Homerin Th. Emil
Homerin Th. Emil - Aisha Al - Ba'uniyya A Life In Praise Of Love - Hardcover
Homerin Th. Emil - Aisha Al - Ba'uniyya A Life In Praise Of Love - Hardcover
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Description: Aisha al - Ba uniyya (c.1456 1517) was one of the greatest women mystics in Islamic history. A Sufi master and an Arab poet her religious writings were extensive by any standard and extraordinary for her time. In medieval Islam a number of women were respected scholars and teachers but they rarely composed works of their own. Aisha al - Ba uniyya however was prolific. She composed over twenty works and likely wrote more Arabic prose and poetry than any other Muslim woman prior to the twentieth century. The first full - scale biography of al - Ba uniyya in the English language this volume provides a rare glimpse into the life and writings of a medieval Muslim woman in her own words. Homerin presents her work in the wider context of late - medieval Islamic spirituality examining the influence of figures such as Ibn al - Arabi al - Busiri and Ibn al - Farid and emphasising the role of the person of the Prophet Muhammad in her spirituality. Aisha al - Ba uniyya is a fascinating introduction to a figure described by a sixteenth - century biographer as one of the marvels of her age .
Title: Aisha Al - Ba'uniyya A Life In Praise Of Love
Author(s): Homerin Th. Emil
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Barcode: 9781786076106
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 8/13/2019
Series: Makers of the Muslim World
Category: Sufism & Islamic Mysticism
Description: Aisha al - Ba uniyya (c.1456 1517) was one of the greatest women mystics in Islamic history. A Sufi master and an Arab poet her religious writings were extensive by any standard and extraordinary for her time. In medieval Islam a number of women were respected scholars and teachers but they rarely composed works of their own. Aisha al - Ba uniyya however was prolific. She composed over twenty works and likely wrote more Arabic prose and poetry than any other Muslim woman prior to the twentieth century. The first full - scale biography of al - Ba uniyya in the English language this volume provides a rare glimpse into the life and writings of a medieval Muslim woman in her own words. Homerin presents her work in the wider context of late - medieval Islamic spirituality examining the influence of figures such as Ibn al - Arabi al - Busiri and Ibn al - Farid and emphasising the role of the person of the Prophet Muhammad in her spirituality. Aisha al - Ba uniyya is a fascinating introduction to a figure described by a sixteenth - century biographer as one of the marvels of her age .
Title: Aisha Al - Ba'uniyya A Life In Praise Of Love
Author(s): Homerin Th. Emil
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Barcode: 9781786076106
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 8/13/2019
Series: Makers of the Muslim World
Category: Sufism & Islamic Mysticism
