The 午夜剧场 is pleased to announce the publication of Sufi Master and 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 Scholar: Abu鈥檒-Qasim al-Qushayri and the 尝补迟补鈥檌蹿 al-isharat by Martin Nguyen. This volume, the eighth in the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍ic Studies Series, examines the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍ic commentary (tafsir) entitled, 尝补迟补鈥檌蹿 al-isharat (Subtleties of the Subtleties), written by Abu鈥檒-Qasim al-Qushayri, a scholar from Nishapur (KhorasanThe northeastern region of early Islamic Persia, immediately south of Transoxania and west of Badakhshan.) who lived in the 11th Century CE. Sufi Master and 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍聽Scholar is the first extensive study in English of the 尝补迟补鈥檌蹿 al-isharat and provides the first detailed biography of Qushayri鈥檚 life.
Qushayri has long been recognised as an important Sufi intellectual. Martin Nguyen, however, demonstrates that while Qushayri鈥檚 Sufism is indeed fundamental to his thought, this Persian scholar can be better understood by analysing the multiple fields of knowledge with which he engaged. Thus, he was not only a Sufi but also a 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍Muslims believe that the Holy 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 contains divine revelations to the Prophet Muhammed received in Mecca and Medina over a period of 23 years in the early 7th century CE. More commentator, a Shafi鈥榠 jurist, an 鈥楢shari theologian and a hadith聽scholar. The book covers these wide-ranging traditions and demonstrates the importance of the 尝补迟补鈥檌蹿 for understanding both Qushayri鈥檚 thought and his intellectual and religious context.
This volume also examines Qushayri鈥檚 hermeneutical methods, his use of hadith,聽parallels with other exegetical traditions, and the tafsir鈥檚 legal and theological content. It culminates with an analysis of Qushayri鈥檚 mystical exegesis of the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍, focusing on the theological discussions of miracles and the identity of the 鈥淔riends of God鈥 (Awliya鈥 Allah).
Sufi Master and 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 Scholar: Abu鈥檒-Qasim al-Qushayri and the 尝补迟补鈥檌蹿 al-isharat by Martin Nguyen would appeal to scholars and students of both Sufism and 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍ic exegesis.
Related Pages on the 午夜剧场 Website:
- Publication Content: An Anthology of 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍ic Commentaries – Volume I: On the Nature of the Divine
- Publication Content: Sufi Hermeneutics: The 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 Commentary of Rashid al-Din Maybudi
