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Written in 4371045, alqushayri s epistle on sufism has served as a primary textbook for many generations of sufi novices down to the present. The writer described the life of many sufis and replied to the critics. Imam qushairi was a great sufi and scholar of islam. Ibrahim dhulnun almisri was born in the upper egyptian district of akhmim the famous panopolis of late antiquity in approximately 175791. The author of the epistle on sufism, abu lqasim alqushayri 3769864651074. I have included a bit of the introduction by hamid algar to give you an idea of the importance of the work and the author. The book musnad imam zayd ibn e ali pdf is a beautiful gift for all muslims. This book risala qushayriya urdu pdf is a beautiful gift for those who want to know sufism. Lqasim al qushayri 403 822 the celebrated female mystic from basra, who figures prominently in the sufi lore. Full text of qushayri risala see other formats alqushayris epistle on sufism abu mqasim al qushayri al risala alqushayriyya ffiilm altasaxvwuf translated by professor alexander d.
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Lataif alisharat subtle allusions volume vi fons vitae. Abd alkarim ibn huzan abu alqasim alqushayri alnaysaburi also kushayri was an arab. This book is the compilation of the hadith of rasool allah saw. Born in medina in 642, hasan belonged to the second.
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