Sufism for Non-Sufis?

Sufism for Non-Sufis?
Author: Sherman A. Jackson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199873682

Sherman Jackson offers a translation and analysis of Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Sakandari's Taj al-'Arus, a work on spiritual education steeped in the classical Sufi tradition, yet directed to those who have no affiliation with Sufism in any institutionalized form. Written in classical aphoristic style, the text is a treasure trove of spiritual wisdom and self-refinement, free of all of the usual barriers between Sufism and the common believer.

SUFISM FOR NON-SUFIS?

SUFISM FOR NON-SUFIS?
Author: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Ibn ʻAṭāʼ Allāh
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2012-06-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199873674

First English translation of an important and popular work by an exceedingly influential pre-modern figure Demonstrates that the spiritual state of those who employ a religious text is as important as the text itself in determining the social role of the text.

What is Sufism?

What is Sufism?
Author: Martin Lings
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1975
Genre: Sufism
ISBN: 9780520027947

Sufism for Non-sufis?

Sufism for Non-sufis?
Author: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Ibn ʻAṭāʼ Allāh
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2012
Genre: Religious life
ISBN: 9780199933464

Sherman Jackson offers a translation and analysis of Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Sakandari's 'Taj al-'Arus', a work on spiritual education steeped in the classical Sufi tradition. Written in classical aphoristic style, the text is a treasure trove of spiritual wisdom and self-refinement.

Irshad

Irshad
Author: Muzaffer Ozak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 728
Release: 1988
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Sufis

Sufis
Author: Idries Shah
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2020-06-20
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1784790052

The Sufis is the best introduction ever written to the philosophical and mystical school traditionally associated with the Islamic world.Powerful, concise, and intensely thought-provoking, it sums up over a thousand years of Eastern thought - the product of some of the greatest minds humanity has ever produced - into a single work, presenting timeless ideas in a fresh and contemporary style.When the book was originally published in 1964, it launched its author, Idries Shah, on to the international stage, attracting the attention of thinkers and writers such as J. D. Salinger, Doris Lessing, Ted Hughes and Robert Graves.It introduced to the Western world concepts which have subsequently become commonly accepted, varying from the psychological importance of attention and humour, to the use of traditional tales as teaching instruments (what Shah termed 'teaching-stories'), and the historical debt owed by the West to the Middle East in matters scientific, literary and philosophical.As a primer for the many dozens of Sufi books that Shah later produced, it is unsurpassed, offering a clear window onto a community whose system of thought and action has long concerned itself with the advancement of the whole of humankind, and whose ideas about individuals and society, their purpose and direction, need to be understood now more than ever before.

The Essence of Sufism

The Essence of Sufism
Author: John Baldock
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2005-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1848584075

Insight into Life is the real religion, which alone can help man to understand Life.' Hazrat Inayat Khan The Sufis have been using carefully constructed stories for teaching purposes for thousands of years. Though on the surface these often appear to be little more than fairy or folk tales, the Sufis hold that they enshrine - in their characters, plots and imagery - patterns and relationships that nurture a part of the mind not reachable in more conventional ways, thus increasing our understanding, flexibility and breadth of vision. Familiarization with this body of material can eventually provide answers to questions about our origins and our destiny. In this book John Baldock explores the rich body of literature the Sufis have produced to guide spiritual travellers. While explaining the significant teachings and emphasizing their significance for us, he sheds a timely light on the Sufis' fascinating perception of life, revealing it to be a process of the heart and not of the head, and offers intriguing pathways to further study and reflection.

Sufism

Sufism
Author: Nile Green
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2012-02-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1405157658

Since their beginnings in the ninth century, the shrines, brotherhoods and doctrines of the Sufis held vast influence in almost every corner of the Muslim world. Offering the first truly global account of the history of Sufism, this illuminating book traces the gradual spread and influence of Sufi Islam through the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and ultimately into Europe and the United States. An ideal introduction to Sufism, requiring no background knowledge of Islamic history or thought Offers the first history of Sufism as a global phenomenon, exploring its movement and adaptation from the Middle East, through Asia and Africa, to Europe and the United States of America Covers the entire historical period of Sufism, from its ninth century origins to the end of the twentieth century Devotes equal coverage to the political, cultural, and social dimensions of Sufism as it does to its theology and ritual Dismantles the stereotypes of Sufis as otherworldly 'mystics', by anchoring Sufi Muslims in the real lives of their communities Features the most up-to-date research on Sufism available

Principles of Sufism

Principles of Sufism
Author: Nahid Angha
Publisher: Jain Publishing Company
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1994
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0875730612

A simple introduction to the mystical branch of Islam called Sufism. Written with the general reader in mind who has no prior knowledge of the subject, the book explains the twelve basic principles of sufism in a non-technical, easy to understand style. Ideally suited for the classroom as well as the spiritually oriented reader.