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008			050915s2002 xx eng d
020			_a1851682503 (pbk.) : _c36.95
040			_aBaker & Taylor
069			_a07465157
090			_aBP 80 .R3 S598 2001
100	1		_aSmith, Margaret. _977482
245	1	0	_aMuslim women mystics : _bthe life and work of Rábiʻa and other women mystics in Islam / _cMargaret Smith.
260			_aOxford : _bOneworld, _c2001.
300			_a250 p. : ill. _c22 cm.
440		0	_aGreat Islamic thinkers _977483
502			_aOriginally a Ph.D. thesis _aUniveristy of London.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe Life of Rabi'a -- Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya: Her Birth and Early Years -- Rabi'a's Choice of Celibacy -- Rabi'a's Asceticism and Prayer-Life -- Miracles -- Rabi'a's Declining Years -- Rabi'a's Teaching and Writings -- The Sufi Doctrine -- Repentance, Patience, Gratitude -- Hope and Fear -- Poverty, Renunciation, Unification, Dependence -- Love, Gnosis, the Vision, Union -- Women Mystics in Islam -- The Position of Woman in Muslim Lands -- The Position Attained by the Woman Saint -- Celibacy and the Monastic Life -- The Communion of Saints -- The Cult of Women Saints in Modern Islam.
520			_aOffering authoritative coverage of an increasingly popular area, this is a stimulating introduction to both the life and times of the great Sufi thinker, Rab'ia of Basra, and to the contribution made by other women mysties to the rich heritage of Islam. Drawing on a wide array of sources, from the words of tenth century thinkers to the works of modern scholars, Margaret Smith provides a clear and accessible guide, not only to Rab'ia's remarkable life, but also to her asceticism, her miracles, and her teachings and writings. In addition to this, a perceptive survey traces the roles of other female saints in Islam, from Nafisa, who recited the Qur'an six thousand times prior to her death, to the Indian princess Fatima, who renounced her royal duties to become a renowned mystic. With its suggestion that the autonomy of these great female figures could serve as a religious and social model for today's Muslim women, this is a sensitive and readable survey, which balances historical information with an interesting contemporary perspective.
600	0	0	_aRābiʻah al-ʻAdawīyah, _dd. 801? _977484
600	4		_aرابعة العدوية. _977485
650		0	_aWomen mystics _vBiography. _977486
650		0	_aMuslim women saints. _977487
650		0	_aWomen in Islam. _977488
650		0	_aSufism _xDoctrines. _977489
852			_9p20.95 _y03-30-2003
880	1	0	_6245-02/(3/r _aرابعة العدوية.
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905			_aMargaret Smith, a distinguished scholar of Sufism, obtained her Doctorate from the University of London, and is the author of several books on the subject of mysticism in Islam
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