Focused on A%mad Ibn Aj+ba an eighteenth-century Moroccan Sufi scholar renowned for his contribution to Sufi Qurnic exegesis this book engages critically with his theory of divine love to elucidate his impact on the wider field of Qurnic scholarship.
The principal source of analysis is Ibn Aj+bas Oceanic Exegesis of the Qurn which connected theoretical works on the concept of divine love to their practical application, a breakthrough in Sufi literature. Close analysis of this text is supplemented by a comparative approach focusing on several other eminent Sufi commentaries, including those of Abk al-Qsim al-Qushayr+ and Rkzbihn Baql+ Sh+rz+. This comparative approach situates Ibn Aj+bas thought in theological and historical perspective, engaging with his mystical approach which integrates his theory of divine love with other Sufi doctrines in an accessible manner. This approach, it is argued, left an indelible impact on future generations of Qurnic exegetes within North Africa and across the Islamic world.
The book will prove an important resource for academic researchers who wish to explore the vast intellectual heritage that Ibn Aj+ba left, as well as to those interested in Sufi literature and Islamic theology in general.
Introduction 1. A%mad Ibn Aj+ba (d.1224/1809): Life and Times 2. The Methodology of Ibn Aj+bas Qurnic Commentary 3. The Paradigm of Love in A%mad Ibn Aj+bas Qurnic Commentary 4. Love and Sin 5. Love and Gnosis 6. Love and the Unity of Being Conclusion
Focused on A%mad Ibn Aj+ba an eighteenth-century Moroccan Sufi scholar renowned for his contribution to Sufi Qurnic exegesis this book engages critically with his theory of divine love to elucidate his impact on the wider field of Qurnic scholarship.
Omneya Ayad is lC–
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