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Ranks of the Divine Seekers
A Parallel English-Arabic Text. Volume 2
Series: - Ranks of the Divine Seekers, Volume: 14.2
- Islamic Translation Series, Volume: 14.2
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Winner of the 2021 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding (category: translation from Arabic into English)
This is an unabridged, annotated, translation of the great Damascene savant and saint Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyaâs (d. 751/1350) MadÄrij al-SÄlikÄ«n. Conceived as a critical commentary on an earlier Sufi classic by the great Hanbalite scholar AbÅ« IsmÄÊ¿Ä«l of Herat, MadÄrij aims to rejuvenate Sufismâs Qurʾanic foundations. The original work was a key text for the Sufi initiates, composed in terse, rhyming prose as a masterâs instruction to the aspiring seeker on the path to God, in a journey of a hundred stations whose ultimate purpose was to be lost to oneâs self (fanÄʾ) and subsist (baqÄʾ) in God. The translator, Ovamir (Ê¿Uwaymir) Anjum, provides an extensive introduction and annotation to this English-Arabic face-to-face presentation of this masterpiece of Islamic psychology.
This is an unabridged, annotated, translation of the great Damascene savant and saint Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyaâs (d. 751/1350) MadÄrij al-SÄlikÄ«n. Conceived as a critical commentary on an earlier Sufi classic by the great Hanbalite scholar AbÅ« IsmÄÊ¿Ä«l of Herat, MadÄrij aims to rejuvenate Sufismâs Qurʾanic foundations. The original work was a key text for the Sufi initiates, composed in terse, rhyming prose as a masterâs instruction to the aspiring seeker on the path to God, in a journey of a hundred stations whose ultimate purpose was to be lost to oneâs self (fanÄʾ) and subsist (baqÄʾ) in God. The translator, Ovamir (Ê¿Uwaymir) Anjum, provides an extensive introduction and annotation to this English-Arabic face-to-face presentation of this masterpiece of Islamic psychology.
Ovamir Anjum, Ph.D. (2008), University of Wisconsin-Madison, is Professor and Imam Khattab Endowed Chair of Islamic Studies at the University of Toledo. His publications include numerous articles and a monograph Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought (Cambridge University Press, 2012).
Winner of the 2021 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding (category: translation from Arabic into English)
5 The Station of Oft-Returning
â1âReform
â2âFulfillment
â3âState
6 The Station of Remembrance
â1âConditions of Benefitting from Admonition
â2âContemplating the Qurʾan
â3âFive Things that Corrupt the Heart
â4âEndless Desires for Worldly Things
â5âAttachment to Things Other Than God
â6âGluttony
â7âSloth
7 The Station of Holding Fast
â1âThe Meaning of Holding Fast
â2âThe Holding Fast of the Elite
8 The Station of Fleeing
â1âFleeing from the Ego
â2âFleeing from All Other Than the Truth
9 The Station of Disciplining
â1âThe Disciplining of the Elite of the Elite]
10 The Station of Listening
â1âAgainst Music
â2âThe Prohibition of Singing and Music
â3âThe Arguments of Those Who Permit Singing
â4âFirst Principle: Scripture is the Judge of Mystical Knowledge
â5âSecond Principle: All Disagreements Are Judged by Scripture
â6âThird Principle: The Weighing of Harm and Benefit
â7âSpiritual Taste
â8âLevels of Audition
â9âThe Audition of the Elite
â10âThe Audition of the Elite of the Elite
11 The Station of Grief
â1âLevels of Grief
12 The Station of Fear
â1âKinds of Fear
â2âFear of Self-deception
â2âBalancing Fear and Hope
13 The Station of Trembling
14 The Station of Humility
â1âPutting Out The Fire of Ego
â2âRecognizing the Lesions of Oneâs Soul and Deeds
â3âThe Third Level
â4âHumility and Attentiveness in Prayers
15 The Station of Meekness
â1âBeing Blind to Peopleâs Opinions
16 The Station of Renunciation
â1âIs Renunciation Possible in These Times?
â2âParting from All Longings
â3âRenunciation of Renunciation
17 The Station of Scrupulousness
â1âLevels of Scrupulousness
â2âThe Web of Divine Stations
18 The Station of Devotion
19 The Station of Hope
â1âThe Excellence of Hope
â2âLevels of Hope
20 The Station of Desire
21 The Station of Shepherding
â1âLevels of Shepherding
â2âShepherding of Time
22 The Station of Watchfulness
â1âRanks of Watchfulness
â2âWatchfulness of the Elite of the Elite
23 The Station of Venerating Godâs Prohibitions
â1âIs God Worshipped for Fear of the Fire and Love for the Garden?
