Martin Lings

Martin Lings was a British librarian, university teacher, writer, historian, poet and philosopher (1909–2005). He was born at Burnage and died at Westerham.

Also recorded as Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din.

Martin Lings in brief

Born
1909
Died
2005
Known for
librarian, university teacher, writer, historian, poet, philosopher, scholar of english and orientalist
Place of birth
Burnage
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din. His recorded languages were Arabic and English. His recorded confession was Islam.

Formation and teaching

Martin Lings studied at Magdalen College, Clifton College and SOAS, University of London. He trained under Frithjof Schuon. His recorded influences include Frithjof Schuon.

Catalogued works

10 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1896 to 1997.

Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources. Third Supplementary Catalogue of Arabic Printed Books in the British Library, 1958-1969, dated 1977. The Quranic art of calligraphy and illumination / Martin Lings., dated 1976, held by Wellcome Collection. Third supplementary catalogue of Arabic printed books in the British Library, 1958-1969 / compiled by Martin Lings and Yasin Hamid Safadi., dated 1977, held by Wellcome Collection. No place for borders : the HIV/AIDS epidemic and development in Asia and the Pacific / edited by Godfrey Linge and Doug Porter., dated [1997], held by Wellcome Collection. Supplementary catalogue of Arabic printed books / British Museum ; compiled by A.G. Ellis and A.S. Fulton., dated 1926-1959, held by Wellcome Collection. Identifying innovation in social science : some bibliometric approaches two research reports for the Science Policy Support Group., dated [1995], held by Wellcome Collection. Canada: miscellaneous correspondents, dated 1976-1992, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 4 ['Letter Book HSW Personal 2'], dated Nov 1896 - Jan 1899, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 7, dated Aug 1903 - Jul 1904, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 10 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Lings, Martin, Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Lings, Dr Martin, (24 Jan. 1909–12 May 2005), Keeper Emeritus of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books, British Library, Who Was Who, 2007. Dr Martin Lings, Islamic Studies, 2005. Martin Lings. Sufi Poems: A Mediaeval Anthology., Islamic Studies, 2005. Batıda Gelenekselci Ekol Bakış Açısıyla Tasavvuf: Martin Lings Örneği, darulfunun ilahiyat, 2021. Criticism of Martin Lings' View on the Role of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (A. S) in the Most Important Battles of the Prophet's Era, تاریخ اسلام, 2023. Sufi Terms and Their Translation from Arabic to English. Diwân al-Ḥallâž as a Case Study, Terminàlia, 2019. An Introduction to the Views of Traditionalists on Islamic Art and Architecture through the Critique of Titus Burckhardt, هنر و تمدن شرق, 2024. Martin Lings, Splendours Of Qur'an Calligraphy Illumination, Marife Dini Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2010. The Need for a Sacred Science, American Journal of Islam and Society, 1995. Diskursus Tasawuf Di Barat (Membaca Pemikiran Martin Lings), Al-Adyan, 2018. Against the Modern World, American Journal of Islam and Society, 2005. 20. Yüzyılda Tasavvuftan Etkilenen Mühtediler Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme, TSBS Bildiriler Dergisi, 2021.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Eleventh Hour (1987) — Internet Archive. A SUFI SAINT OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (1971) — Internet Archive. Muhammad : Kisah Hidup Nabi Berdasarkan Sumber Klasik (2015) — Internet Archive. Le Prophète Muhammad Sa Vie, D’après Les Sources Les Plus Anciennes — Internet Archive. Muhammad His Life Based On The Earliest Sources By Martin Lings (z Lib.org) — Internet Archive. Hz. Muhammed'in Hayatı (Martin Lings) — Internet Archive. SHAKESPEARE IN THE LIGHT OF SACRED ART (1966) — Internet Archive. Muhammad (1997) — Internet Archive. Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources — Internet Archive. A Sufi Saint Of The Twentieth Century: Shaikh Ahmad Al ' Alawi (1981) — Internet Archive. East And West (1924) — Internet Archive. Muhammad - Martin Lings — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 26 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Martin Lings studied at Magdalen College, Clifton College and SOAS, University of London. training under Frithjof Schuon is recorded. the recorded working language is Arabic and English.

Frithjof Schuon is recorded as an influence.

Employment is recorded with Vytautas Magnus University.

Chronology

  1. 1909Martin Lings born at Burnage.
  2. 1926Supplementary catalogue of Arabic printed books / British Museum ; compiled by A.G. Ellis and A.S. Fulton. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1971A SUFI SAINT OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1976The Quranic art of calligraphy and illumination / Martin Lings. (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1977Third Supplementary Catalogue of Arabic Printed Books in the British Library, 1958-1969.
  6. 1977Third supplementary catalogue of Arabic printed books in the British Library, 1958-1969 / compiled by Martin Lings and Yasin Hamid Safadi. (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 1987The Eleventh Hour digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1997No place for borders : the HIV/AIDS epidemic and development in Asia and the Pacific / edited by Godfrey Linge and Doug Porter. (Wellcome Collection).
  9. 2005Martin Lings died at Westerham.
  10. 2015Muhammad : Kisah Hidup Nabi Berdasarkan Sumber Klasik digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Martin Lings”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q957553: Martin Lings

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