Where the Two Seas Meet Al-Khidr and Moses-The Qur'anic Story of Al-Khidr and Moses in Sufi Commentaries As a Model for Spiritual Guidance

Name: Where the Two Seas Meet Al-Khidr and Moses-The Qur'anic Story of Al-Khidr and Moses in Sufi Commentaries As a Model for Spiritual Guidance
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ISBN: 9781891785900

ISBN-10: 1891785907

ISBN-13: 9781891785900

Edition: 2013

Authors: H. Talat Halman

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Examining how three medieval Sufi Qur’an commentators explained the story of Moses' journey with al-Khidr, this volume conveys different teachings about the path of Sufism and the nature of spiritual authority. These commentaries, presented here in translation for the first time, discuss essential themes of Sufism as written by practicing Sufi masters. As they reflect on both the social and psychological dimensions of the master-disciple relationship in Sufism and distinguish between the instructing master (shaykh al-ta’lim) and the mentoring master (shaykh al-suhba), a comparison is also made between the Sufi interpretation of death, immortality, compassion, and inner knowledge and…

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List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Fons Vitae of Kentucky, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 540
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Foreword by Bruce B. Lawrence


Acknowledgments


The Qur'anic Narrative of Moses and al-Khidr (18:60-82)


Introduction: Al-Khidr-Mediator, Interpreter, and Mentor



Interpreting the Master-disciple Relationship: Al-Khidr, the Mentor of Moses



Al-Khidr in the Qur'an, Hadith, and Sufi Tafsirs



Three Medieval Sufi Tafsirs on the Story of al-Khidr and Moses



Intertextuality among Sufi Tafsirs: Companionship, Training, and Knowledge



Al-Khidr in the Lives of Sufi Saints: Mirror and Model of the Master in Sufi Hagiography and Literature



Alexander s Quest for the Water of Eternal Life: Al-Khidr, Alexander the Great, and Saint George in Muslim Tradition



Adab and Suhba-God is Found through I-and-Thou


For the Journey One Needs a Companion


Bibliography


Index