Sufi Martyr - The Apologia of ''Ain Al-Qudat Al-Hamadhani

Originally published in 1969.

This volume was composed by an eminent Sufi mystic whilst in prison in Baghdad, awaiting execution, in a vain attempt to overthrow his sentence; he was put to death in AD 1311 at the age of 33. This apologia is a document of great poignancy, composed in most elegant Arabic and translated with the customary skill and elegance for which A J Arberry became so well-known.
 

List of contents

Introduction.  A Treatise Entitled Complaint of a Stranger Exiled from Home  1. Of Faith in God and His Attributes  2. Of Faith in Prophethood  3. Of Faith in the Next World

Summary

This apologia is a document of great poignancy, composed in most elegant Arabic and translated with the customary skill and elegance for which A.J. Arberry became so well-known.

Product details

• Authors: A.J. Arberry
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032587431
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3258743-1
• No. of pages: 102
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / General, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs, Sufism;Islam;Mohammedanism;mysticism