Pure Gold from the Words of Sayyidi lhringAbd al-lhringAziz al-Dabbagh (al-Dha[h]*ab al-Ibriz min Kalam Sayyidi lhringAbd al-lhringAziz al-Dabbagh) * By AHMAD B. AL-MUBARAK AL-LAMATi. Translation, notes and outline by JOHN O'KANE and BERND RADTKE
K. L. Honerkamp
Journal of Islamic Studies April 5, 2011 DOI: 10.1093/jis/etr025 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | The text welcomes the first English translation of al-Dhahab al-Ibrīz as a faithful rendering of the original, fulfilling Michel Chodkiewicz's 1992 wish. It notes a typographical error on the cover and title page, where "Dhahab" is printed as "Dhabab," and that the book continues to be cited online with the incorrect title, including by Amazon. |
Abstract
[*The cover and title page of this brilliant scholarly translation are marred by a dreadful typo: Dhabab for Dhahab. On the internet, the book continues to be cited with the incorrect title, for example by Amazon. The book and its authors deserved better.] All those with an interest in Islamic studies, Sufism and mystical thought in general, and the lives of the saints of Morocco in particular, will rejoice at this first English translation of al-Dhahab al-Ibrīz. The translation—as earnestly wished for by Michel Chodkiewicz (Un Océan sans rivage [1992], p. 167 n. 43)—reads well and faithfully reflects the spirit and heritage of the original. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b.