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Light of the Sufis

Author : Ladan Akbarnia
Publisher : Museum of Fine Arts (Houston)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Light of the Sufis written by Ladan Akbarnia and published by Museum of Fine Arts (Houston). This book was released on 2010 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light of the Sufis introduces the complex and multilayered topic of Sufism, or Islamic mysticism, by concentrating on its expression in the visual arts and offers new insights into the integrative and fluid nature of the Sufi experience that has solicited strong reactions--both negative and positive--in Muslims and non-Muslims alike for several hundred years. Sufism became well established in the 9th to 10th century and reached its height in the 12th to 13th century. From its inception, Sufism recognized the traditions and practices of other faiths and cultures with which it came into contact, adapting and incorporating elements of Greek philosophies, Christian mysticism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, and Buddhism. This diversity has been reflected not only in the words and the lives of celebrated Sufi mystics but also in some of the finest literature, music, performance, and visual arts produced in the Islamic world. Lavishly illustrated, this exhibition catalogue presents exceptional works in various media from diverse areas of the Islamic world, including North Africa, Turkey, Iran, and India, and dating from the ninth century to the present. Distributed for The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Exhibition Schedule: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston05/16/10 - 08/08/10

The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism

Author : Henry Corbin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780394734415
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism written by Henry Corbin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1978 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Essence of Sufism

Author : John Baldock
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848584075
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book The Essence of Sufism written by John Baldock and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Beauty and Light

Author : Cemalnur Sargut
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781941610060
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Beauty and Light written by Cemalnur Sargut and published by . This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cemalnur Sargut, the Turkish leader of the Rifa'i Sufi order, occupies a special place in the intellectual and social landscape of contemporary Islam. This is so for multiple reasons. As a female Sufi teacher who commands a loyal and active worldwide following, especially in Turkey, Sargut's career as a scholar and Sufi leader represents an important case study in the dynamics of contemporary global Sufism. This volume represents the first text in English translation that brings together some of her major discourses and teachings as presented to her students through the genre of oral discourses. More Specifically, the discourses that form the core of this book were collected through oral interviews with Cemalnur conducted by her students as part of a weekly program aired on a national Turkish radio station. The original Turkish transcription on which this English translation is based is titled Dinle (Listen), and was published in 2012 by Nefes press.1 Cemalnur has been actively training disciples and students in the teachings and practices of the Rifa'i Sufi order for the last forty years. While her oral and written discourses are widely available in Turkish, they have until now remained inaccessible to an English language audience. This book seeks to address this lacuna by introducing key aspects of her thought and spiritual orientation in English. In this brief introduction I wish to provide readers a broad outline of the key themes and concepts that animate the lineaments of Cemalnur's thoughts as presented in this book. In addition, I also hope to provide readers with the intellectual and institutional context in which one might be able to place Cemalnur's thought and scholarly career. Moreever, I will also have the occasion to discuss the literary genre within Sufism and Islamic literature that corresponds to the kind of oral teachings and sermons that populate the pages of this book. Finally I will briefly explain the stylistic decisions and choices that were made in the presentation of this text.

The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism

Author : Henry Corbin
Publisher : Suluk Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism written by Henry Corbin and published by Suluk Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A penetrating analysis of the writings of the great Persian mystics on the quest for dawning light in the spiritual journey. Suhrawradi, Semnani, Najm alDin Kubra and other Sufis.

The Shape of Light

Author : Yaḥyá ibn Ḥabash Suhrawardī
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781887752152
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book The Shape of Light written by Yaḥyá ibn Ḥabash Suhrawardī and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treatise on the nature and levels of the human soul considers the limitations of human senses and our true or theomorphic essence; the various realms or Centers, including Absolute Mind as well as Ordinary Mind and Divine Mind; the nature of firmaments; and the meaning of pleasure and pain.

Sufi Light

Author : (Sarwari Qaderi) MD FAAP Ahmad Javid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951147204
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book Sufi Light written by (Sarwari Qaderi) MD FAAP Ahmad Javid and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many people, to connect with their inner self and the divine source is an irresistible desire for their restless souls. Suu Light will take you on a spiritual journey in the ocean of oneness into the presence of the divine. Well acquainted with the world of differences, the author presents a manual for Suu meditation that is laced with autobiographical accounts of his spiritual experiences is volume offers not only a portrait of the development of a Suu mind, but how that mind found refuge from the world of differences by meditation on the world Allah.

