Islamic groups: Sufis Books

Studies on Sufism in Central Asia reproduces 12 studies which explore previously unstudied sources with an eye to identifying prominent developments in the social and organizational history of the major Sufi groupings of the region from the 13th to the...

"Die Göttliche Taverne", Originaltitel in Englisch "The Divine Tavern", ist eine fesselnde Sammlung von Sufi-Gedichten, die tief in die Themen Liebe, Tod, Ekstase und spirituelle Erleuchtung eintauchen. Ali Ashraf entführt den Leser auf eine mystische...

A survey of the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian debates and mystical discussions about Muhammad's heavenly journey that took place in early medieval Spain.This book demonstrates how Muhammad's heavenly journey, as discussed throughout the eleventh and...

Massaalik al Djinaan - Les Itinéraires du Paradis - est un traité fondamental de soufisme islamique, rédigé par le grand maître spirituel Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké, fondateur du mouridisme.Cette œuvre didactique et poétique trace le chemin menant...

Combining history, comparative religion, and political interpretations, Heinz Halm elucidates Shi'ism and political developments in the Middle East for the uninformed reader. The author highlights three main aspects of Shi'a Islam: its historical...

Mengenal Allah SWT Sang Pencipta Alam Semesta Yang Maha Lembut Dan Maha Penyayang Dalam Islam Bersumberkan Dari Al-Quran Serta Al-Hadist Dalam Bahasa Inggris. It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used to refer to God...

Biografi Sejarah Kehidupan Siti Aminah Binti Wahab Ibunda Nabi Muhammad SAW Utusan Tuhan Semesta Alam Yang Terakhir Edisi Bahasa Indonesia Bersumberkan Dari Kitab Suci Al-Quran Dan Al-Hadist. Ibunda Aminah binti Wahab adalah ibu yang melahirkan Nabi...

Il libro ""Il Governo Temporale Dei Papi Giudicato Dalla Diplomazia Francese: Raccolta Di Documenti (1863)"" scritto da Cesare Causa ����� una raccolta di documenti che analizza il governo temporale dei papi e la sua relazione con la diplomazia francese...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This book analyzes thaumaturgical beliefs and practices prevalent among Muslims in eighteenth-century Ottoman Syria. The study focuses on historical beliefs in baraka, which religious authorities often interpreted as Allah's grace, and the alleged...

This book outlines the role of Sufism in Moroccan politics in the twenty-first century through a comparative study of contemporary Sufi organizations.

Featuring the work of leading contemporary Muslim philosophers and theologians, this book grapples with various forms of evil and suffering in the world today, from COVID-19 and issues in climate change to problems in palliative care and human...

Focused on Shi'ism and Sufism in the formative period of Islam, this book examines the development of the concept of walāya, a complex term that has, over time, acquired a wide range of relationships with other theological ideas, chiefly in relation to...

In recent years Sufism has undergone something of a revival as a spiritual alternative to other manifestations of Islam. This book investigates the development of Sufism in Western societies, with a regional focus on North America and Europe. Exploring a...

Exploring the diverse myriad of female religious identities that exist within the various branches of the Moroccan Sufi Order, Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya, today, this book evidences a wide array of religious identities, from those more typical of Berber...

The headlines are filled with the politics of Islam, but there is another side to the world's fastest-growing religion. Sufism is the poetry and mysticism of Islam. This mystical movement from the early ninth century rejects worship motivated by the...

In Shaykh Abdul Qādir Jilāni: Life and Teachings, Abdul Kader Choughley, a reputed South African scholar, with over a dozen classics published in various fields of Islamic studies, delves deep into the life and teachings of the medieval Sufi master par...

The ‘perfuming of a scorpion’, referred to by the great Sufi teacher Bahaudin, symbolizes hypocrisy and self-deception: both in the individual and in institutions. In A Perfumed Scorpion, Idries Shah directs attention to both the perfume...

Oriental Magic is recognized as a brilliant study of how, what and why people think, in territories extending from North Africa to Japan. Profusely illustrated, the book is the product of years of research and field-work in a dozen different cultural...

‘What was I? ‘A writer, a traveller – and an outlaw in a sense.’Idries Shah wrote this book before he became Idries Shah. It’s an adventure within an adventure.On one level it’s an immensely engaging...

Liu Zhi (c.1662-c.1730), a well-known Muslim scholar in China, published in Chinese outstanding theological works, short treatises, and easy-to-memorize short poems on Islam. He encountered various challenges in his interpretation and transmission of...

A travelogue of oft-visited spiritual gravesites of Baghdad and other locales of Iraq in the month of Rabi' al-Thani 1423 (June 2002), with a glimpse of the lives of some of the masters said to rest in those graves, their virtues and merits, and an...

This book is written for anyone interested in the basic message and purpose of the Qur'an and its historical and religious framework. It highlights the important issues and topics of the Qur'an.The Qur'an connects life on earth to its sacred essence and...

