ABSTRACT This article presents a preliminary scholarly endeavour that aims at introducing Sumnūn Ibn Ḥamza (d. 298/910-911) to researchers working both on classical Arabic poetry and on Ṣūfism. He was a prominent personality whose passionate poetry and ecstatic statements revolved around the theology of love and left their imprint on early Ṣūfism; however, Sumnūn Ibn Ḥamza has not yet been the subject of comprehensive research. As a poet, his heritage has barely attracted any interest among scholars of classical Arabic poetry. The basic innovation of Sumnūn as a poet is his effort to turn poetry into a complementary part of his actual living reality. I argue that Ṣūfī Arabic poetry is not a mere literary work of belles-lettres, but rather a practical-reactive piece of writing designed to help the mystic progress on the Ṣūfī path in a similar way to samāʿ and dhikr. In light of this idea, I suggest using two methods to understand Sumnūn’s poetry. First, Sumnūn’s strophes should be dealt with as ad hoc love poems through which one can consider the specific themes, structures and metaphors. Second, his poetry should be seen as a snapshot of his life and Ṣūfī career. Therefore, the ideas embedded in his poetry need to be correlated with the few available texts through which his personality was understood by both his contemporaries and later Ṣūfīs.

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“被火舔舐”：Sumnūn Ibn Ḥamza（卒于 298/910-911）和第三/九世纪 Ṣūfism 中的激情之爱

摘要 本文介绍了一项初步的学术努力，旨在向研究古典阿拉伯诗歌和 Ṣūfism 的研究人员介绍 Sumnūn Ibn Ḥamza（卒于 298/910-911）。他是一位杰出的人物，其充满激情的诗歌和狂喜的陈述围绕着爱的神学展开，并在早期的Ṣūfism 中留下了印记。然而，Sumnūn Ibn Ḥamza 尚未成为综合研究的主题。作为一名诗人，他的遗产几乎没有引起古典阿拉伯诗歌学者的任何兴趣。Sumnūn 作为诗人的基本创新是他努力将诗歌变成他现实生活的补充部分。我认为 Ṣūfī 阿拉伯诗歌不仅仅是美文的文学作品，而是一种实用的反应性写作，旨在以类似于 samāʿ 和 dhikr 的方式帮助 Ṣūfī 路径上的神秘进步。根据这个想法，我建议使用两种方法来理解 Sumnūn 的诗歌。首先，Sumnūn 的 strophes 应该作为特别的爱情诗来处理，通过它可以考虑特定的主题、结构和隐喻。其次，他的诗歌应该被视为他生活和 Ṣūfī 职业生涯的快照。因此，他的诗歌中嵌入的思想需要与同时代人和后来的 Ṣūfīs 理解他的个性的少数可用文本相关联。结构和隐喻。其次，他的诗歌应该被视为他生活和 Ṣūfī 职业生涯的快照。因此，他的诗歌中嵌入的思想需要与同时代人和后来的 Ṣūfīs 理解他的个性的少数可用文本相关联。结构和隐喻。其次，他的诗歌应该被视为他生活和 Ṣūfī 职业生涯的快照。因此，他的诗歌中嵌入的思想需要与同时代人和后来的 Ṣūfīs 理解他的个性的少数可用文本相关联。