{"product_id":"the-nightfolk-ibn-arabi-behind-the-veil-of-night-hardcover","title":"The Nightfolk: Ibn 'Arabi Behind the Veil of Night - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDunja Rasic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story begins with a divine unveiling: In 1220, a mysterious youth took the Sufi scholar, poet, and philosopher Muhyī al-Dīn Ibn ʿArabī behind the veil of the night. There, Ibn ʿArabī first came face to face with advanced and morally ambiguous spiritual practitioners known as the Nightfolk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Nightfolk\u003c\/i\u003e, Duja Rasic offers a pioneering historical and conceptual analysis of the once-widespread beliefs about the night and its people in Muslim cultures and societies. Drawing on a wealth of primary source materials, Rasic traces these beliefs from their origins in the seventh century to their most prominent form in the thirteenth-century works of Ibn ʿArabī. Re-examining common notions of spiritual authority, ascension, self-isolation, moral choice, and transgression in Muslim cultures and societies, \u003ci\u003eThe Nightfolk\u003c\/i\u003e is a crucial read for those interested in philosophical Sufism and Ibn ʿArabī's attempts to bridge the gap between the visible world and the realms of the unseen.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nightfolk\u003c\/i\u003e is a cross-cultural foray into Ibn ʿArabī's fascinating treatment of a unique class of spiritual people whose dark nights are illuminated by retreat and prayer. This book will prove to be useful to scholars of mysticism and those who seek refuge in the silence of the night from the distracting din of the day.--Mohammed Rustom, author of \u003ci\u003eInrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Much of current 'esoteric' writing about darkness is content to pursue the demonic or 'shadows.' Dunja Rasic instead looks at the mysterious, love-filled aspect of those whose high spiritual station is often veiled even from themselves. Through her meticulous scholarship in \u003ci\u003eThe Nightfolk\u003c\/i\u003e, the nuances of their teaching as received through Ibn 'Arabi is revealed to us.\"--Omid Safi, Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University and Founder of Illuminated Courses and Tours \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Rasic gives us luminous reflections on darkness and the night through Ibn ʿArabī's uniquely colourful window.\"--Aydogan Kars, author of \u003ci\u003eUnsaying God: Negative Theology in Medieval Islam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDunja Rasic\u003c\/b\u003e is a Sufi scholar and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Written World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof God \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBedeviled.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52725551006003,"sku":"9780520422612","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/CQCzylnTiS9780520422612.webp?v=1763715461","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-nightfolk-ibn-arabi-behind-the-veil-of-night-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}