 28 1. Abu .Alib Al-Makki: His Life, Intellectual Formation and Scholarship 33 The Life of Al-Makki 33 The Teachers of Al-Makki 40 Works of Al-Makki 43 2. Qut Al-Qulub: Its Religious Context, Contents and Sources 50 The Heart as a Metaphysical Entity 50 The Mystical Idea of the Heart in the Early History of Sufism 56 Qut Al-Qulub: Righteous Conduct in This World and True Belief in God 59 The Religious Authorities Cited in the Qut 64 3. Summary of Section 30 of the Qut with Commentary and Selected Passages in Translation, Part 1 67 The Nourishment of Hearts in Relation to the Beloved and the Description of the Path of the Novice to the Station of Taw.Id: The Thirtieth Section in Which Is the Detailed Account of the Impulses Experienced by the True Believers, and the Characteristic o 68 4. Summary of Section 30 of the Qut with Commentary and Selected Passages in Translation, Part 2 87 The Thirtieth Section in Which Is the Detailed Account of the Impulses Experienced by the True Believers, and the Characteristic of the Heart and Its Similarity to Lights and Jewels [79]–[136] 87 The Idea of the Heart in Section 30 of the Qut 102 5. Contemporaries of Al-Makki 106 Al-Sarraj and Luma. Fi’l-Ta.Awwuf: The Pseudo and the Genuine Sufi 107 Al-Kalabadhi and Al-Ta.Arruf Li-Madhhab Ahl Al-Ta.Awwuf: Misconception About Sufism and the True Path to God 110 6. The Influence of Al-Makki, Part 1 116 Works on Sufism and Religious Sciences 117 Hadith and Biographical Literature 136 7. The Influence of Al-Makki, Part 2 147 Works by .Anbali Scholars 147 Pre-Modern Muslim Scholarship: Al-Makki, Preacher of Islamic Piety 161 8. IBN Baquda and Al-Hidaya Ila Fara.I. Al-Qulub 166 IBN Baquda: The Jewish Echo? 168 The Significance and Scholarship of Al-Hidaya 170 Al-Hidaya Ila Fara.I. Al-Qulub: A Reminder of Religious Obligations 173 9. The Qut and Al-Hidaya: A Muslim–Jewish Dialogue? 181 Framework 181 Aims and Structure 182 Approach 185 The Religious Idea of the Heart 188 Dynamics Between Judaism and Islam 192 Conclusion 195 Select Bibliography 198 Index 213