Paul Smith ISLAMIC MYSTICISM OR 'SUFISM' IN ARABIC POETRY Hazrat 'Ali - Ahmed

ISLAMIC MYSTICISM OR SUFISM IN ARABIC POETRY Hazrat Ali Ahmed Shawqi. An Anthology. Translation Introduction Paul Smith. Introduction includes... Islamic Mysticism Art and Use of Poetry The Main Forms in Arabic Poetry. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhymestructure has been kept as well as the power and meaning of these beautiful, powerful, mystical poems. The Poets... HHazrat Ali 31, Husayn Ibn Ali 55, Ali Ibn Husain 85,Majnun (Qays ibn alMulawwah ibn Muzahim) 93,Rabia of Basra 125, Abu Nuwas 146, DhulNun 157,Bayazid Bistami 173, Al Nuri 177, Junaid 188, Sumnun 192,Mansur alHallaj 198, Ibn Ata 259, Shibli 264, AlMaarri 274,Ibn Sina 325, AlGhazzali 330, Gilani 336, Abu Madyam 341, Suhrawadi 350, Ibn alFarid 360, Ibn Arabi 383, AlBusiri 420,AlShushtari 448, Jili 454, Aishah alBauniyah 463,Ahmed Shawqi 534.Large Print (16pt) Large Format (8" x 10") Edition. Format Paperback 7" x 10" Pages 521. Comments on Paul Smiths Translation of Hafizs Divan. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafizs Divan off by heart."Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning... | Paul Smith ISLAMIC MYSTICISM OR 'SUFISM' IN ARABIC POETRY Hazrat 'Ali - Ahmed