Originally published in 1969. This volume was composed by an eminent Sufi mystic whilst in prison in Baghdad awaiting execution in a vain attempt to overthrow his sentence; he was put to death in AD 1311 at the age of 33. This apologia is a document of great poignancy composed in most elegant Arabic and translated with the customary skill and elegance for which A J Arberry became so well-known. |A Sufi Martyr The Apologia of 'Ain al-Qudat al-Hamadhani | Middle Eastern Studies
