‘Abdurraḥman b. Yūsuf al-Lijā‘ī and the Critical Edition Taḥqīq of His Work Titled Shaemā‘il al-Khuṣūṣ’s
The importance of Ṣūfī culture within the Islamic tradition of thought is self-evident. The Ṣūfi lifestyle is one of the most important religious-cultural elements in all lands where Muslims live. In this context, the reflections Ṣūfī culture and life in Maghrib date back as far as the Muslim conque...
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| Language: | Arabic |
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İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Tasavvuf İlmi ve Akademik Araştırma Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1481204 |
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| Summary: | The importance of Ṣūfī culture within the Islamic tradition of thought is self-evident. The Ṣūfi lifestyle is one of the most important religious-cultural elements in all lands where Muslims live. In this context, the reflections Ṣūfī culture and life in Maghrib date back as far as the Muslim conquest of this vast area. Ṣūfism contributed greatly to the spread of the religion of Islam, especially in the region of al-Maghrib and in North Africa in general.The author of the work, which constitutes the subject matter of our article, ‘Abdurraḥman b. Yūsuf al-Lijā‘ī lived in al-Maghrib during the heyday of the Almohad State between the last quarter of the 12th century and the first quarter of the 13th century. However, Lijā‘ī and his works have remained almost unknown among the scholarly circles until recently. Dībājī was the first researcher to introduce Lijā‘ī to today's world. Dībājī published the critical edition (taḥqīq) of Lijā‘ī's Qutb al-‘Ārifīn and Shams al-Qulūb. At the begining of these publications, he gives concise information about Lijā‘ī's life. Based on these two works and other manuscripts of Lijā‘ī, we tried to present stance concerning Ṣūfism in our book “Mağripli Sûfî”.The fact that Lijā‘ī lived in a period during which the Ṣūfī Orders emerged by the end of the so-called taṣawwuf period made him an important figure in shaping the Ṣūfī thought. Each study to be conducted on the examination of their ideas as of the period they lived would shed light on the Ṣūfi thoughts and practices developed especially in al-Maghrib and in North Africa in general.In that vein, we have presented a piece concise information about Lijā‘ī's life and his works in this study. The main theme of our study is Lijā‘ī's work titled Shaemā‘il al-Khuṣūṣ. In the related section, three copies of the aforementioned manuscript have been analyzed and edited critically (taḥqīq). We believe that this critical edition (taḥqīq) will make a small contribution to scholars who will conduct in-depth research on North African geography. |
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| ISSN: | 1302-3543 |