â2âConditions of Displaying Oneâs Good Deeds
â3âVenerating Scripture on Divine Attributes
â4âProtecting the Divine Opening
24 The Station of Purification
â1âLevels of Purification
â2âThe Second Level
â2âPurification and Truthfulness
25 The Station of Refinement and Correction
â1âSecond Level
â2âThird Level
26 The Station of Standing Firm
â1âExclusivity
â2âThe Soul of All States
â3âLevels of Steadfastness
â4âThe Second Level
â5âThe Third Level
27 The Station of Trusting Reliance
â1âMeaning of Tawakkul
â2âLevels of Reliance
â3âThe Level of Joyful Contentment
â4âSeparating Relegation from Inaction and Negligence
â5âRelating Reliance in God to the Beautiful Divine Names
â6âLimiting Reliance to Unworthy Pursuits
â7âReturning to al-HarawÄ« on Trusting Reliance
â8âThe First Level according to al-HarawÄ«
â9âThe Blemish of Asking of Creation
â10âThird Level
28 The Station of Relegation
â1âSecond Level
â2âThird Level
29 The Station of Trust in God
â1âFirst Level
â2âSecond Level
â3âThird Level
30 The Station of Submission
â1âThe Defects of Submission
â2âSecond Level
31 The Station of Patience
â1âThe Literal Meaning
â2âKinds of Patience
â3âPatience according to al-HarawÄ«
â4âFirst Level
â5âThird Level
â6âPatience and God
32 The Station of Joyful Contentment
â1âContentment versus Patience in Suffering
â2âContentment and Tranquility
â3âThree Levels of Contentment
â4âThe Three Conditions of Contentment
â5âSecond Level
â6âDifferentiating Normative and Ontological Commands
â7âGodâs Wisdom in Creating the Devil
â8âSixty-Two Virtues of Contentment and Indifference to Pleasure and Pain
â9âReturning to al-HarawÄ«
â10âThird Level
Index
â1âReform
â2âFulfillment
â3âState
6 The Station of Remembrance
â1âConditions of Benefitting from Admonition
â2âContemplating the Qurʾan
â3âFive Things that Corrupt the Heart
â4âEndless Desires for Worldly Things
â5âAttachment to Things Other Than God
â6âGluttony
â7âSloth
7 The Station of Holding Fast
â1âThe Meaning of Holding Fast
â2âThe Holding Fast of the Elite
8 The Station of Fleeing
â1âFleeing from the Ego
â2âFleeing from All Other Than the Truth
9 The Station of Disciplining
â1âThe Disciplining of the Elite of the Elite]
10 The Station of Listening
â1âAgainst Music
â2âThe Prohibition of Singing and Music
â3âThe Arguments of Those Who Permit Singing
â4âFirst Principle: Scripture is the Judge of Mystical Knowledge
â5âSecond Principle: All Disagreements Are Judged by Scripture
â6âThird Principle: The Weighing of Harm and Benefit
â7âSpiritual Taste
â8âLevels of Audition
â9âThe Audition of the Elite
â10âThe Audition of the Elite of the Elite
11 The Station of Grief
â1âLevels of Grief
12 The Station of Fear
â1âKinds of Fear
â2âFear of Self-deception
â2âBalancing Fear and Hope
13 The Station of Trembling
14 The Station of Humility
â1âPutting Out The Fire of Ego
â2âRecognizing the Lesions of Oneâs Soul and Deeds
â3âThe Third Level
â4âHumility and Attentiveness in Prayers
15 The Station of Meekness
â1âBeing Blind to Peopleâs Opinions
16 The Station of Renunciation
â1âIs Renunciation Possible in These Times?
â2âParting from All Longings
â3âRenunciation of Renunciation
17 The Station of Scrupulousness
â1âLevels of Scrupulousness
â2âThe Web of Divine Stations
18 The Station of Devotion
19 The Station of Hope
â1âThe Excellence of Hope
â2âLevels of Hope
20 The Station of Desire
21 The Station of Shepherding
â1âLevels of Shepherding
â2âShepherding of Time
22 The Station of Watchfulness
â1âRanks of Watchfulness
â2âWatchfulness of the Elite of the Elite
23 The Station of Venerating Godâs Prohibitions
â1âIs God Worshipped for Fear of the Fire and Love for the Garden?
â2âConditions of Displaying Oneâs Good Deeds
â3âVenerating Scripture on Divine Attributes
â4âProtecting the Divine Opening
24 The Station of Purification
â1âLevels of Purification
â2âThe Second Level
â2âPurification and Truthfulness
25 The Station of Refinement and Correction
â1âSecond Level
â2âThird Level
26 The Station of Standing Firm
â1âExclusivity
â2âThe Soul of All States
â3âLevels of Steadfastness
â4âThe Second Level
â5âThe Third Level
27 The Station of Trusting Reliance
â1âMeaning of Tawakkul
â2âLevels of Reliance
â3âThe Level of Joyful Contentment
â4âSeparating Relegation from Inaction and Negligence
â5âRelating Reliance in God to the Beautiful Divine Names
â6âLimiting Reliance to Unworthy Pursuits
â7âReturning to al-HarawÄ« on Trusting Reliance
â8âThe First Level according to al-HarawÄ«
â9âThe Blemish of Asking of Creation
â10âThird Level
28 The Station of Relegation
â1âSecond Level
â2âThird Level
29 The Station of Trust in God
â1âFirst Level
â2âSecond Level
â3âThird Level
30 The Station of Submission
â1âThe Defects of Submission
â2âSecond Level
31 The Station of Patience
â1âThe Literal Meaning
â2âKinds of Patience
â3âPatience according to al-HarawÄ«
â4âFirst Level
â5âThird Level
â6âPatience and God
32 The Station of Joyful Contentment
â1âContentment versus Patience in Suffering
â2âContentment and Tranquility
â3âThree Levels of Contentment
â4âThe Three Conditions of Contentment
â5âSecond Level
â6âDifferentiating Normative and Ontological Commands
â7âGodâs Wisdom in Creating the Devil
â8âSixty-Two Virtues of Contentment and Indifference to Pleasure and Pain
â9âReturning to al-HarawÄ«
â10âThird Level
Index
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