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Type	Title	Description	Keywords	Full details
	'Attar booklist	A short bibliography of translations of 'Attar's work in English.	Sufi poetry, Islamic mysticism, Attar	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 Sadr al-din al-Qunawi (Ibn 'Arabi's stepson and heir), Sa'd al-din Farghani (Qunawi's student) and '...	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry	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
	Baba Farid: a life of poverty	Popularly known as Baba Farid, he is one of the distinguished medieval Muslim mystics in the Indian world, most revered in the Punjabi communities and sects of South Asia. In a book on prominent mystic poets of the Punjab, Baba Farid is the first...	Chishti, Farid, Punjab, Sufi poetry, Sufism	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
	Baba Farid: proverbs	Baba Farid was renowned for pithy proverbs which encapsulated teachings. This selection has been made for group discussion.	Farid, Chishti, Sufis, Sufi poetry	view
	Fakhr al-din 'Iraqi: introduction	A brief introduction to 'Iraqi's life and times, with extracts from some of his poems. One of the greatest love-poets in the Persian language (a forerunner of and influence on Hafiz), 'Iraqi combined the drunken love-school of Ahmad Ghazaali with...	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry	view
	Fakhr al-din 'Iraqi: poems	A selection of some of 'Iraqi's poems in translation	Islamic mysticism, 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 English.	Hafez, Hafiz, Islamic Mystical Poetry, Sufism, Sufi poetry	view
	Hafiz: life and times, an introduction	This is a brief introduction to the life and times of Hafiz, considered by many to be the best lyric mystical poet of all time. We look at the city of Shiraz in the 14th century, the little that is known about Hafiz's personal life, and some of...	Hafiz, Shiraz, Sufi poetry, Sufism	view
	Introduction to Islamic Mystical Poetry 3	An overview of the course and a recap of Islamic Mystical Poetry 1 & 2	Islam, Mysticism, Poetry	view
	Introduction to Persian mystical poetry	A short slide overview of the features of the classical Persian tradition of poetry, covering a basic general history, language and names of the prominent poets of the middle classical period (12-14th century).	Islamic mysticism, Persian history, Persian literature	view
	Islamic Mystical Poetry booklist	This is a booklist covering all five weeks of the course, with suggested reading for each of the four poets as well as a brief general bibliography on Persian mystical poetry.	Sufi poetry, Islamic mysticism	view
	Kabir: his life and times	A brief introduction to what is known of the great Hindi poet, Kabir (d. ca. 1448), and the three surviving written versions of his poetry.		view
	Kabir: selected poems	A selection of poems by Kabir drawn from various modern English translations		view
	Niyazi Misri	A brief overview of Niyazi Misri's life		view
	Niyazi Misri poems	Four poems by Niyazi Misri, in a new translation by Stephen Hirtenstein.		view
	Oneness of Being	An extract from William Chittick's introduction to 'Iraqi's Divine Flashes: it gives a clear exposition of the Oneness of Being and the Perfect Human Being according to the school of Ibn 'Arabi.	Islamic mysticism, Islamic Philosophy, Ibn 'Arabi, al-Qunawi	view
	Shaikh Galib	An introduction to the life and times of Sheikh Galib (Şeyh Galıp), one of the greatest Ottoman mystical poets and author of Beauty and Love (Hüsn ü Aşk).		view
	Shushtari introduction	A brief introduction to the great mystical poet from al-Andalus, Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari: an overview of his life and the special kind of poems that he wrote, which remain enduringly popular even today, especially in North Africa.	Sufi poetry, Sufism	view

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