A Timbuktu manuscript expressing the mystical thoughts of Yusuf-ibn-Said

dc.contributor.authorSukdaven, Maniraj
dc.contributor.authorMukhtar, Asgher
dc.contributor.authorFernana, Hamid
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T05:22:13Z
dc.date.available2017-05-11T05:22:13Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis article is based on a Timbuktu manuscript listed in a digital form on the Library of Congress – Global Gateway. The authors of this article were involved in the translation and exegesis of the manuscript. Of significance, aside from the translation, is the exegetical analysis of the manuscript which was translated and written simultaneously in a poetic form so as to bring forth the intended beauty of the author of the manuscript. From the eighty-eight lines, eighty-three are dedicated to theosophical ethical thoughts as well as to the spiritual sarcasm of the author. The context addresses a reciprocal relationship between God and humanity and how humanity can experience the highest form of happiness in this world and the hereafter. Therefore this manuscript is not only a mystical text but also contributes to Islamic ethics. In the exegesis of the translated work, Qur’anic verses were incorporated to lend support to the text where necessary.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentScience of Religion and Missiologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/jsren_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSukdaven, M, Mukhtar, A & Fernana, H 2016, 'A Timbuktu manuscript expressing the mystical thoughts of Yusuf-ibn-Said', Journal for the Study of Religion, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 181-201.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1011-7601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/60312
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAssociation for the Study of Religionen_ZA
dc.rightsAssociation for the Study of Religionen_ZA
dc.subjectTimbuktuen_ZA
dc.subjectAscetismen_ZA
dc.subjectEthicsen_ZA
dc.subjectMysticismen_ZA
dc.subjectIslamen_ZA
dc.subjectSufien_ZA
dc.titleA Timbuktu manuscript expressing the mystical thoughts of Yusuf-ibn-Saiden_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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