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Muhammad's Ascension in Muslim Spain

By Colby, Frederick S.

Muhammad's Ascension in Muslim Spain Philosophy

Muhammad's Ascension in Muslim Spain

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A survey of the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian debates and mystical discussions about Muhammad's heavenly journey that took place in early medieval Spain.This book demonstrates how Muhammad's heavenly journey, as discussed throughout the eleventh and twelfth centuries in the western Mediterranean, was the site both of polemical religious debates and of a rich and varied tradition of mystical commentary. Out of these fertile contexts sprang two very influential sets of ascension discourses: First, the growth of the "Perfect and Complete" version of the Islamic ascension tale that spread throughout the Muslim world; second, the complex and multidimensional mystical interpretations of Muhammad's journey by one of the most famous Sufis of all time, the "Grand Master" Muhyi al-Din Ibn 'Arabi (d. 1240 CE). This work surveys key sources of this Andalusi contemplative tradition and also includes a complete translation of one of its very earliest written texts, preserved in a unique fragmentary Arabic manuscript, making this important historical document accessible to scholars, students, and general audiences alike for the very first time.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
180
Release Date:
2025-08-02
Publication Date:
2025-08-02
Publisher:
SUNY Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798855800753
Weight:
270 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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