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The Book of Zeb-un-Nissa: The Princess Sufi Poet 'Makhfi'
ISBN: 9781507757734 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BOOK OF ZEB-UN-NISSA The Princess Sufi Poet 'Makhfi' Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Princess Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702) pen-name 'Makhfi' meaning 'concealed', was the beautiful and talented oldest daughter of the strict Muslim Emperor of India, Aurangzeb. She was imprisoned for 20 years for her Sufi views and conspiring with a brother against him. Her over 550 ghazals and ruba'is in Persian are deep, spiritual and at times truly heartbreaking. The correct forms and spiritual meaning are preserved in this large selection of her poetry. Introduction on her Life & Times and Poetry,...
THE BOOK OF ZEB-UN-NISSA The Princess Sufi Poet 'Makhfi' Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Princess Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702) pen-name 'Makhfi' mea...
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The Book of Khushal Khan: Warrior & Sufi Poet
ISBN: 9781507821596 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BOOK OF KHUSHAL KHAN Warrior & Sufi Poet Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Khushal Khan (1613-1689) was a Pashtun poet, warrior, and chief of the Khattak tribe. He wrote in Pashtu during the reign of the Mughals and fought the fanatic Aurangzeb and admonished Afghans to forsake their divisive tendencies and unite. He was the father of fifty-seven sons, some of them fine poets and thirty daughters. He is the author of over 200 works in Pashtu and Persian, consisting of Poetry, Medicine, Ethics, Religious Jurisprudence, Philosophy, Falconry, etc., together with an account of the events...
THE BOOK OF KHUSHAL KHAN Warrior & Sufi Poet Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Khushal Khan (1613-1689) was a Pashtun poet, warrior, and chief of ...
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The Book of Rahman Baba
ISBN: 9781507862629 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BOOK OF RAHMAN BABA Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Rahman Baba (1652 to 1711) is considered the greatest Sufi Pashtun poets to compose poems, mainly ghazals, in the Pashtu language. Born in Mohmand region of Afghanistan near Peshawar he was called 'The Nightingale of Peshawar'. This was a time of struggle and hardship and in the midst of the turmoil he was an excellent student with a natural gift for poetry. He eventually questioned the value of such pursuits and withdrew from the world, dedicating himself to prayer and devotion. In solitary worship he began to write again and his...
THE BOOK OF RAHMAN BABA Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Rahman Baba (1652 to 1711) is considered the greatest Sufi Pashtun poets to compose poem...
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The Book of Bulleh Shah
ISBN: 9781507864692 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BOOK OF BULLEH SHAH Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Bulleh Shah (1680-1758) was a Sufi poet who composed in Punjabi and settled in Kasur, now in Pakistan. His Spiritual Master was Shah Inayat. The poetic form Bulleh Shah is called the Kafi, a style of Punjabi poetry used not only by the Sufis of Sindh and Punjab, but also by Sikh gurus. His poetry and philosophy strongly criticizes the Islamic religious orthodoxy of his day. His time was marked with communal strife between Muslims and Sikhs. But in that age Bulleh Shah was a beacon of hope and peace for the citizens of the Punjab....
THE BOOK OF BULLEH SHAH Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Bulleh Shah (1680-1758) was a Sufi poet who composed in Punjabi and settled in Kasur, no...
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The Book of Sufi Ribaldry: Sana'i, Anvari, Mahsati, Rumi, Sadi & Obeyd Zakani
ISBN: 9781508472612 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BOOK OF SUFI RIBALDRY Sana'i, Anvari, Mahsati, Rumi, Sadi & Obeyd Zakani Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Some of the greatest of the Persian Sufi poets composed ribald and at times 'obscene' poems and prose for satirical and often (as in the case of Rumi and Sadi) for teaching some spiritual truth or moral. Here is a wide-ranging selection of the greatest of them to the fourteenth century. Here are at times hilarious, witty, weird and erotic and often obscene poems and prose in most of the various forms of classical Persian poetry ... the ghazal, the ruba'i, the masnavi, the qit'a,...
THE BOOK OF SUFI RIBALDRY Sana'i, Anvari, Mahsati, Rumi, Sadi & Obeyd Zakani Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Some of the greatest of the Persian...
