Introduction Part 1: Hermeneutics 1. The Qur'an as the Ocean of all Knowledge 2. The Qur'anic Text and Ambiguity 3. Uncovering Meaning: Knowledge and Spiritual Practice 4. Methods of Interpretation 5. Attacking and Defending Sufi Qur'anic Interpretation Part 2: Commentary 6. Sufi Commentators on the Qur'an 7. Qur'anic Verses 18:60-82: The Story of Musa and Al-Khadir 8. Qur'anic Verses on Maryam 9. Verse 24:35 (The Light Verse). Conclusion. Appendix: Other Commentators on the Qur'an. Glossary of Terms
Sarah Lawrence College, USA
'This book will serve as an excellent introduction to this genre
... the author deserves congratulations on her great effort.' - The
Muslim World Book ReviewKristin Zahra Sands’ Sufi Commentaries on
the Qur’an in Classical Islam is certainly one of these meaningful
studies. On account of its clarity, exemplary textual fidelity and
sound translations from the Arabic and Persian, this monograph will
serve as an effective basis for further inquiries into Sufi
Qur’anic exegesis. It is, therefore, a welcome contribution to the
growing literature on Islamic mysticism. - Mohammed Rustom,
University of Toronto
'This book will serve as an excellent introduction to this genre
... the author deserves congratulations on her great effort.' - The
Muslim World Book ReviewKristin Zahra Sands’ Sufi Commentaries on
the Qur’an in Classical Islam is certainly one of these meaningful
studies. On account of its clarity, exemplary textual fidelity and
sound translations from the Arabic and Persian, this monograph will
serve as an effective basis for further inquiries into Sufi
Qur’anic exegesis. It is, therefore, a welcome contribution to the
growing literature on Islamic mysticism. - Mohammed Rustom,
University of Toronto'Teachers of Islamic studies in theWest will
surely welcome the publication of this valuable introduction to the
principles and the practice of Sufi commentary on the Qur8:n. The
book is well structured, written with clarity and simplicity, and
the examples of exegesis presented are illustrative and
illuminating. It renders this complex subject accessible to
non-specialists and students of Islamic studies, while also
providing some interesting insights for those who are already
acquainted to some degree with Sufi exegesis' - Reza Shah-Kazemi,
Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, Journal of Islamic Studies
2009
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