ʽAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī (d. 1143/1731)

The present volume is the first Reader ever dedicated to ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī's writings, one of the major intellectual figures of the late seventeenth- to early eighteenth-century Islamicate world. It follows a thematic structure, reflecting the multi-disciplinary character of his rich scholarly world and offering a glimpse into his theological, legal, and mystical thought. Each text by Nābulusī included in this volume appears with a general description of the work and a short introduction to the theme(s) discussed in the selected passages, followed by the Arabic original, and an annotated translation in English. Some chapters include texts that are first critical editions of hitherto unpublished works of Nābulusī, while many others are new editions of previously published texts. The Reader is a gateway not only to Nābulusī, but to his intellectual world and scholarship.Lejla Demiri, Samuela Pagani, Astrid Meier: Introduction

PART I: Metaphysics
Serkan Ince: Al-Qawl al-abyan fī sharh ʿ aqīdat Abī Madyan . 'The Clearest Word in Explaining Abū Madyan's Creed' - Samer Akkach: Dīwān al-dawāwīn wa-rayḥān al-rayāḥ īn fī tajalliyāt al-ḥaqq al-mubīn ʿ alā jamī ʿ anwā ʿ al-ṣubagh wa-l-talāwīn. ' The Anthology of Anthologies and Fragrance of Fragrances concerning the Real's Illuminating Disclosures through All Kinds of Modalities and Colourful Expressions' - Jawad Anwar Qureshi: Lum ʿ at al-nūr al-muḍiyya sharh al-abyāt al-sab ʿ a min al-Khamriyya al-Fāriḍiyya. 'The Flash of Radiating Light in Commenting on Seven Verses from the Fāriḍian Wine Ode' - Simone Dario Nardella: Kashf al-sirr al-ghāmid fī sharh Dīwān Ibn al-Fārid. 'Unveiling the Obscure Secret in ExplainingIbn al-Fāriḍ's Di ̄ wa ̄'

PART II: Prophethood
Blanca Villuendas Sabaté: Ta ʿṭ īr al-anām fī ta ʿ bīr al-manām . 'The Perfume of the Creation on Dream Interpretation' - Lejla Demiri: Jawāhir al-nuṣūṣ fī ḥall kalimāt al-Fuṣūṣ. ' The Jewels of Texts in Unravelling the Words of the Fuṣūṣ'

PART III: Law
Astrid Meier: Nihāyat al-murād fī sharh Hadiyyat Ibn al- ʿ Imād. ' The Ultimate Purpose of Commenting on the »Gift« ofIbn al-ʿImād' - Ralf Elger and Astrid Meier: Risālat al-Qawl al-mu ʿ tabar fī bayān al-naẓar. ' A Treatise on the Authoritative Position concerning the Clarification of the Gaze' - Samer Rashwani: Rukūb al-taqyīd fī wujūb al-taqlīd. 'Venturing an Account on the Duty of Imitation'

PART IV: Spiritual Practice
Muhammad Imran Khan: Takmi ̄ l al-nu ʿ ūt fi ̄ luzūm al-buyūt. 'Accomplishing Virtues by Confinement to Homes' - Lea Schlenker: Risāla fī ḥtirām al-khubz. ' Treatise on the Honouring of Bread' - Ralf Elger and Astrid Meier: Al-Istighfāra al-mubāraka. ' The Blessed Supplication for Seeking God's Forgiveness' - Lejla Demiri: Al-Khiṣ āl al- ʿ ashr al-maḥmūda allatī fī l-kalb wa-huwa shi ʿ ār al-ṣāliḥīn. ' The Ten Praiseworthy Qualities of Dogs that are the Distinguishing Marks of the Righteous People'

PART V: Travel
Björn Bentlage: Al-Ḥaḍra al-unsiyya fī l-rihla al-qudsiyya. ' The Intimate Presence on the Jerusalem Journey' - Gracia López Anguita : Al-Ḥaqīqa wa-l-majāz fī riḥlat Bilād al-Shām wa-Miṣr wa-l-Ḥijāz. 'Reality and Metaphor on the Voyage through the Lands of Syria, Egypt and the Ḥijāz'