Re-visioning Sufism

Author : Jonas Atlas
Publisher : Yunus Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Re-visioning Sufism written by Jonas Atlas and published by Yunus Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sufism is often described as ‘the mystical branch of Islam’. Giving some more attention to this underexposed spiritual side, it is often proposed, could help us to ease certain contemporary societal tensions. One finger then points toward the rigorous religious aggression of fundamentalism as ‘the problem’, while another points toward the soft beauty of mysticism as ‘the solution’. Yet, no matter how well-intended the contemporary focus on Sufism might often be, in the end, it repeatedly portrays a lack of comprehension when it comes to Islamic mysticism. The typical descriptions are full of mistakes, and the conclusions they lead to need much nuance. Those misunderstandings do not simply stem from innocent ignorance. They are misunderstandings with more profound origins and implications. They’re closely tied to enormous blind spots in the contemporary view of religion and deeply entwined with pressing political issues. In fact, the way we deal with mysticism in general and with Sufism in particular actually kindles many contemporary conflicts. This book thus seeks to add the necessary nuances, correct the misunderstandings and unveil the contemporary ‘politics of mysticism’. It seeks to clarify how the growing interest in what is called ‘Sufism’ is connected to both the contemporary demonization of Islam and the modern destruction of profound spirituality in the East as well as the West.

Flashes of Light

Author : Jami
Publisher : Golden Elixir Press
ISBN 13 : 0984308229
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book Flashes of Light written by Jami and published by Golden Elixir Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The renowned Persian thinker and poet 'Abd al-Rahman al-Jami (1414-92 CE) wrote his Flashes of Light (Lawa'ih) to explain "the intuitions and verities displayed on the pages of the hearts and minds of men of insight and divine knowledge." Each section of his work consists of a discussion in prose and a portion in verses. Jami provides one of the best, synthetic introductions to Sufi spirituality."--Publisher's website

The Sufi Book of Life

Author : Neil Douglas-Klotz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440684243
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Sufi Book of Life written by Neil Douglas-Klotz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-02-22 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part meditation book, part oracle, and part collection of Sufi lore, poetry, and stories, The Sufi Book of Life offers a fresh interpretation of the fundamental spiritual practice found in all ancient and modern Sufi schools—the meditations on the 99 Qualities of Unity. Unlike most books on Sufism, which are primarily collections of translated Sufi texts, this accessible guide is a handbook that explains how to apply Sufi principles to modern life. With inspirational commentary that connects each quality with contemporary concerns such as love, work, and success, as well as timeless wisdom from Sufi masters, both ancient and modern, such as Rumi, Hafiz, Shabistari, Rabia, Inayat Khan, Indries Shah, Irina Tweedie, Bawa Muhaiyadden, and more, The Sufi Book of Life is a dervish guide to life and love for the twenty-first century. On the web: http://sufibookoflife.com

Sufi Light

Author : Ahmad Javid (Sarwari Qaderi) MD Faap
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1452539413
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book Sufi Light written by Ahmad Javid (Sarwari Qaderi) MD Faap and published by . This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many people, to connect with their inner self and the divine source is an irresistible desire for their restless souls. Sufi Light will take you on a spiritual journey in the ocean of oneness into the presence of the divine. Well acquainted with the world of differences, the author presents a manual for Sufi meditation that is laced with autobiographical accounts of his spiritual experiences. This volume offers not only a portrait of the development of a Sufi mind, but how that mind found refuge from the world of differences by meditation on the word of Allah. These pages instruct how to take awareness to its source and how to better understand the Sufis among us.

Sufis

Author : Idries Shah
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1784790052
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Sufis written by Idries Shah and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2020-06-20 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Book of Certainty

Author : Martin Lings
Publisher : Golden Palm S.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Certainty written by Martin Lings and published by Golden Palm S.. This book was released on 1992 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'To express in the language of Sufism, that is, Islamic mysticism, some of the universal truths which lie at the heart of all religions'--this is the book's avowed purpose. It came into being because the author was asked by a friend to set down in writing what he considered to be the most important things that a human being can know. He was also asked to make it very easy, and despite the depth of all that it contains, it has in fact a remarkable simplicity and clarity, due no doubt to the constant use of traditional imagery which awakens and penetrates the imagination.

