{"product_id":"earlysufiwomen","title":"Early Sufi Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs-Sulami, Rkia Elaroui Cornell (tr.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781887752060 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is a translation of the long-lost \u003cem\u003eDhikr an-Niswat al-muta 'abbidat as-sufiyyat\u003c\/em\u003e, the influential work on Sufi women saints by Abu Abd ar-Rahman as-Sulami (d 1021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs-Sulami, the great systematizer of Sufi doctrine and author of the famous Tabaqat as-Sufiyya (Categories of the Sufis), originally wrote this work as an appendix to his Tabaqat, which only includes hagiographical notices on male saints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeparated from the original work soon after as-Sulami's death, the Book of Sufi Women was thought lost until 1991, when a unique manuscript of the work was found in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The present translation was made directly from the Riyadh manuscript, which dates to the year 1084, only sixty-three years after the death of as-Sulami himself. This makes it one of the earliest manuscripts of as-Sulami's works in existence and the earliest work on Sufi women to appear in the Islamic hagiographical tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work contains notices on eighty-four women and provides a picture of independent female spirituality in Islam that calls into question many long-held myths about the status of women in the Muslim world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Not only does Sufi spirituality possess a marked feminine dimension, but throughout the centuries numerous women in different areas of the Islamic world have participated in the spiritual teachings of Sufism. This classical work of as-Sulami is a precious testament to the role of women in the Sufi tradition in the past and to female spirituality in Islam in general.\" – Seyyed Hossein Nasr, George Washington University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fons Vitae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4667063500835,"sku":"9781887752060","price":58.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_9464.jpg?v=1729502186","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/earlysufiwomen","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}