The way of Abū Madyan
Subtitle: doctrinal and poetic works of Abū Madyan Shuʻayb ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Anṣārī (c. 509/1115-16-594/1198)
By: edited and translated with introduction and notes by Vincent J. Cornell.
Contributors: Cornell, Vincent J.
Series: Golden palm series
Publisher: Islamic Texts Society
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K
Language: eng; ara
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Sufism -- Early works to 1800
Work titles: Selections.
Description: This is the first English translation of works attributed to Abu Madyan, a seminal figure of Sufism in Muslim Spain and North Africa. The Arabic text accompanying the English translation also represents the first scholarly edition of these works in the original language. The variety of Abu Madyan's oeuvre, which includes doctrinal treatises, aphorisms, and poetical works in the ode, 'qasida', style, provides a unique opportunity for students of Arabic and Sufism, as well as the interested layman, to experience several of the most important genres of religious writing in the Islamic Middle Period. The Arabic texts have been extensively vocalised in order to aid the student. The work as a whole is well-suited for use as a reader for advanced level classes in the Arabic language.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text in Arabic with facing English translation.