At a glance
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
In time
Summary
Al-Minah al-Qudsiyya 'ala al-Hikam al-'Ata'iyya ("Holy Gifts on the Hikam") is the commentary of 'Abd Allah ibn Hijazi al-Sharqawi (d. 1227 AH) on the Hikam of Ibn 'Ata' Allah. 4 At its start al-Sharqawi names himself "'Abd Allah ibn Hijazi al-Khalwati, known as al-Sharqawi" and calls his work "subtle annotations" on maxims mostly addressed to sincere disciples to raise them to the station of gnosis. 1 He begins with the first maxim: among the signs of relying on one's deeds is loss of hope when one slips. 1
Date and relation to Ibn 'Abbad
Al-Sharqawi states at the end that he completed the commentary on Saturday 13 Shawwal 1204 AH. 2 Muhammad 'Abd al-Maqsud Haykal says it is almost a summary of Ibn 'Abbad al-Rundi's commentary, and that al-Sharqawi, like Ibn 'Abbad, only occasionally points to links between the maxims without holding to them. 3 5
The edition
The edition used is that of Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya, Beirut, "with notes by great Sufi scholars", edited and annotated by Ahmad Farid al-Mazidi; its end states that Sa'd al-Din al-Siyaji prepared the commentaries, with remarks on some of them, from the edition printed in Egypt in Dhu al-Qa'da 1282 AH. 4 2
Connections
- Commentary on
- Hikam al-'Ata'iyya
- Relies on
- Ghayth al-Mawahib al-'Aliyya (Ibn 'Abbad's commentary on the Hikam)
People and things also explored
Hikam al-'Ata'iyya· Ghayth al-Mawahib al-'Aliyya (Ibn 'Abbad's commentary on the Hikam)· Ahl al-Hikma (People of Wisdom) lesson series· Sharh al-Hikam al-'Ata'iyya (lecture series)· Mosque of Sidi Bou Medine, Tlemcen· Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· Akhlaq (ethics and character)· The angelic and the satanic inspiration (lamma)
Sources
- 'Abd Allah ibn Hijazi al-Sharqawi, al-Minah al-Qudsiyya 'ala al-Hikam al-'Ata'iyya, ed. Ahmad Farid al-Mazidi (Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya, Beirut) , p. 2
- 'Abd Allah ibn Hijazi al-Sharqawi, al-Minah al-Qudsiyya 'ala al-Hikam al-'Ata'iyya, ed. Ahmad Farid al-Mazidi (Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya, Beirut) , p. 176
- Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Iskandari, al-Hikam al-'Ata'iyya, with the commentary of Ibn 'Abbad al-Nafzi al-Rundi, selected and studied by Muhammad 'Abd al-Maqsud Haykal (Ahram Centre for Translation and Publishing, Taqrib al-Turath 2, Cairo, 1408 AH / 1988) , p. 36
- 'Abd Allah ibn Hijazi al-Sharqawi, al-Minah al-Qudsiyya 'ala al-Hikam al-'Ata'iyya, ed. Ahmad Farid al-Mazidi (Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya, Beirut) , p. 1
- Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Iskandari, al-Hikam al-'Ata'iyya, with the commentary of Ibn 'Abbad al-Nafzi al-Rundi, selected and studied by Muhammad 'Abd al-Maqsud Haykal (Ahram Centre for Translation and Publishing, Taqrib al-Turath 2, Cairo, 1408 AH / 1988) , p. 40
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