Poetry in Praise of Prophetic Perfection
The vibrant tradition of West African Arabic poetry is dominated by the genre of 'madih, ' that is, poetry in praise of the Prophet Muhammad. This genre of poetry has been mostly ignored in Western…
Specifikacia Poetry in Praise of Prophetic Perfection
The vibrant tradition of West African Arabic poetry is dominated by the genre of 'madih, ' that is, poetry in praise of the Prophet Muhammad. This genre of poetry has been mostly ignored in Western scholarship and dismissed as mere 'pious praise' lacking any significant intellectual content. In Poetry in Praise of Prophetic Perfection, Dr Oludamini Ogunnaike challenges the misconceptions around West African madih poetry and addresses the scope and depth of this genre; he not only explores its rich lyrical nature and its foundations in the Qur'an, Hadith, pre-Islamic, and early Islamic poetry, but also its inextricable link to Sufism and Sufi doctrines of cosmology, ontology, and epistemology. Drawing on Sufi traditions and practices, the author expounds on the various ways in which West African madih poetry both describes and facilitates the ultimate fulfilment of the human
In Praise of Walking
In Praise of Paths
In Praise of Forgiveness
In Praise of Slowness
In Praise of Friendship
In Praise of Shadows
In Praise of Ageing
In Praise Of Shadows
In Praise of Veg
In Praise of Risk
In Praise of Teddy Bears
In Praise of Great Compassion
In Praise of Sadhguru Sai
In Praise of Poison Ivy
In Praise of the Stepmother