Sufi poetry

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Week 2: Hajji Bayram and the early Ottoman tradition	The early Ottoman tradition of Sufism constituted a remarkable flowering. In order to understand the poetic tradition of the Ottomans, especially...	Sufi poetry, Sufi orders, Sufism, Hajji Bayram, Ottoman Empire	view
A Ghazal by ʿAttar	This love-poem (ghazal) by ʿAttar combines several metaphors for the burning power of annihilation (fana') that are common in his work: the moth...	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry	view
The Diwan of Ibn 'Arabi	This is a brief introduction by Stephen Hirtenstein to the huge collection of poetry which Ibn 'Arabi wrote - not only the printed (Bulaq) edition...	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry, Ibn 'Arabi	view
Yunus Emre: selected poems	A selection of seven poems by Yunus Emre in translation.	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry	view
Baba Farid: poems	There are several poems attributed to Baba Farid, in Persian and Punjabi. This is a selection from various sources and translators.	Farid, Chishti, Sufi poetry	view
Hafiz poems 1	This selection of two poems by Hafiz contrasts the different translation styles that have been used by recent translators to render his poems into...	Hafez, Hafiz, Islamic Mystical Poetry, Sufism, Sufi poetry	view
Nizami extracts	Three extracts from Nizami's works, in Englsh translation, for study and discussion.	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry	view
Awhad al-Din Kirmani	A talk by Jane Clark, inroducing the poet Kirmani's life and times and the form of the queatrain for which he was famous.	Kirmani, Sufi poetry, Islamic mysticism	view
A poem on Love by Ibn 'Arabi	A poem with commentary by In 'Arabi from his Diwan, translated by Stephen Hirtenstein.	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry, Ibn 'Arabi	view
'Iraqi: Sufi views of Love	A selection of important discussion about love, focusing on the Konya school that studied and carried on Ibn 'Arabi's teachings: extracts from...	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry	view

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