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'''Ibn Abbad al-Rundi''' ({{Lang-ar|ابن عباد الرندي}}) (in full, '''Abu 'abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Abi Ishaq Ibrahim An-nafzi Al-himyari Ar-rundi''') (1333–1390) was one of the leading [[Sufi]] [[theology|theologian]]s of his time who was born in [[Ronda]]. Attracted to [[Morocco]] by the famous [[madrasah]]s, Ibn Abbad emigrated there at an early age. He spent most of his life in [[Morocco]], living in different cities ([[Salé]], Marrakesh, Fes...), and was buried in Bab al-Futuh (south-eastern gate) cemetery in [[Fes]]. |
'''Ibn Abbad al-Rundi''' ({{Lang-ar|ابن عباد الرندي}}) (in full, '''Abu 'abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Abi Ishaq Ibrahim An-nafzi Al-himyari Ar-rundi''') (1333–1390) was one of the leading [[Sufi]] [[theology|theologian]]s of his time who was born in [[Ronda]]. Attracted to [[Morocco]] by the famous [[madrasah]]s, Ibn Abbad emigrated there at an early age. He spent most of his life in [[Morocco]], living in different cities ([[Salé]], Marrakesh, Fes...), and was buried in Bab al-Futuh (south-eastern gate) cemetery in [[Fes]]. |
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== Influence == |
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Ibn Abbad has been suggested as a key influence on and precursor to [[John of the Cross|St. John of the Cross]], in particular his account of the [[Dark Night of the Soul|dark night of the soul]], in the work of [[Miguel Asín Palacios]].<ref>"Un precursor hispano musulman de San Juan de la Cruz", which was later reprinted in ''Huellas del Islam'' (1941), at 235-304. An English translation was made by Douglas and Yoder as ''Saint John of the Cross and Islam'' (New York: Vantage 1981).</ref> |
Ibn Abbad has been suggested as a key influence on and precursor to [[John of the Cross|St. John of the Cross]], in particular his account of the [[Dark Night of the Soul|dark night of the soul]], in the work of [[Miguel Asín Palacios]].<ref>"Un precursor hispano musulman de San Juan de la Cruz", which was later reprinted in ''Huellas del Islam'' (1941), at 235-304. An English translation was made by Douglas and Yoder as ''Saint John of the Cross and Islam'' (New York: Vantage 1981).</ref> |
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Ibn Abbad al-Rundi (Arabic: ابن عباد الرندي) (in full, Abu 'abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Abi Ishaq Ibrahim An-nafzi Al-himyari Ar-rundi) (1333–1390) was one of the leading Sufi theologians of his time who was born in Ronda. Attracted to Morocco by the famous madrasahs, Ibn Abbad emigrated there at an early age. He spent most of his life in Morocco, living in different cities (Salé, Marrakesh, Fes...), and was buried in Bab al-Futuh (south-eastern gate) cemetery in Fes.
Ibn Abbad has been suggested as a key influence on and precursor to St. John of the Cross, in particular his account of the dark night of the soul, in the work of Miguel Asín Palacios.[1]
References
- ^ "Un precursor hispano musulman de San Juan de la Cruz", which was later reprinted in Huellas del Islam (1941), at 235-304. An English translation was made by Douglas and Yoder as Saint John of the Cross and Islam (New York: Vantage 1981).
Sources
- "Saint-Jean de la Croix, Ibn ‘Abbâd de Ronda et la survivance en Espagne de la mystique musulmane en langue castillane jusqu’à la fin du XVIe siècle", a Horizons Maghrébins. L'héritage de l'Espagne des trois cultures, n° 61 (2010), pp.63-69, from Xavier Casassas Canals.
- Ibn ‘Abbâd, modéle de la Shâdhiliyya a (La Shâdhiliyya -- Une voie soufie dans le monde, éd. E. Geoffroy, Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose, 2004.), from Dr. Kenneth L. Honerkamp.