Abstract
The article analyzes some of the main teachings that are attributed to du l-Nun al-Misri (died ca 245/859-860), a prominent figure in the formative period of the Sufi tradition. These teachings are reflected in the many sayings that are ascribed to du l-Nun in Sufi literature, in non-Sufi biographical dictionaries, and in several other medieval Islamic sources, all dating from the 4th/10th century onwards. The article demonstrates the historical problems related to the figure of du l-Nun al-Misri, and, in this context, particular attention is given to the occult tendencies that are attributed to him in various writings.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 559-612 |
| Number of pages | 54 |
| Journal | Arabica |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Egypt
- Hermetic tradition
- North Africa
- Occult
- alchemy
- biographical dictionaries
- biography
- hagiography
- hermeticism
- historiography
- ismailism
- magic
- neoplatonism
- shiism
- sufism
- u l-Nun al-Miri
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cultural Studies
- Language and Linguistics
- Religious studies
- Literature and Literary Theory