Sufi Visionary of Ottoman Damascus : 'Abd Al-Ghani Al-Nabulusi, 1641-1731

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731) was the most outstanding scholarly Sufi of Ottoman Syria. He was regarded as the leading religious poet of his time and as an excellent commentator of classical Sufi texts. This book analyses important aspects of al-Nabulusi's work and places him in the historical context.