رسائل الشيخ أحمد بن علوان The Epistles of Ahmad b. Alwan
تاريخ النشر: 01/01/2022
الناشر: دار دجلة ناشرون وموزعون
مدة التأمين: يتوفر عادة في غضون أسبوعين
نبذة الناشر:The reason behind writing this book is a discovery of a manuscript in the form of an epistle entitled "The Appropriate Answers to the Outstanding Questions" (al-Ajviba al-lã'ga 'alã al-as ila al-faiga) written by perhaps the greatest religious and mystical thinker of pre-modern Yemen, Ahmad b.
'Alwan (d. 665/1266) who lived ...during the period of Yemen's momentous transition from the rule of the Egyptian Ayyubid dynasty (569-626/1173-
1228)" to that of their Rasulid lieutenants (626-858/1228-1454)2).
This epistle has never been published in its original form in Arabic. I have seized the opportunity to add this epistle to the other edited epistles by Ahmad b.
*Alwän and present all of them in a parallel English-Arabic translation as we shall see shortly.
As a renowned scholar and mystical visionary, Ibn
'Alwan's interactions with the ruling elites of both dynasties were marked by tension and ambiguity. Their representatives held him in high regard and listened carefully to his advice and admonitions, yet they resented his critique of their governance.) Ibn 'Alwan's contribution to the development of Islamic mysticism, theology, and spirituality in Yemen was wide-ranging and varied.
He left behind a substantial body of writings on various aspects of Islamic mysticism, theology, law, and Qur'an exegesis, and he was also an accomplished mystical poet. His poems have continued to enjoy great popularity among Yemeni Muslims up to the present day. Although Ibn
'Alwän died seven and a half centuries ago, his Tomb remains the object of a colorful annual pilgrimage attended by hundreds of visitors from far and wide. This fact alone serves as the best testimony of his continual relevance to the lives and aspirations of all in Yemen, from the rural peasant to the urban intellectual . إقرأ المزيد