Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari
Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari wa-falsafatuhu al-Sufiyah talif Muhammad al-Adluni al-Idrisi. Library of Congress Control Number: 2006323597. International Standard Book Number (ISBN): 9981026689. System Control Number: (CStRLIN)DCLN06-B7035. Abu al-Hassan married Fatima, daughter of the Hafsid ruler Abu Bakr of Ifriqiya, sealing an alliance between the Marinids and Hafsids against the Zayyanid dynasty of Tlemcen. In 1309, Castillian troops under Ferdinand IV captured Gibraltar, then known as the Medinat al-Fath (City of Victory), from the Muslim-ruled Emirate of Granada.[2] In 1333, responding to the appeal of Nasrid ruler Muhammad IV of Granada, Abu al-Hassan sent a Moroccan army to Algeciras under the command of his son Abd al-Malik Abd al- Wahid. However, Abu al-Hasan was not ready to invade the Iberian peninsula since he was engaged in hostilities with Tlemcen.[7] Muhammad IV's brother and successor, Yusuf I of Granada maintained the alliance with the Marinid ruler. AbÅ« al-HË¢ asan al- ShushtarÄ«: Songs of Love and Devotion, The Classics of Western Spirituality Series. New York and Mahwah: Paulist Press, 2009. Pp. vii+216. Reviewed by Aï ¬ï ¥ï ¸ï ¡ï ®ï ¤ï ¥ï ² E. Eï ¬ï ©ï ®ï ³ï ¯ï ®, Hunter College of the City University of New York Despite his importance in medieval Sufi thought, and his continued popularity in contemporary Sufi circles, AbÅ« al-HË¢ asan al-ShushtarÄ« (d. 1269) has received less critical attention than his more famous contemporaries such as ÊšUmar Ibn al-FÄ ridË¢ (d. 1235), Ibn al- ÊšArabÄ« (d. 1240), and JalÄ l. Abu-al-Hasan Ali ben Abdallah al-Nuymari as-Shushtari or Al-Sustari was an Andalusian Sufi poet.[2] His poetry was designed to be sung, in songs employing simple monorhymes to praise God with everyday musical idiom,[3] which won wide recognition beyond the hundreds of disciples in his own Shushtariyya brotherhood.[4]. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari. Home. News. Abu-al-Hasan Ali ben Abdallah al-Nuymari as- Shushtari (Arabic: ابو Ø§Ù„Ø Ø³Ù† الششتري) or Al-Sustari (1212 in Guadix â “ 1269 in Damietta) was an Andalusian Sufi poet. His poetry was designed to be sung, in songs employing simple monorhymes to praise God with everyday musical idiom, which won wide recognition beyond the hundreds of disciples in his own Shushtariyya brotherhood. Many verses of al-Shushtari's poetry (62 short poems called "Tawshih") were identified in the classical Andalusian music that is today sung in Morocco and Algeria. In the Mashriq (the orient), he is mostly remem Abu-al-Hasan Ali ben Abdallah al-Nuymari as-Shushtari (Arabic: ابو Ø§Ù„Ø Ø³Ù† الششتري) or Al-Sustari (1212 in Exfiliana, near Guadix â “ 1269 in Damietta) was an Andalusian Sufi poet. His poetry was designed to be sung, in songs employing simple monorhymes to praise God with everyday musical idiom, which won wide recognition beyond the hundreds of disciples in his own Shushtariyya brotherhood.