Ibn Abbad al-Rundi
Ibn ʿAbbād al-Rundī (1333–1390) was one of the leading Sufi theologians of his time who was born in Ronda. Attracted to Morocco by the famous madrasahs, Ibn Abbad emigrated there at an early age. He spent most of his life in Morocco, living in different cities (Salé, Marrakesh, Fes..), and was buried in Bab al-Futuh (south-eastern gate) cemetery in Fes.
Ibn Abbad al-Rundi
- Name
- Ibn Abbad al-Rundi
- Born
- 1333
- Birthplace
- Ronda, Spain
- Died
- 1390
- Place of death
- Fes, Morocco
- Occupation
- Sufi theologian, writer
- Nationality
- Morocco
- Languages
- Arabic
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Ibn ʿAbbād al-Rundī (1333–1390) was one of the leading Sufi theologians of his time who was born in Ronda. Attracted to Morocco by the famous madrasahs, Ibn Abbad emigrated there at an early age. He spent most of his life in Morocco, living in different cities (Salé, Marrakesh, Fes..), and was buried in Bab al-Futuh (south-eastern gate) cemetery in Fes.
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Ibn Abbad has been suggested as a possible influence on St. John of the Cross in the work of Miguel Asín Palacios.
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• Name — Ibn Abbad al-Rundi • Born — 1333 • Birthplace — Ronda, Spain • Died — 1390 • Place of death — Fes, Morocco • Resting Place — Bab al-Futuh cemetery, Fes • Occupation — Sufi theologian, writer • Notable Works — Letters on the Sufi Path • Religion — Islam • Native Name — ابن عباد الرندي
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- 1.El Adnani, Jillali.
- 2.Ibn ʿAbbād. 670–671. Paul. Nwiya.
- 3."Un precursor hispano musulman de San Juan de la Cruz", which was later reprinted in Huellas del Islam (1941), at 235-304. An English translation was made by Douglas and Yoder as Saint John of the Cross and Islam (New York: Vantage 1981).
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- Ibn Abbad of Ronda: Letters on the Sufi Path, transl. John Renard (New York 1986)
- Los Más Hermosos Nombres de Dios. Versión aljamiada de la plegaria mística escrita por Ibn `Abbâd de Ronda (s.XIV), ed. Xavier Casassas Canals
- "Saint-Jean de la Croix, Ibn ‘Abbâd de Ronda et la survivance en Espagne de la mystique musulmane en langue castillane jusqu’à la fin du XVIe siècle", a Horizons Maghrébins. L'héritage de l'Espagne des trois cultures, n° 61 (2010), pp.63-69, from Xavier Casassas Canals.
- Ibn ‘Abbâd, modéle de la Shâdhiliyya a (La Shâdhiliyya -- Une voie soufie dans le monde, éd. E. Geoffroy, Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose, 2004.), from Dr. Kenneth L. Honerkamp.
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