{"product_id":"muhammads-ascension-in-muslim-spain-frederick-s-colby-9798855800753","title":"Muhammad's Ascension in Muslim Spain: Elaborations and Contestations of the Mi\u0026#703;r\u0026#257;j in the Eleventh- to Twelfth-Century Maghrib","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA survey of the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian debates and mystical discussions about Muhammad's heavenly journey that took place in early medieval Spain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book demonstrates how Muhammad's heavenly journey, as discussed throughout the eleventh and twelfth centuries in the western Mediterranean, was the site both of polemical religious debates and of a rich and varied tradition of mystical commentary. Out of these fertile contexts sprang two very influential sets of ascension discourses: First, the growth of the \"Perfect and Complete\" version of the Islamic ascension tale that spread throughout the Muslim world; second, the complex and multidimensional mystical interpretations of Muhammad's journey by one of the most famous Sufis of all time, the \"Grand Master\" Muhyi al-Din Ibn 'Arabi (d. 1240 CE). This work surveys key sources of this Andalusi contemplative tradition and also includes a complete translation of one of its very earliest written texts, preserved in a unique fragmentary Arabic manuscript, making this important historical document accessible to scholars, students, and general audiences alike for the very first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick S. Colby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798855800753\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 08\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Frederick S. Colby","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427723526399,"sku":"9798855800753","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2becda0-f914-409a-a3f5-6148e00fe3e4.jpg?v=1761581174","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/muhammads-ascension-in-muslim-spain-frederick-s-colby-9798855800753","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}