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Book cover of SUFI POEMS: A MEDIAEVAL ANTHOLOGY; TRANS. BY MARTIN LINGS

SUFI POEMS: A MEDIAEVAL ANTHOLOGY; TRANS. BY MARTIN LINGS

2004104 pagesIslamic Texts Society

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This anthology presents a collection of Arabic Sufi poetry, translated into English with the original Arabic text on facing pages. It features works from significant figures in Sufism, including Rabiah al-Adawiyyah, Hallaj, Ghazali, Ibn Arabi, and Ibn al-Farid. The compilation offers insight into the spiritual depth and inner life of Sufism through its poetic expressions.

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Martin Lings was a scholar of Islam and a poet. His most famous book, Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, is a deeply respected biography of the Prophet.

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Rabiah al-AdawiyyahSupporting
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Ibn al-FaridSupporting

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Book cover of Sufi poems