Dhul-Nun al-Misri. Mystical Interpretation of the Holy Qur’an (Surah al-Baqara)

Abstract

The name of Dhu-l-Nun al-Misri is well known for the readers, who are interested in Sufi sm. Being one of the representatives of the early period of Islamic asceticism and mysticism, his aphorisms are very often cited in the late Sufi writings. Dhu-l-Nun is attributed as a founder of the Sufi doctrine of ahwal and maqamat. Here is presented the first Russian translation of the mystical commentary on Sura “al-Baqara” by Dhu-l-Nun al-Misri, which is provided also by commentaries of the later Sufi authors.