Aisha Al-Ba'uniyya: A Life in Praise of Love

by Th. Emil Homerin

Aisha al-Ba'uniyya (c.1456-1517) was one of the greatest women mystics in Islamic history. A Sufi master and an Arab poet, her religious writings were extensive by any standard and extraordinary for her time. In medieval Islam a number of women were respected scholars and teachers, but they rarely composed works of their own. Aisha al-Ba'uniyya, however, was prolific. She composed over twenty works, and likely wrote more Arabic prose and poetry than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786076101
• ISBN13: 9781786076106
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Oneworld Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.6"