Building the Islamic moral self: Sufi Abed’s Bustan Fatimah ma‘a Bustan ‘A’ishah

Building the Islamic moral self: Sufi Abed’s Bustan Fatimah ma‘a Bustan ‘A’ishah

Sufi Abed Mian Usmani (1898-1945) of Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, authored some ten religious books in Urdu and Gujerati, which appeared to have a considerable impact on the local community there, as well as more broadly for South African Muslims of Indian descent, and even for some Muslims of India....

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Main Authors: Yousuf Dadoo, Mohammed Auwais Rafudeen
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association 2017-09-01
Series:Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
Subjects:
moral self
remembering God
South Africa
Sufi Abed
Urdu literature
Bustan Fatimah
Online Access:https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/tvl/article/view/1723
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spelling doaj-5b03aa7d2324444b88a36769ef7a55232020-11-25T02:38:42ZafrTydskrif vir Letterkunde AssociationTydskrif vir Letterkunde0041-476X2309-90702017-09-0154210.17159/2309-9070/tvl.v.54i2.1723Building the Islamic moral self: Sufi Abed’s Bustan Fatimah ma‘a Bustan ‘A’ishahYousuf Dadoo0Mohammed Auwais Rafudeen1University of South AfricaUniversity of South Africa Sufi Abed Mian Usmani (1898-1945) of Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, authored some ten religious books in Urdu and Gujerati, which appeared to have a considerable impact on the local community there, as well as more broadly for South African Muslims of Indian descent, and even for some Muslims of India. However, apart from two academic contributions, his work and legacy remain largely unexplored. This essay aims to build upon those contributions by analysing another of his hitherto unexamined Urdu works, namely, Bustan Fatimah ma' Bustan 'A'ishah (The garden of Fatimahwith the garden of 'A'ishah). It argues that these two works, when seen as a totality, seek to build the moral self. https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/tvl/article/view/1723moral selfremembering GodSouth AfricaSufi AbedUrdu literatureBustan Fatimah
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remembering God
South Africa
Sufi Abed
Urdu literature
Bustan Fatimah
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title Building the Islamic moral self: Sufi Abed’s Bustan Fatimah ma‘a Bustan ‘A’ishah
title_short Building the Islamic moral self: Sufi Abed’s Bustan Fatimah ma‘a Bustan ‘A’ishah
title_full Building the Islamic moral self: Sufi Abed’s Bustan Fatimah ma‘a Bustan ‘A’ishah
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description Sufi Abed Mian Usmani (1898-1945) of Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, authored some ten religious books in Urdu and Gujerati, which appeared to have a considerable impact on the local community there, as well as more broadly for South African Muslims of Indian descent, and even for some Muslims of India. However, apart from two academic contributions, his work and legacy remain largely unexplored. This essay aims to build upon those contributions by analysing another of his hitherto unexamined Urdu works, namely, Bustan Fatimah ma' Bustan 'A'ishah (The garden of Fatimahwith the garden of 'A'ishah). It argues that these two works, when seen as a totality, seek to build the moral self.
topic moral self
remembering God
South Africa
Sufi Abed
Urdu literature
Bustan Fatimah
url https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/tvl/article/view/1723
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