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The Feats of the Knowers of God
(ManÄqeb al-'ÄrefÄ«n)
Series: - Islamic History and Civilization, Volume: 43
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This is a 14th-century biography of the famous Persian mystic poet and âKnower of Godâ, JalÄl al-DÄ«n-e RÅ«mÄ«, in the form of a large compendium of Sufi-style teaching stories. It was commissioned by a grandson about fifty years after RÅ«mÄ«âs death. The author-compiler, AflÄkÄ«, includes chapters on BahÄâ-e Valad (RÅ«mÄ«âs father), Shams al-DÄ«n-e TabrÄ«zÄ« (RÅ«mÄ«âs great love), SoltÌ£Än Valad and AmÄ«r âÄref (RÅ«mÄ«âs son and grandson), and other transmitters of the spiritual Heritage of the MowlavÄ« dervish order. The protagonists are portrayed as performing miracles and confronting critics and rivals. Circumstantial detail abounds, thus providing one of our few windows onto social and political life during the SaljÅ«q and Mongol period in Asia Minor. The translation has an extensive index of persons and concepts to assist readers and students.
John O'Kane, B.A. (1963) in Classics, Princeton University, is an independent scholar. His translations include The Secrets of God's Mystical Oneness (Mazda, 1992), and Fritz Meier, Essays on Islamic Piety and Mysticism (Brill, 1999).
All those interested in JalÄl Al-DÄ«n-e RÅ«mÄ«, and students of SufÌ£ism, Islamic civilization and literature. The work describes a wide range of religious practices in everyday life and the ideas current among dervishes, spiritual guides and sufi preachers in the 13th and 14th centuries.