{"product_id":"passionbeforememyfatebehindibnalfaridandthepoetryofrecollection","title":"Passion Before Me, My Fate Behind: Ibn al-Farid and the Poetry of Recollection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmil Homerin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 300 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781438439006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUmar Ibn al-Farid (1181–1235), author of two classic works, the Wine Ode and the Poem of the Sufi Way, is considered the greatest Sufi poet to write in Arabic. In this study, these and other poems by Umar Ibn al-Farid are considered within the context of Islamic mysticism, Arabic literature, and Sufi poetry. Th. Emil Homerin uncovers the literary and religious intent of these poems and their aesthetic and mystical content, showing them to be a type of meditative poetry. Indeed, Ibn al-Farid often alludes to the Sufi practice of “recollection,” or meditation on God, to evoke a view of existence in which the seeker may be transformed by an epiphany of love revealing an intimate relationship to the divine beloved. Homerin provides elegant translations and close readings of Ibn al-Farid’s poetry, highlighting the beauty of his verse, its moods, meanings, and significance within Islamic mysticism and Arabic poetry, where Ibn al-Farid is still known as the “Sultan of the Lovers.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. MYSTICAL IMPROVISATIONS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaster Poet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHomage to al-Mutanabbī\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTransformations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiddles \u0026amp; Rubā‘īyāt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. LOVE’S SECRETS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTryst\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove Talk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHymns of Devotion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSun and Full Moon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You Have Been Remembered”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. JOINED AT THE CROSSROADS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Changing Ode\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSacred Fire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn Aside at Tai\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoly Pilgrimage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Greetings from Su‘ād”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. THE BELOVED’S WINE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlood-Red Wine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Liberated Spirit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Intoxications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrunk by a Glance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmortal Wine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWine of the Covenant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. POEM OF THE SUFI WAY IN “T”-MAJOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Great Ode\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether Alone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShifting Guises\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove’s Sweet Season\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpirit and Matter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYesterday’s Tomorrow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManifest Sites\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShadow Play\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoet \u0026amp; Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovering Reality\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Masters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION: THE POETRY OF RECOLLECTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI but not “Me”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContent and Form\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning to End\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeditation and Recollection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SUNY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32985231851555,"sku":"9781438439006","price":59.4,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/f3238a76e1b7b231b9fd622452153874cd79cdf1.jpg?v=1608091601","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/passionbeforememyfatebehindibnalfaridandthepoetryofrecollection","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}