Jean-Louis Michon was born in France and has a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the Sorbonne. He practiced as an architect in Switzerland and traveled widely. Ibn ‘Ajiba, an 18th-century Moroccan saint in the Darqawi Sufi lineage, wrote his fahrasa or autobiography not for the pleasure of talking about himself, but “to. Esoteric Hermeneutic of Ibn ‘Ajiba. Faris Casewit. Abstract. In the Tafsīr (of Ibn Ajiba), an interesting parallel is drawn between the incredulous attitude of the.

Toryn Green added it Oct 21, Kufr as Denial of the Sufic Field of Knowledge. And you, O deniers of [the saints] of your age are [no different]. If the masses were to ask the murid to [renounce his ways] and revert to worldly preoccupations, let him say: As a child he developed a love of knowledge, memorizing the Qur’an and studying subjects ranging from Classical Arabic grammar, religious ethics, poetry, Qur’anic recitation and tafsir.

To see ajiva your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The denouement of these stories is always the ajiiba, the communities involved typically fail to heed the warning ajiha the messengers kathabat — the latter often becoming the subject of physical persecution— and finally comes the Divine punishment.

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The passage might even be described as a double-helix spiral as it were: The exegesis aiba the esoterists can only be appreciated by esoterists: David Le faucheur rated it it was amazing Aug 09, And, yet for some, an account, a life, to which they can relate in some strange and ethereal manner - a life that brings together so much of the mundane, religious and sublime.

Mandeep Singh marked it as to-read May 24, Nadeem marked it as to-read Nov 26, Hafz rated it it was amazing Mar 16, This paper will explore the hermeneutical reading of a 18 th th century Moroccan Sufi into this key notion. Ata A rated it it was amazing Apr 19, Really, It’s all in the vision of the beholder - what will you see?

Such a return seems far-fetched indeed! Very interesting insider’s view of a true sufi. He spent his entire life in and around Tetuan, and died of the plague in AH Propaganda disseminated in the urban areas was aimed at turning the public against the order. This order enjoyed an elite social status and wielded significant political clout. Asif rated it it was amazing Dec 19, University ajina California Press, Umar rated it it was amazing Jun 27, Among his Sufi counterparts in the Maghreb, he is one of the few to have bequeathed a large body of writings.

As a child he developed a love of knowledge, memorizing the Qur’an and studying subjects ranging from Classical Arabic grammarreligious ethics, poetryQur’anic recitation and tafsir. Want to Read Currently Reading Read.

This new English translatio Ibn ‘Ajiba wrote his “fahrasa,” or autobiography, not for the pleasure of talking about himself but “to celebrate God’s kindness.

For yet others, an insight into Maghrebi Sufism through one of its greatest exponents. Parvez marked it as to-read Oct 23, Ucu Saepurridwan marked it as to-read Jun 07, Maryam Kd rated it it was amazing Jan 21, Noushad Talap added it Feb 10, For, praised may He be! In other words, the basic practices of Sufi spirituality are rendered mandatory.

You have no valid ground for your beliefs unless you [truly] observe the Torah and the Gospel, and all that has been bestowed from on high upon you by your Sustainer! He is the author of a considerable number of works and a Fahrasa which provides interesting information concerning the intellectual center that Tetuan had become by the beginning of the 19th century.

The Autobiography (Fahrasa) of a Moroccan Soufi: Ahmad ibn ‘Ajiba (1747 - 1809)

Quotes from The Autobiography Defending the Socio-Cultural Space of Sufism. Raja marked it as to-read May 08, India Madisetti rated it liked it Sep 02, Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.

He is the author of around forty works and a Fahrasa which provides interesting information concerning the intellectual jbn that Tetuan had become by the beginning of the 19th century. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. They were freed after having been forced to abjure their Sufism in theory and to desist, in practice, from its rituals.

Esoteric Hermeneutic of Ibn ‘Ajiba

It was here that he was introduced to studies in the sciences, art, philosophy, law and Qur’anic exegesis in depth. European Science Foundation, John Morgan marked it as to-read May 30, This article about a Moroccan writer or poet is a stub.

University of North Carolina Press, Apr 19, Wayfarer rated it it was amazing Shelves: The narrative passages give an account of the coming of prophets bearing messages of reform from ajia in the face of moral degeneration.