Ibn Masarra
Ibn Masarra | |
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| Born | Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Masarra ibn Najih al-Jabali April 19, 883 Córdoba, Al-Andalus |
| Died | 931 Córdoba, Al-Andalus |
| Nationality | Andalusian |
| Notable work(s) | Risālat al-Iʿtibār, Kitāb Ḫawāṣṣ al-ḥurūf |
| Occupation | Ascetic, Scholar, Philosopher |
Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Masarra ibn Najih al-Jabali[1] (883–931) was an Andalusian Muslim ascetic and scholar.[2] He is considered one of the first Sufis as well as one of the first philosophers of al-Andalus.[3]
Ibn Masarra was born in
Umayyad authorities. In at least one case, his books were burnt.[4]
References
- Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله بن مسرة بن نجيح الجبلي
- ISBN 9789753894470.
- S2CID 247928983.
- ^ a b Michael Ebstein, Mysticism and Philosophy in al-Andalus: Ibn Masarra, Ibn al-ʿArabī and the Ismāʿīlī Tradition (Brill, 2014), pp. 8–9.
- ISBN 9789231028137.
Sources
- Arnaldez, R. (1979) The Encyclopaedia of Islam, iii, pp. 868 - 872, Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-08118-6.
- Asín Palacios, M. (1972) The Mystical Philosophy of Ibn Masarra and His Followers, trans. E.H. Douglas and H.W. Yoder, Leiden: Brill.
- Asín Palacios, M. (in Spanish, 1914) Abenmassarra y su escuela : origenes de la filosofia Hispano-Musulmana. Madrid: Imprenta Iberica.
- Chopra, R.M., "SUFISM", 2016, Anuradha Prakashan, New Delhi. ISBN 978-93-85083-52-5.
- Rossi, Caterina A. Il trono - Ibn Masarrah di Cordoba (883-931), il proto-filosofo arabo d'Andalusia, 2012, Moro Editore
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Oliver Leaman, History of Islamic philosophy, Routledge, 1996, Chapter 20, p. 277-293 [1] retrieved on 23-07-2010
External links
- Ibn-Masarra at muslimphilosophy.com
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