In this ideal introduction to Sufi wisdom, Shah illustrates how traditional Sufi concepts can resolve our social, psychological, and spiritual problems, drawing on classic texts, the Eastem parables of Jesus, and encounters with contemporary teachers, students, and journalists.
Cultural Imperialism (Institute for Cultural Research monographs, #6)
by Robert Cecil
Swimming to the Moon
by Jeffrey Michael McMahon and Jessica Warrick
Sophia Volume 16, Number 2
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Dr Wolfgang Smith, and Charles Upton
The Emergence of Early Sufi Piety and Sunnī Scholasticism (Islamic History and Civilization, #125)
by Feryal Salem
This book examines the way in which early Muslims begin to understand normative Islamic practice through the role of Muslim scholars who define, preserve, and pass on Islamic traditions. This later becomes the foundation of Sunni identity and Sufi piety. In the figure of 'Abdallah b. al-Mubarak (118-181/736-797), we find a paragon of the fields of hadith, zuhd, and jihad, as attested to by the large number of references to him in the classical Islamic texts.
Subtle Blessings in the Saintly Lives of Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mur
by Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari
The Removal of Confusion
by Shaykh al-Islam Ibrahim 'Abd-Allah Niasse
The Way of Mary, Maryam, Beloved of God is a weaving of strands from ancient sources, traditional stories, poetry, and prayers of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, and beyond (with full colour illustrations), to reveal, through the illuminated being and twelve life stations of Beloved Mary, the palpable Oneness of all Creation, our Oneness in Spirit. Drawing on passages from the Quran, the Bible, poetry of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi and inspirations of other mystics (Jewish, Christian, and Muslim),...
Unraveling the story of the great Sufi mystic, Al-Barazi relates Rumi's life in the context of the social, political, and moral background of his era.
Tolerance, Democracy, and Sufis in Senegal (Religion, Culture, and Public Life, #15)
This collection critically examines "tolerance," "secularism," and respect for religious "diversity" within a social and political system dominated by Sufi brotherhoods. Through a detailed analysis of Senegal's political economy, essays trace the genealogy and dynamic exchange among these concepts while investigating public spaces and political processes and their reciprocal engagement with the state, Sunni reformist and radical groups, and non-religious organizations. The anthology provides a r...
Dervishes and Islam in Bosnia (Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage, #58)
by Ines Asčeric-Todd
