Sufi Hermeneutics: The Qur'an Commentary of Rash?d Al-D?n Maybud? by Annabel Kee

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The author explores the interplay between scriptural exegesis and mystical doctrine in a twelfth-century Sufi commentary on the Qur'an. Previously little-known outside the Persian-speaking world, it is increasingly recognized as a key work in the development of Sufi Qur'anic interpretation.

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This is the first major study in a Western language of Rashid al-Din Maybudi's Persian commentary on the Qur'an Kashf al-asrar wa 'uddat al-abrar (Unveiling of Mysteries and Provision of the Righteous). Annabel Keeler explores the interplay between scriptural exegesis and mystical doctrine in a twelfth-century Sufi commentary on the Qur'an. Previously little-known outside the Persian-speaking world, it is increasingly recognized as a key work in the development of Sufi Qur'anic interpretation. This volume provides invaluable background for anyone wanting to gain a deeper understanding of Persian mystical poetry and prose, and other major works of Sufi literature.

Author Biography

Annabel Keeler is an Affiliated Researcher at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and a Research Associate of Wolfson College, both at the University of Cambridge. Her research interests include Sufi exegesis, early to 'classical' Islamic mysticism, Persian literature and prophetology. As well as being the author of Sufi Hermeneutics: The Qur'an Commentary of Rashd al-Dn Maybud (Oxford, 2006), she is co-translator of the commentary of Sahl al-Tustar, under the title Tafsr al-Tustar (Kentucky, 2011) and co-editor of The Spirit and the Letter: Approaches to the Esoteric Interpretation of the Qur'an (Oxford, 2016).

Table of Contents

Gerhard Bowering: ForewordNote on transliterationIntroductionPart I: Hermeneutics1. The Hermeneutics of the Kashf al-asrar2. The Hermeneutics of Mystical CommentaryPart II: Mystical Doctrine3. The Development of Love Mysticism in Khurasan4. God and the Creation5. Aspects of Spiritual Guidance6. Mystical Theology and the Way of LovePart III: Maybudi's Mystical Interpretation of the Stories of the Prophets7. Prolegomenon: Prophets in the Qur'an and in Sufi Exegesis8. The Story of Abraham9. The Story of Moses10. The Story of JosephConclusionBibliographyIndex of Qur'anic citationsIndex

Long Description

This is the first major study in a Western language of Rashid al-Din Maybudi's Persian commentary on the Qur'an Kashf al-asrar wa 'uddat al-abrar (Unveiling of Mysteries and Provision of the Righteous). Annabel Keeler explores the interplay between scriptural exegesis and mystical doctrine in a twelfth-century Sufi commentary on the Qur'an. Previously little-known outside the Persian-speaking world, it is increasingly recognized as a key work in thedevelopment of Sufi Qur'anic interpretation. This volume provides invaluable background for anyone wanting to gain a deeper understanding of Persian mystical poetry and prose, and other major works of Sufi literature.

Details ISBN0198814704 Author Annabel Keeler Series Qur'anic Studies Series Language English Year 2017 ISBN-10 0198814704 ISBN-13 9780198814702 Format Paperback Publisher Oxford University Press Pages 414 Publication Date 2017-10-12 Short Title Sufi Hermeneutics DEWEY 297.122601 UK Release Date 2017-10-12 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2017-10-12 NZ Release Date 2017-10-12 Translator A.J. Krailsheimer Birth 1760 Death 1844 Affiliation former tutor in French, Christ Church, Oxford Position former tutor in French Qualifications OBE Subtitle The Qur'an Commentary of Rashd Al-Dn Maybud Alternative 9780199214785 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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