A Lover of God

The Ecstatic Sufi Nūrī

Dora Zsom

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English

State University of New York Press
02 January 2025

Poetry; Literature: history & criticism; Literary studies: poetry & poets; Islam; Sufism & Islamic mysticism

Series: SUNY series in Islam

Collects and interprets the literary legacy of Nūrī, an early Sufi master known for his ecstatic behaviour, eccentric acts, and passionate poems of mystical love.

One of the so-called ecstatic (or intoxicated) Sufis of Baghdad, Abū usayn al-Nūrī (d. 907/8) was famous for his quasi-blasphemous utterances and shocking public behavior. He was often enraptured by a passionate love of God that led him to eccentric acts that scandalized both ordinary people and the religious authorities. Besides yielding to divine love and beauty, he would occasionally come near succumbing to bodily temptations and carnal passions. Despite Nūrī's outrageous behavior, Junayd, the moderate or sober Sufi par excellence, held him in high esteem, kept corresponding with him, and commented upon his controversial ecstatic sayings. This book collects Nūrī's literary legacy by surveying the sources for his life-poems, sayings, and comments on the Quran, including an exchange of letters between him and Junayd preserved in the Cairo Genizah-and by discussing the authorship of the Stations of the Hearts, which has been widely attributed to Nūrī.

By: Dora Zsom
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9781438498423
ISBN 10: 143849842X
Series: SUNY series in Islam
Pages: 362
Publication Date: 02 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dora Zsom is Associate Professor of Arabic at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest.

Reviews for A Lover of God: The Ecstatic Sufi Nūrī

""This book has much to offer as the first monograph-length study of Abū al-Ḥusayn al-Nūrī. Drawing on a combination of well-known foundational works and unstudied material, it shows how Nūrī's ideas and legacy evolved among classical and medieval Sufi authors."" — John Zaleski, Loyola University Maryland