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The Ecstatic Sufi Nuri

by Dora Zsom
language: english
Publisher: State University of New York Press, July of 2024 ‧
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Collects and interprets the literary legacy of Nr, an early Sufi master known for his ecstatic behaviour, eccentric acts, and passionate poems of mystical love.

One of the so-called ecstatic (or intoxicated) Sufis of Baghdad, Ab usayn al-Nr (d. 907/8) was famous for his quasi-blasphemous utterances and shocking public behavior. He was often enraptured by a passionate love of God that led him to eccentric acts that scandalized both ordinary people and the religious authorities. Besides yielding to divine love and beauty, he would occasionally come near succumbing to bodily temptations and carnal passions. Despite Nr''s outrageous behavior, Junayd, the moderate or sober Sufi par excellence, held him in high esteem, kept corresponding with him, and commented upon his controversial ecstatic sayings. This book collects Nr''s literary legacy by surveying the sources for his life-poems, sayings, and comments on the Quran, including an exchange of letters between him and Junayd preserved in the Cairo Genizah-and by discussing the authorship of the Stations of the Hearts, which has been widely attributed to Nr.

Lover Of God

The Ecstatic Sufi Nuri

by Dora Zsom

Property Description
ISBN: 9781438498447
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date: July of 2024
Language: English
Format: eBook
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Collection: Suny Series In Islam
Categories: eBooks in English > Faith & Religion > Islam and Mohammedanism
eBooks in English > Tourist Guides and Maps > Asia, Pacific and Oceania
EAN: 9781438498447
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