´Umar Ibn Al-Farid
Homerin, Th Emil Umar Ibn al-Farid (b. 576 [hijri date]/1181 CE, d. 632 [hijri date]/1235 is the most venerated mystical poet in Arabic. An accomplished Sufi as well as a respected poet, his poetry blends the two traditions -- classical Arabic poetry and Islamic mysticism -- in a body of work with a distinctly devotional and mystical character.In a major contribution to the critically acclaimed and long lived Classics of Western Spirituality "TM" series, edito...