In our contemporary world where race, religion, culture and other human characteristics meet, connect, fuse, overlap and clash, so many challenges regarding faith, belief and metaphysical issues present themselves. The Abrahamic traditions are the result...

Note: This is a book of aphorismsThe word "Hikari" is often used in various contexts in Japanese culture, including literature, art, and everyday language, to convey different shades of meaning related to light and its symbolic significance. Reality...

The Diwan – Bughyat al-Murideen as-Saa’ireen wa Tuhfat as-Salikeen al-‘Arifeen –The Desire of Journeying Murids and the Gift to Wayfaring GnosticsThe Diwan of the Shaykh and Gnostic of Allah Sayyidi Muhammad ibn al-Habib...

In this book, the author, Suhaib Ahmed Shaheen, offers a very complex yet interesting examination of the internal conflicts within the Muslim world between Islamic militants and the more conservative members of Islam.The author is an experienced...

In the complex world dynamics of today, it feels more important than ever to remind ourselves that cultural heritage outlasts and outweighs political climates and that art is one of the vehicles through which we can transcend our differences to find our...

Whomsoever Allah wants to bestow His grace and mercy, He fills his heart and mind with pearls of wisdom and guidance. Many stories of coming from darkness to light are scattered in the pages of Islamic history.This book is the autobiography of the famous...

Step into the timeless wisdom of Rumi (May Allah have mercy on him) with this profound collection curated by Osman Nuri Topbas. This book, part of the revered "Wisdom from Saints" series, offers an insightful journey into Rumi's spiritual teachings. Each...

In this compilation of spiritual discourses (sing. mudhākara), Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari offers a Sufi commentary on the functions, degrees and implications of prophethood (nubūwa), messengerhood (risāla), and sainthood (wilāya). Major themes...

Beginning's End is a contemporary outlook on the Sufi sciences of self-knowledge, intended for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The author holds that truth has no end and is eternal, and that is why human beings will seek total freedom, of which...

"The Dome of Provisions" refers to a sacred place under God's Throne that is only accessible by His chosen ones. It is the main source of heavenly secrets and blessings sent to the hearts of people. This collection of spiritual discourses is based on...

From Ibn Khaldun and Leo Africanus to Ibn al-Arabi and Maimonides, Fes has been home to some of history's greatest intellectuals and religious figures. Known as the "City of Saints", Fes has one of the richest spiritual legacies in the Muslim...

Etude Sur Le Soufisme (1888) est un livre �����crit par Ridouane, Abd El Hadi Ben. Ce livre est une �����tude approfondie sur le soufisme, qui est une pratique mystique de l'islam. L'auteur explore les origines et les fondements du soufisme, ainsi que...

Spürst du die Sehnsucht nach einer Beziehung zu Allah, die intimer und liebevoller ist? Fühlst du dich aufgrund deiner Unzulänglichkeiten der Liebe deines perfekten Schöpfers unwürdig? Hat deine heilige Reise dich mit mehr Fragen als Antworten...

Aspirez-vous à vivre une relation plus étroite et aimante avec Allah ? Vos imperfections vous donnent-elles le sentiment d'être indigne de l'amour d'un Créateur parfait ? Votre cheminement spirituel vous a-t-il apporté plus de questions que de...

{O Prophet! We have sent you as a witness, and a bringer of good news and a warner} {And a caller to Allah by His permission and a light-giving lamp}Qur'ān 33:45-6 Follow in the illuminated steps of the Prophet ﷺ with a poem for our times...

The perennial human journey is the path of remembrance; the path of recalling creation's origins and of seeing the Divine root in all things. The Sufis of Morocco cultivate this attitude through dhikr, spiritual practices inculcating perpetual...

The Foundations of the Karkariya Order articulates the seven foundational principles of the Spiritual Path as enshrined in the sacred Qur'an and Hadith of the holy Prophet. These foundations consist of the Pact (al-'ahd), the Sacred Dance (al-hadra), the...

" The one who tastes, knows; the one who tastes not, knows not. . . . Close the shop of argument and open the teahouse of experience."With these words, the reader is invited into the Sufi "tea-house of experience" where Sufi teacher Pir Netanel...

In The Merging of Two Oceans, Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez follows his In the Teahouse of Experience with a new collection of talks, laying the foundations for understanding the historical and spiritual connections between Sufism and Hasidism, two of the...

Four Gems of Tasawwuf comprises:1. A substantial part of Iqadh al-Himam, Shaykh Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba's commentary on the Hikam of Shaykh Ahmad ibn 'Ata'allah al-Iskandari, including an introduction to Tasawwuf based on the famous ten introductory principles,...

""A Biographical Sketch Of The Mystic Philosopher And Poet Jami"" is a book written by William Nassau Lees and published in 1859. The book is a preface to Jami's ""Lives of the Mystics"" and provides a detailed account of the life and works of Jami, who...

In recent years, many historians of Islamic mysticism have been grappling in sophisticated ways with the difficulties of essentialism. Reconceptualising the study of Islamic mysticism during an under-researched period of its history, this book examines...