Exploring the intricacies of Al-Insān al-Kāmil and its timeless relevance in Islamic mysticism
The beauty of Sufism lies not only in its deep roots in Islamic traditions but also in its ability to transcend the boundaries of specific practices. It is a tapestry woven with threads of absolute beauty, literature, and the inclusive teachings of Islam. Sufism, as manifested through the
In an article published October 26, 2023 in the Saudi daily Independent Arabia, Algerian novelist and intellectual Amin Zaoui came out against what he termed the Muslims' "sick" and "imperialist" notion of restoring the golden age of Islam by reconquering Andalusia and Granada.
May 3, 2021
Known to Jews, Muslims, and Christians by three different names – Sefarad, al-Andalus, and Hispania, respectively – the Iberian Peninsula has been a center of fertile intellectual, cultural and spiritual production for multiple religious traditions.
Iberian Moorings
In his new book “Iberian Moorings,” Ross Brann, Milton R. Konvitz Professor of Judeo-Islamic Studies and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, compares the histories of the Jewish and Muslim traditions in the Iberian Peninsula between the tenth and thirteenth centuries, tracing how Islamic al-Andalus and Jewish Sefarad were invested with special political, cultural and historical significance across the Middle Ages.
For centuries, Brann wrote, scholars have celebrated the “Islamic Spain” of the medieval period and a “Golden Age of the Jews of Spain” during the same time.
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