Letters of a Sufi scholar : : the correspondence of ʻAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī (1641-1731) / / by Samer Akkach.

• Author: Akkach, Samer.
• TeilnehmendeR: Nābulusī, ʻAbd al-Ghanī ibn Ismāʻīl, 1641-1731.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic History and Civilization 74.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (560 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; The Letters Of The Wasā’IL /; Places, Towns, And Correspondents /; Content And Significance /; Bibliography /; Index /; Arabic Version /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1282602411; 9786612602412; 9047424336
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Samer Akkach.

As a leading Muslim thinker, ‘Abd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī of Damascus creatively engaged with the social, religious, and intellectual challenges that emerged during the early modern period in which he lived. Yet, at a time of high anti-mystical fervour, his Sufi-inspired views faced strong local antipathy. Through extensive correspondence, presented here for the first time, ‘Abd al-Ghanī projected his ideas and teachings beyond the parochial boundaries of Damascus, and was thus able to assert his authority at a wider regional level. The letters he himself selected, compiled, and titled shed fresh lights on the religious and intellectual exchanges among scholars in the eastern Ottoman provinces, revealing a dynamic and rigorous image of Islam, one that is profoundly inspired by humility, tolerance, and love. http://tntypography.com/brill.html