Spiritual Gems: The Mystical Qur’an Commentary, ascribed to Ja’ far al-Sadiq servant

Spiritual Gems: The Mystical Qur’an Commentary, ascribed to Ja’ far al-Sadiq servantSpiritual Gems is the first ever full translation of arguably the earliest extant mystical commentary on the Quran. It was preserved and transmitted by the Sufis of the early centuries of Islam, and is to be found in the 4th 5th 10th 11th century compendium compiled by M. b. al Husayn al Sulami (d. 412 1021), in which Jafar al Sadiq is one of the most frequently cited authorities. Complete with analytical introduction and scholarly notes, the book

“The Benevolent One taught the Qur’an

voluntary and forced

prerequisites

Categories of Islamic legal rulings (defining and declaratory laws)

within selected stations (maqāmāt) of the mystical path (ṭarīqa)

Many editions have been produced over the centuries

its heartbreaks and its hopes

Professor Emerita of Race

relations between master and disciple

the importance of reverence

for curriculum

and beyond