The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volume Two: Hypocrites, Heretics, and Other Sinners

Title Page, Letter from the General Editor, Copyright

The Epistle of Forgiveness Volume Two Library of Arabic Literature Editorial Board General Editor Philip F. Kennedy, New York University Executive Editors James E. Montgomery, University of Cambridge Shawkat M. Toorawa, Cornell University Editors Julia Bray, University of Oxford Michael Cooperson, University of California, Los Angeles Joseph E. Lowry, University of Pennsylvania Tahera Qutbuddin, University of Chicago Devin J. Stewart, Emory University Managing Editor Chip Rossetti Volume Editor James E. Montgomery Letter from the General Editor The Library of Arabic Literature is a new series offering Arabic editions and English translations of key works of classical and pre-modern Arabic literature , as well as anthologies and thematic readers. Books in the series are edited and translated by distinguished scholars of Arabic and Islamic studies, and are published in parallel-text format with Arabic and English on facing pages. The Library of Arabic Literature includes texts from the pre-Islamic era to the cusp of the modern period, and encompasses a wide range of genres, including poetry, poetics, fiction, religion, philosophy, law, science, history, and historiography. Supported by a grant from the New York University Abu Dhabi Institute, and established in partnership with NYU Press, the Library of Arabic Literature produces authoritative Arabic editions and modern, lucid English translations, with the goal of introducing the Arabic literary heritage to scholars and students, as well as to a general audience of readers. Philip F. Kennedy General Editor, Library of Arabic Literature                  !" #$ %  & ' () *+ , - . /  '  () $ 01 234  567$  8 9 :  NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London The Epistle of Forgiveness or A Pardon to Enter the Garden by Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī edited and translated by Geert Jan van Gelder and Gregor Schoeler Volume Two: Hypocrites, Heretics, and Other Sinners NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London Copyright © 2014 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Abū al-ʻAlāʼ al-Maʻarrī, 973-1057. The epistle of forgiveness or, A pardon to enter the garden / by Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī ; edited and translated by Geert Jan van Gelder and Gregor Schoeler. volumes cm Bilingual English and Arabic edition. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 978-0-8147-6378-0 (cl : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-6899-0 (e-book) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-7197-6 (e-book) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-7194-5 (cl : v. 2) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-6896-9 (e-book : v. 2) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-6970-6 (e-book : v. 2) I. Gelder, G. J. H. van, translator editor. II. Schoeler, Gregor, translator editor. III. Abū al-ʻAlāʼ al-Maʻarrī, 973-1057. Risālat al-ghufrān. IV. Abū al-ʻAlāʼ al-Maʻarrī, 973-1057. Risālat al-ghufrān. English. V. Ibn al-Qāriḥ, ʻAlī ibn Manṣūr, b. 962. Risālat Ibn al-Qāriḥ. VI. Ibn al-Qāriḥ, ʻAlī ibn Manṣūr, b. 962. Risālat Ibn al-Qāriḥ. English. VII. Title. VIII. Title: Pardon to enter the garden. PJ7750.A25R513 2013 892.7’134--dc23 2013007519 CIP New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Series design by Titus Nemeth. Typeset in Tasmeem, using DecoType Naskh and Emiri. Typesetting and digitization by Stuart Brown. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Josef van Ess, who, like no other, knows about Islamic heretics, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday (!= > ? @ A B C  D67 E  FGHI ...) ...