The Life, Personality and Writings of Al-Junayd
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9789675062940
Description: Al-Junayd (d. circa 910) was one of the most significant figures of the formative period of Islamic mysticism in the ninth century, when Sufis were condemned as 'heretics'. This rare study of the Sufi master is divided into three parts, the first containing an account of his life and works. In the second part, his doctrines on Tawhid (Unity of God), Mithaq (Divine Covenant), Fana (Dissolution in the Divine Presence), and Sahw (Mystical Sobriety) are discussed. The third part has a translation of his 'Letters', or Rasa'il.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I: The Life, Personality and Writings of al-Junayd; title: I Al-Junayd’s Early Life and Education; title: II Junayd’s Mystical Sources; title: III The Mystical School of Baghdād; title: IV The Personality of al-Junayd; title: V The Writings of al-Junayd; title: Part II: The Doctrine of al-Junayd; title: Introduction; title: VI The Doctrine of Unification; title: VII The Theory of Mīthāq; title: VIII The Theory of Fanā’; title: IX The Doctrine of Sobriety, Ṣaḥw; title: X The Knowledge of God (Ma‘rifa); title: XI Al-Junayd and Plotinus; title: Bibliography; title: Translation; title: Part III: The Rasa’il of al-Junayd; title: Index