Ibn ʻAbbad of Ronda : letters on the Sufi path / translation and introduction by John Renard ; preface by Annemarie B. Schimmel

Description: Writing from the small Moroccan town of Sale to friends in the capital city of Fes, Ibn 'Abbad composed numerous letters of spiritual direction that spoke to the concrete problems of his devotees. A selection of these letters, written between 1365 and 1375, is included here.

In the preface to this volume, Professor Annemarie B. Schimmel describes Ibn 'Abbad's appeal for today: "He has not been surrounded by miracle stories and legends, as have so many other Sufis...We rather find Ibn 'Abba a quiet friend in whom we can trust, a man who does not dazzle us with flashes of glorious ideas or confuse us with theosophical highfalutin...but rather waits until we come and listen to him and thus slowly understand his deep responsibility for the spiritual well-being of his readers."

Table of Contents: Introduction
Letters on the Sufi Path --

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