{"product_id":"a-lover-of-god-dora-zsom-9781438498423","title":"A Lover of God: The Ecstatic Sufi N\u0026#363;r\u0026#299;","description":"One of the so-called ecstatic (or intoxicated) Sufis of Baghdad, Abū Ḥusayn al-Nūrī (d. 907\/8) was famous for his quasi-blasphemous utterances and shocking public behavior. He was often enraptured by a passionate love of God that led him to eccentric acts that scandalized both ordinary people and the religious authorities. Besides yielding to divine love and beauty, he would occasionally come near succumbing to bodily temptations and carnal passions. Despite Nūrī's outrageous behavior, Junayd, the moderate or sober Sufi \u003ci\u003epar excellence\u003c\/i\u003e, held him in high esteem, kept corresponding with him, and commented upon his controversial ecstatic sayings. This book collects Nūrī's literary legacy by surveying the sources for his life--poems, sayings, and comments on the Quran, including an exchange of letters between him and Junayd preserved in the Cairo Genizah--and by discussing the authorship of the \u003ci\u003eStations of the Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been widely attributed to Nūrī.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dora Zsom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 143849842X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438498423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Dora Zsom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372875436287,"sku":"9781438498423","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d93e64e1-e642-4019-932a-bca6a769a514.jpg?v=1732727220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-lover-of-god-dora-zsom-9781438498423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}