Author: | A.J. Arberry | ISBN: | 9781134538461 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 18, 2013 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | A.J. Arberry |
ISBN: | 9781134538461 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | October 18, 2013 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
Originally published in 1969.
This volume was composed by an eminent Sufi mystic whilst in prison in Baghdad, awaiting execution, in a vain attempt to overthrow his sentence; he was put to death in AD 1311 at the age of 33. This apologia is a document of great poignancy, composed in most elegant Arabic and translated with the customary skill and elegance for which A J Arberry became so well-known.
Originally published in 1969.
This volume was composed by an eminent Sufi mystic whilst in prison in Baghdad, awaiting execution, in a vain attempt to overthrow his sentence; he was put to death in AD 1311 at the age of 33. This apologia is a document of great poignancy, composed in most elegant Arabic and translated with the customary skill and elegance for which A J Arberry became so well-known.