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"This stunning collection showcases the love poetry and mystical teachings at the heart of the Islamic tradition in accurate and poetic original translations. At a time when the association of Islam with violence dominates headlines, this beautiful collection offers us a chance to see a radically different face of the Islamic tradition. It traces a soaring, poetic, popular tradition that celebrates love for both humanity and the Divine as the ultimate path leading humanity back to God. Safi brings together for the first time the passages of the Qur'an sought by the Muslim sages, the mystical sayings of the Prophet, and the teachings of the path of "Divine love." Accurately and sensitively translated by leading scholar of Islam Omid Safi, the writings of Jalal al-Din Balkhi (Rumi) can now be read alongside passages by Kharaqani, 'Attar, Hafez of Shiraz, Abu Sa'id-e Abi 'l-Khayr, and other key Muslim mystics. For the millions of readers whose lives have been touched by Rumi's poetry, here is a chance to see the Arabic and Persian traditions that produced him"--dust jacket
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monografia Rebiun21890727 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun21890727 181030s2018 ctu b 001 p eng c 9780300225815 hardcover ; alkaline paper) 0300225814 hardcover ; alkaline paper) S9M spa rdc S9M 821.411.21(567)-1 2004 141.336 2004 Radical love teachings from the Islamic mystical tradition translated and edited by Omid Safi New Haven Yale University Press [2018] New Haven New Haven Yale University Press l, 284 p. 21 cm l, 284 p. Índice Bibliografía: p. 263-28 "This stunning collection showcases the love poetry and mystical teachings at the heart of the Islamic tradition in accurate and poetic original translations. At a time when the association of Islam with violence dominates headlines, this beautiful collection offers us a chance to see a radically different face of the Islamic tradition. It traces a soaring, poetic, popular tradition that celebrates love for both humanity and the Divine as the ultimate path leading humanity back to God. Safi brings together for the first time the passages of the Qur'an sought by the Muslim sages, the mystical sayings of the Prophet, and the teachings of the path of "Divine love." Accurately and sensitively translated by leading scholar of Islam Omid Safi, the writings of Jalal al-Din Balkhi (Rumi) can now be read alongside passages by Kharaqani, 'Attar, Hafez of Shiraz, Abu Sa'id-e Abi 'l-Khayr, and other key Muslim mystics. For the millions of readers whose lives have been touched by Rumi's poetry, here is a chance to see the Arabic and Persian traditions that produced him"--dust jacket Islamic poetry Islamic poetry, Arabic- Translations into English Islamic poetry, Persian- Translations into English Poesía persa Persian poetry. Sufismo Sufism. Islamic poetry. Islamic poetry, Arabic. Islamic poetry, Persian. Love poetry. Translations. Love poetry. Safi, Omid trad