: the correspondence of Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731)
First Statement of Responsibility
/ by Samer Akkach.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
; Boston
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Brill
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 v. (various pagings) :
Other Physical Details
map ;
Dimensions
25 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Islamic history and civilization,
Volume Designation
v. 74
ISSN of Series
0929-2403 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction: Abd al-Ghanī and the culture of correspondence -- The intellectual milieu -- The letters of the Wasā'il -- List and description -- Places, towns, and correspondents -- Map of the Eastern Ottoman Provinces -- Content and significance -- On understanding Islam: letter 1 -- On struggle (jihād): letter 3 -- On causality: letter 4 -- On solitude: letters 6 and 10 -- On quick-passing thoughts (khawāṭir): letter 14 -- On smoking: letter 25 -- On cosmogony and the unity of being: letters 61 and 62 -- On piety, spirituality, and ethics: all letters.
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PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Nābulusī, ʻAbd al-Ghanī ibn Ismāʻīl,1641-1731
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sufis - Syria - Damascus - Correspondence.
Muslim scholars - Syria - Damascus - Correspondence.