Umar Ibn al-Farid
Sufi Verse, Saintly Life
translated and introduction by Th. Emil Homerin
This volume contains two major works of Umar Ibn al-Farid (b. 576 [hijri date]/1181 C.E.; d. 632 [hijri date]/1235 C.E.), an accomplished Sufi as well as a respected poet, whose works blend the two traditions of classical Arabic poetry and Islamic m...