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Written in 437/1045, Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism has served as a primary textbook for many generations of Sufi novices down to the present. The book gives an illuminating insight into the everyday lives of Sufi devotees of the 8th-11th centuries C.E. and the moral and ethical dilemmas they were facing in trying to strike a delicate balance between their ascetic and mystical convictions and the exigencies of life in a society governed by rank, wealth, and military power. In al-Qushayri's narrative, the Sufi 'friends of God' (awaliya) are depicted as the true, if uncrowned, kings of this world not those worldly rulers who appear to be lording it over the common herd of believers. Yet, even the most advanced Sufi masters should not take salvation for granted. Miracle-working, no matter how spectacular, cannot guarantee the Sufi a favorite outcome in the afterlife, for it may be but a ruse on the part of God who wants to test the moral integrity of his servant. In Al-Qushayri's Epist

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• Plný název: Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism
• Podnázev: Al-Risala Al-qushayriyya Fi 'ilm Al-tasawwuf
• Autor: Abu 'L-Qasim Al-Qushayri, Alexander D. Knysh
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Pevná
• Počet stran: 498
• EAN: 9781859641859
• ISBN: 1859641857
• ID: 12467173
• Nakladatelství: Garnet Publishing Ltd
• Hmotnost: 1060 g
• Rozměry: 160 × 242 × 39 mm
• Datum vydání: 01. January 1999

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