The Sufi Path of Light

Author : Mohamed Faouzi Al Karkari
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782930978826
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (788 download)

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Download or read book The Sufi Path of Light written by Mohamed Faouzi Al Karkari and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Our Lord is Light; our holy Prophet is Light; our unswerving Islamic faith is Light; our Holy Qurʾān is Light; and our prayer is Light. Why then do you wish to live in darkness? Why do you aloofly imagine, with your delimited and narrow mind, that the Light is merely an abstract concept that cannot be seen?" inquires Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari. Divine Light, luminous vision (mushāhada), and mystical experience are central to the Qurʾānic revelation, the Hadith corpus, and the Sufi tradition. In this major contemporary treatise on Islamic spirituality, Shaykh al-Karkari provides a detailed esoteric commentary on the Light Verse (āyat al-nūr) as well as other verses concerning Light in the Qurʾān. He then highlights the centrality of luminous vision in the teachings of renowned Sufis of the Shādhiliyya order and beyond, including Abū Madyan and Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī. The book concludes with a commentary on Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Illāh al-Iskandarī's aphorisms on luminous vision. Throughout the treatise, the Shaykh identifies popular questions pertaining to contemporary Sufi practice and invites us to consider the challenges we face along the spiritual path. He proclaims, "You know Islam with your bodily idol, yet your spirit does not recognize it, for you are absent from witnessing the Lights of the Real and the Lights of His holy Messenger. You say, "I bear witness," yet your insight is blotted out, your heart blind, and your inner heart rusted over. Your testimony is mere speech, not witnessing. Come with me, then, upon a voyage into the depths of pure meaning. Let us travel from one verse to another, until you come to know that the road has been one from the Messenger of God until today-the road named the Radiant Path, whose night is as bright as its day, from which none stray but those bound for ruin."

The Crucible of Light

Author : Javād Nūrbakhsh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780933546820
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book The Crucible of Light written by Javād Nūrbakhsh and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sufi Encounters

Author : Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
ISBN 13 : 1786783444
Total Pages : 809 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Sufi Encounters written by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unparalleled exploration of Sufism as it is practised around the world, describing meetings with today's enlightened teachers as well as including wonderfully inspiring translations of the great Sufi masters of the past. Ultimately, this book acts as a guide to the Sufi path and offers wise insight into the meaning and purpose of life. A compelling view of Sufi history together with vivid personal remembrances of living mystics. This is an inspiring and at the same time beautifully subtle book, with light-filled insights on every page." – Saadi Shakur Chishti, author of The Sufi Book of Life The Sufi path described in this book leads the seeker past ordinary states of consciousness towards a new experience of infinitude that is the source of the universe. In this stage there is no duality or otherness, but instead infinitude, the Original Oneness, from which all dualities and attributes emanate. The book is at once an autobiography, a didactic treatise and a literary opus full of wonderful translations of the words of earlier Sufis, as well as the author's own poetry. It describes Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri’s life quest to connect today’s world with classical times, especially through his meetings with enlightened Sufis all over the globe. Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri also addresses profound Sufi teachings concerning the nature of humankind, the cosmos and God, using clear and simple language to address difficult doctrinal issues as only a master who has digested fully such knowledge could do. The book also reveals much about the present-day Islamic world where, despite the tragedies that are to be seen everywhere, tradition and spirituality survive. This is a metaphysical and spiritual guide to the Sufi path that ultimately offers insight into the meaning and purpose of life.

South Asian Sufis

Author : Clinton Bennett
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441135898
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book South Asian Sufis written by Clinton Bennett and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often described as the soul of Islam, Sufism is one of the most interesting yet least known facet of this global religion. Sufism is the softer more inclusive and mystical form of Islam. Although militant Islamists dominate the headlines, the Sufi ideal has captured the imagination of many. Nowhere in the world is the handprint of Sufism more observable than South Asia, which has the largest Muslim population of the world, but also the greatest concentration of Sufis. This book examines active Sufi communities in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh that shed light on the devotion, and deviation, and destiny of Sufism in South Asia. Drawn from extensive work by indigenous and international scholars, this ethnographical study explores the impact of Iran on the development of Sufi thought and practice further east, and also discusses Sufism in diaspora in such contexts as the UK and North America and Iran's influence on South Asian Sufism.