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Author: Reynold A. Nicholson Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 120
Book Description
Sūfism, the religious philosophy of Islam, is described in the oldest extant definition as 'the apprehension of divine realities,' and Mohammedan mystics are fond of calling themselves Ahl al-Haqq, 'the followers of the Real.' In attempting to set forth their central doctrines from this point of view, the author draws to some extent on materials which he has collected for a history of Islamic mysticism. This edition provides an easy approach to the study of Islamic mysticism. Apart what the general reader requires to be told at first about Sūfism; the book includes a large amount of material that will be new even to professional Orientalists. Dr. Nicholson sets before us the results of twenty years' unremitting labour, and that, too, with remarkable simplicity and clarity for such a subject; at the same time he lets the mystics mostly speak for themselves and mainly in his own fine versions from the original Arabic and Persian.
Author: Reynold A. Nicholson Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 120
Book Description
Sūfism, the religious philosophy of Islam, is described in the oldest extant definition as 'the apprehension of divine realities,' and Mohammedan mystics are fond of calling themselves Ahl al-Haqq, 'the followers of the Real.' In attempting to set forth their central doctrines from this point of view, the author draws to some extent on materials which he has collected for a history of Islamic mysticism. This edition provides an easy approach to the study of Islamic mysticism. Apart what the general reader requires to be told at first about Sūfism; the book includes a large amount of material that will be new even to professional Orientalists. Dr. Nicholson sets before us the results of twenty years' unremitting labour, and that, too, with remarkable simplicity and clarity for such a subject; at the same time he lets the mystics mostly speak for themselves and mainly in his own fine versions from the original Arabic and Persian.
Author: Reynold a. Nicholson Publisher: ISBN: 9781604441949 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 170
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Experts: Sufism, the religious philosophy of Islam, is described in the oldest extant definition as the apprehension of divine realities, and Mohammedan mystics are fond of calling themselves Ahl al-Haqq, 'the followers of the Real.' In attempting to set forth their central doctrines from this point of view, I shall draw to some extent on materials which I have collected during the last twenty years for a general history of Islamic mysticism-a subject so vast and many-sided that several large volumes would be required to do it anything like justice. Here I can only sketch in broad outline certain principles, methods, and characteristic features of the inner life as it has been lived by Moslems of every class and condition from the eighth century of our era to the present day... The Sufi who sets out to seek God calls himself a 'traveler' (salik); he advances by slow 'stages' (maqamat) along a 'path' (tariqat) to the goal of union with Reality...
Author: Michael Anthony Sells Publisher: Paulist Press ISBN: 9780809136193 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 420
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This volume makes available and accessible the writings of the crucial early period of Islamic mysticism during which Sufism developed as one of the world's major mystical traditions. The texts are accompanied by commentary on their historical, literary and philosophical context.
Author: Margaret Smith Publisher: PIR Publications ISBN: Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
Readings from the Mystics of Islam is an anthology of writings from Islamic mysticism's greatest masters of wisdom, translated and edited by renowned scholar of Sufism Margaret Smith. The collection ranges from the beginnings of Sufism in the 8th century to the modern era, and includes jewels of mystical thought and experience from Rabi'a, al-Hallaj, Rumi, Ibn 'Arabi and Hafiz.
Author: Arthur John Arberry Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486419589 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 146
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"A concise but authentic account." — Islamic Review. The first concise history of Sufism to appear in any language, this work remains among the best. A noted scholar offers insights into every aspect of Sufism, from interpretation of the word of God and the life of the Prophet to the theorists of Sufism, the structure of Sufi theory and practice, and more.
Author: Manly P. Hall Publisher: Philosophical Research Society ISBN: 9780893145323 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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An illustrated text discussing the original existence and present survival of an Adept Tradition in the Moslem world. The principle arcana of secret schools set up by mystics for the purpose of perpetuating the inner meaning of the Moslem faith is presented and their systems of meditation, concentration, and Yogic practices -- similar to those of the Hindu mystics -- are explored. The manner in which these practices led to the development of internal faculties and the ability to control natural phenomena is revealed. How the secret Moslem sects derived important philosophical and theurgic elements from Gnosticism, Judaism, and Christianity is also discussed.
Author: Reynold A. Nicholson Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 120
Book Description
Sūfism, the religious philosophy of Islam, is described in the oldest extant definition as 'the apprehension of divine realities,' and Mohammedan mystics are fond of calling themselves Ahl al-Haqq, 'the followers of the Real.' In attempting to set forth their central doctrines from this point of view, the author draws to some extent on materials which he has collected for a history of Islamic mysticism. This edition provides an easy approach to the study of Islamic mysticism. Apart what the general reader requires to be told at first about Sūfism; the book includes a large amount of material that will be new even to professional Orientalists. Dr. Nicholson sets before us the results of twenty years' unremitting labour, and that, too, with remarkable simplicity and clarity for such a subject; at the same time he lets the mystics mostly speak for themselves and mainly in his own fine versions from the original Arabic and Persian.
Author: A.J. Arberry Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135029970 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 110
Book Description
Originally published in 1950.Thinkers such as Ghazali and Ibn `Arabi, poets such as Ibn al-Farid, Rumi, Hafiz and Jami were greatly inspired by the lives and sayings of the early Sufis. This book was the first short history of Sufism to be published in any language, illustrating the development of its doctrines with numerous quotations from literature.
Author: Reynold A. Nicholson
Author: Reynold A. Nicholson
Author: Reynold a. Nicholson
Author: Michael Anthony Sells
Author: Margaret Smith
Author: Arthur John Arberry
Author: Reynold Alleyne Nicholson
Author: Manly P. Hall
Author: Reynold A. Nicholson
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Author: A.J. Arberry