Arberry, Arthur John (formerly, Assistant Keeper of Oriental Books and Manuscripts, India Office, and formerly Fellow, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge)
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Hardback
506 pages
Translation, Notes, Commentary
Language: Arabic
Published: 1935
Publisher: The E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Trust
ISBN / EAN: 0906094224
The mystic al-Niffari is an obscure figure. He seems to be from Iraq and, to judge by his name, from Niffar (ancient Nippur) in the south of the country. He probably died in the early 10th century. The editor provides a critical edition of al-Niffari's t