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Reynold Alleyne Nicholson

Born

in Keighley, The United Kingdom

August 18, 1868

Died

August 27, 1945

Genre

Religion, Spirituality, Poetry

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Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, was the greatest Rumi scholar in the English language. He was a professor for many years at Cambridge Universtiy, in England. He dedicated his life to the study of Islamic mysticism and was able to study and translate major sufi texts in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish. That a Western scholar of "the first rank" dedicated much of his life to the study and translation of Rumi's poetry was very fortunate.

His monumental achievement was his work on Rumi's Masnavi (done in eight volumes, published between 1925-1940). He produced the first critical Persian edition of Rumi's Masnavi, the first full translation of it into English, and the first commentary on the entire work in English. This work has been highly infl ...more

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	الصوفية في الإسلام by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, نور الدين شريبة (ترجمة وتعليق) 3.52 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 1914 — 121 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mathnawi of Jalalud'din Rumi, Vol. 2: Containing the Translation of the First & Second Books 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1926 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Literary History Of The Arabs 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1969 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Studies in Islamic Mysticism 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1979 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	تصوف اسلامی و رابطۀ انسان و خدا by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, محمدرضا شفیعی کدکنی (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1979 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jalaluddin Rumi: Ajaran dan Pengalaman Sufi by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, Sutardji Calzoum Bachri (Penyunting), Sutedjo (Penerjemah) 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1978	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mathnawí of Jaláluʾddín Rúmí: Vols 1, 3, 5, Persian Text (set) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Studies in Islamic Poetry 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rumi Poet And Mystic 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of the Self (Asrar-i Khudi): A Philosophical Poem by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, Muhammad Iqbal (Creator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“إلهي، أدعوك في الملأ كما تُدعى الأرباب، وأدعوك في الخلاء كما تُدعى الأحباب. أقول في الملأ "يا إلهي"، وأقول في الخلاء "يا حبيبي".”
― Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, الصوفية في الإسلام

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“امح نفسك الترابية في السُكْر بالتأمل الإلهي”
― Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, الصوفية في الإسلام

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“انظر في قلبك، لأن ملكوت السماوات والأرض فيك”
― Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, الصوفية في الإسلام

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