Muslim Saints and mystics : episodes from the Tadhkirat al-Auliya' ('Memorial of the Saints')

Prose translation of parts of the 13th-century Persian epic of Attar, giving anecdotes of Islamic saints and mystics. Contents......Page 3 Introduction......Page 7 Hasan of Basra......Page 37 Malek ibn Dinar......Page 47 Habib al-Ajami......Page 55 Rabe’a al-Adawiya......Page 65 Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz......Page 85 Ebrahim ibn Adham......Page 101 Beshr ibn al-Hareth......Page 127 Dho ‘l-Nun al-Mesri......Page 137 Abu Yazid al-Bestami......Page 155 Abd Allah ibn al-Mobarak......Page 193 Sofyan al-Thauri......Page 201 Shaqiq of Balkh......Page 207 Dawud al-Ta’i......Page 213 al-Mohasebi......Page 219 Ahmad ibn Harb......Page 223 Hatem al-Asamm......Page 229 Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tostari......Page 233 Ma‘ruf al-Karkhi......Page 245 Sari al-Saqati......Page 253 Ahmad ibn Khazruya......Page 263 Yahya ibn Mo‘adh......Page 273 Shah ibn Shoja‘......Page 279 Yusof ibn al-Hosain......Page 283 Abu Hafs al-Haddad......Page 293 Abo ‘l-Qasem al-Jonaid......Page 303 Amr ibn Othman......Page 325 Abu Sa‘id al-Kharraz......Page 331 Abu ‘l-Hosain al-Nuri......Page 335 Abu Othman al-Hiri......Page 349 Ibn Ata......Page 355 Somnun......Page 359 aI-Termedhi......Page 363 Khair al-Nassaj......Page 373 Abu Bakr al-Kattani......Page 377 Ibn Khafif......Page 383 Al-Hallaj......Page 393 Ebrahim al-Khauwas......Page 405 al-Shebli......Page 413 Bibliography......Page 427 Farid Al-din Attar Was One Of Old Persias Greatest Poets. He Appears To Have Died Between A.d. 1220 And 1230. Of The Very Numerous Epics And Idylls Ascribed To Attar Perhaps Nine May Be Recognized As Authentic. Of These The Most Famous Is The Manteq Altair, A Subtle And Charming Allegory Of The Soulʹs Progress Towards God. This Books Is A Collection Of Biographies Of Sufis, Mystics And Muslims Saints. By Farid Al-din Attar ; Translated By A.j. Arberry. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 287). Biographies and teachings of Sufi saints.