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Zusatztext "A fresh and innovative look et a plethora of narratives about Sufi shaykhs and their communities across the globe." Informationen zum Autor John Renard is Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. His many books include Seven Doors to Islam: Spirituality and the Religious Life of Muslims! Windows on the House of Islam! and Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety! Commitment! and Servanthood! all from UC Press. Klappentext "The works of Islamic mysticism are a crucial genre of Islamic piety! and the lives of the awliya (friends of God) have been and continue to be a crucial way in which the theoretical insights of Sufism are embodied and communicated to a wider audience. Traditionally! these genres would be deciphered by a living Sufi master. Here John Renard acts as our Sufi guide! transporting us to the marvelous world of Islamic piety."-Omid Safi! Professor of Islamic Studies! University of Northern Carolina Zusammenfassung This remarkable collection gathers a breathtakingly diverse selection of primary texts from the vast repertoire of Islamic stories about holy men and women-also known as Friends of God-who were exemplary for their piety! intimacy with God! and service to their fellow human beings. Translated from seventeen languages by more than two dozen scholars of Islamic studies! these texts come from the Middle East! North and sub-Saharan Africa! Central and South Asia! and China and Southeast Asia. Historically! they begin with the eighth century and include samples from medieval! early modern! and modern Muslim societies. Expertly edited and introduced by John Renard! Tales of God's Friends serves as a companion volume to Renard's Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety! Commitment! and Servanthood. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Preface Introduction: Islamic Hagiography: Sources and Contexts Part I. The Arab Middle East and North Africa 1. Abu¨ Bakr in Tradition and Early Hagiography John Renard 2. Tamïmï’s Eyewitness Account of Abu¨ Ya`zä Yallanu¨r (572/1177) Kenneth Honerkamp 3. `Abd Alläh ibn As`ad al-Yäfi`ï’s Defense of Saintly Marvels Erik S. Ohlander 4. The Wafä´ïya of Cairo Richard McGregor Part II. Iran and Afghanistan 5. Junayd in the ‘Hilyat al-awliyä´’ and the ‘Nafahät al-uns’ Jawid Mojaddedi 6. Sa`dï’s Earthly Vision of Sainthood in the ‘Bustän’and the ‘Gulistän’ Fatemeh Keshavarz 7. Ostad Elahi and Hajjï Ni`mat: Master and Disciple,Father and Son James W. Morris 8. A Miracle of an Afghan Friend of God, the Mulla of Hadda David Edwards Part III. Turkey and Central Asia 9. Three Tales from the Central Asian ‘Book of Hakïm Ata’ Devin DeWeese 10. Sari Saltik Becomes a Friend of God Ahmet T. Karamustafa 11. Sari Ismail: The Beloved Disciple of Haci Bektaš Veli Vernon James Schubel and Nurten Kilic-Schubel 12. Yu¨nus Emre Seeks His Share:Traditional and Modern Accounts Mark Soileau Part IV. Africa: West and East 13. Shaykh al-Hajj Abbass Sall: In Praise of the Tïjänïya Order Souleymane Bachir Diagne 14. Imitating the Life of the Prophet:Nana Asma´u and Usman dan Fodiyo Beverly B. Mack 15. Job’s Wife in the Swahili ‘Epic of Job’ J. W. T. Allen 16. The Death of Shaykh Uways of Somalia Scott Reese Part V. South Asia 17. A Tazkira for the Times: Saving Islam in Post-Partition Punjab Anna Bigelow 18. Tales of Renewal: Ahmad Sirhindï, Reformer of the Second Millennium Arthur Buehler 19. Sufi Poetry of the Indus Valley: Khwäja Ghuläm Farïd Jamal J. Elias 20. The Ismä`ïlï Pïr Sadr ad-Dïn Ali S. Asa...
