Building al-Būnī’s Legend
From the fourteenth century onward, the figure of al-Būnī (d. 622/1225) became the greatest authority in the science of letters (or sīmiyāʾ). His life was not well known in the Middle Ages but some hagiographical notices concerning him circulated. The purpose of this article is to establish ʿAbd al-...
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Brill
2016
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Journal of Sufi studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-26 |
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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Bisṭāmī
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Bisṭāmī
al-Būnī
al-Būnī
hagiography
hagiographie
science of letters
science des lettres
Shams al-āfāq fī ʿilm al-ḥurūf wa-l-awfāq
Shams al-āfāq fī ʿilm al-ḥurūf wa-l-awfāq
Shams al-maʿārif
Shams al-maʿārif
sīmiyāʾ
sīmiyāʾ
Sufism
soufisme
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