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	Shushtari: poems	The poems of Shushtari, who has been called 'the Rumi of western Islam', are famous throughout North Africa, and are a wonderful combination of deep contemplation and ordinary daily discourse. This selection is a modified version of Alvarez'...	Shushtari, Sufi poetry, Sufism	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 of his poems but the whole collection which he made during the last years of his life.	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry, Ibn 'Arabi	view
	The Symbol of the Nightingale	A paper by Professor Luce Lopez-Baralt of the symbolism of the nightingale in the poetry of St John of the Cross, and its origins in Islamic mysticism.		view
	Uftade and the Ottoman Tradition	An introduction to the Ottoman period, the tradition of Divan poetry and music, and Uftade's life.		view
	Uftade: poems	A series of poems extracted from Uftade's Divan.		view
	Week 2: five poems by Hajji Bayram	These five poems by Hajji Bayram are well known and loved in Sufi circles in Turkey. They are the only ones considered to be authentically by Hajji Bayram, according to modern scholarship. Written in the simple folk style of Yunus Emre, they...	Sufism, Sufi poetry, Hajji Bayram	view
	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, one needs a certain understanding of the political, social and religious background of...	Sufi poetry, Sufi orders, Sufism, Hajji Bayram, Ottoman Empire	view
	Week 4: introduction to Jami's Lawāʾih	This is a brief introduction to Jami's Lawāʾih, one of his most famous works written in a combination of prose and poetry.		view
	Week 4: Selected poems from Jami's Lawāʾih	This is a short selection from the Lawāʾih, including both the prose and poetic sections of certain 'Gleams' to give aflavour of Jami's method. The translations are by William Chittick, published in "Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light" by Sachiko...		view
	Yunus Emre: life	A short overview of what is known of the life of the great Turkish poet Yunus Emre (d. 1320).	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry	view
	Yunus Emre: selected poems	A selection of seven poems by Yunus Emre in translation.	Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry	view

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