{"product_id":"the-shimmering-light-annemarie-schimmel-9781850439073","title":"The Shimmering Light: Anthology of Isma'ili Poems","description":"Although a large body of the great poetry of the Islamic world has been translated into English, except for a few fragments, the poetry of the Isma'ilis is still only accessible in the original. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology should enable lovers of devotional and mystical poetry to sample the great range and depth of Isma'ili poetry. The selection spans 1000 years of Isma'ili history, from the time of the Fatimid caliphate to the present day. It includes both sophisticated and popular verses from the Isma'ili poets of Arabia, Africa, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, China, India and Pakistan composed in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Burushaski and Urdu. In addition to the theme of divine love and the virtues of the prophet and the Immans, the poems present some of the central ideas of the Isma'ilis and their esoteric interpretation of Islam. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annemarie Schimmel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1850439079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781850439073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Annemarie Schimmel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43939004547327,"sku":"9781850439073","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a15d695f-b6ba-4bae-bb06-e94336c7a76a.jpg?v=1681438932","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shimmering-light-annemarie-schimmel-9781850439073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}