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The Lamp of Mysteries

Anqarawi’s Misbah al-asrar
A Commentary on the Light Verse of the Quran


by
Ismaʿil Anqarawi

Introduction, translation and Arabic text by Bilal Kuşpınar

    Overview

    ‘Wherever we set foot, it was Your street.
    Whatever corner we turned, it was Your name in the air.
    We said, ‘Surely there must be a road leading elsewhere?’
    But every road we found, it led to You.’

    This book unearths a hidden treasure from the golden age of Ottoman scholarship, an original Arabic commentary by Ismaʿil Anqarawi on the Light Verse of the Quran, presented here in English for the first time.

    A devoted follower of Rumi and Ibn ʿArabi, Anqarawi was a highly influential figure in the 17th-century Ottoman world. Perhaps best known as a charismatic and beloved shaykh of the Sufi Mawlawi (Mevlevi) order, he was also a renowned author. The Lamp of Mysteries reveals profound insights into the famous and mysterious Light Verse.

    Bilal Kuşpınar has also provided a detailed account of Anqarawi’s life and works, an analysis of the Commentary, and a critical edition of the Arabic text.

    Imprint: Anqa Publishing
    There is no hardback edition at this time

    Paperback

    Dimensions: 210 x 148 mm
    No. of pages: 112 pages (English), 40 pages (Arabic)
    Published: 2011

    ISBN

    Paperback: 9781905937424
    PDF: 9781905937455