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The Book of Shah Latif Bhitai
ISBN: 9781508586821 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BOOK OF SHAH LATIF BHITAI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Shah Abdul Latif (1689-1752) was a Sufi Master and is considered by many to be the greatest poet of the Sindhi language. His book of poetry is called the Risalo. His shrine is located in Bhit and attracts hundreds of pilgrims every day. He is the most famous Sindhi poet and Sufi. He was not just adored for poetry, people from far and near respected and loved him as a Spiritual Master. He composed dohas (self-contained strict-rhyming couplets popular with poet-saints of India like Kabir, Surdas, Tukaram) and freed it from the...
THE BOOK OF SHAH LATIF BHITAI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Shah Abdul Latif (1689-1752) was a Sufi Master and is considered by many to be the...
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The Book of Ibn 'Arabi
ISBN: 9781508949367 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Book of Ibn 'Arabi Translation & Introduction Paul Smith In the West he is known as the Doctor Maximus and in the Islamic world as The Great Master. Born in Murcia in Spain in 1165 his family moved to Seville. At thirty-five he left for Mecca where he completed his most influential book of poems The Interpreter of Ardent Desires (Tarjuman al-Ashwaq) and began writing his masterpiece, the vast Meccan Revelations. In 1204 he began further travels. In 1223 he settled in Damascus where he lived the last seventeen years of his life, dying in 1240. His tomb there is still an important place of...
The Book of Ibn 'Arabi Translation & Introduction Paul Smith In the West he is known as the Doctor Maximus and in the Islamic world as The Great Maste...
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The Book of Hatef Esfahani
ISBN: 9781511669399 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BOOK OF HATEF ESFAHANI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith "Hatef won fame by his unsurpassed Tarji-band, a work that sings of a mystical vision, albeit with all the conventional erotic and wine-house accessories, but in an uncommonly straightforward style, in a lucidly arranged metaphorical language intensified to the highest degree of perception, free of the euphuisms and obscurities of the foregoing period. Here we have one of the best examples of Persian poetry in the 12th/18th century and one that at the same time stands on an incomparably higher level than anything else this poet...
THE BOOK OF HATEF ESFAHANI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith "Hatef won fame by his unsurpassed Tarji-band, a work that sings of a mystical vision...
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The Book of Poets of the Ni'matullah Sufi Order
ISBN: 9781511741781 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BOOK OF POETS OF THE NI'MATULLAH SUFI ORDER Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Shah Ni'matullah (1330-1431) was the founder of an order of Sufis that is today one of the largest in Iran and around the world. As well as a Sufi Master he was a poet who inspired many Spiritual Masters and Sufi Poets over the following 500 years to follow his example. Contents: The Ni'matullah Sufi Order, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, Forms of Poetry used by the Ni'matullah Poets, Bibliography, Glossary. The Poets: Shah Ni'matullah, Bushaq, Kasim Anwar, Shah Da'i, Nur 'Ali Shah, Bibi...
THE BOOK OF POETS OF THE NI'MATULLAH SUFI ORDER Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Shah Ni'matullah (1330-1431) was the founder of an order of Sufi...
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Hafiz - The Complete Book of Ghazals
ISBN: 9781511986649 / Angielski / Miękka / 678 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. HAFIZ The Complete Book of Ghazals Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Hafiz of Shiraz in Persia (1320-1392) is the undisputed Master of the form of the ghazal, perhaps the oldest and most difficult and most beautiful and spiritual form of poetry that has ever existed. Although the poets of the ghazal may appear to many as open-minded, drunken, outcast lovers, it does not necessarily mean that they all drank the juice of the grape... for it is an inner spiritual state that they often were expressing. The ghazal is a conversation between the lover and the beloved and as in all intimate...
HAFIZ The Complete Book of Ghazals Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Hafiz of Shiraz in Persia (1320-1392) is the undisputed Master of the form of...
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Ubayd Zakani - Poetry, Prose, Satire, Jokes, Ribaldry
ISBN: 9781512182965 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. UBAYD ZAKANI Poetry, Prose, Satire, Jokes, Ribaldry. Translation and Introduction Paul Smith Ubayd Zakani is an important a figure in Persian and Sufi literature and poetry. His satire, humorous stories, ribald and obscene poems, social commentary, mystical ghazals, prose, ruba'is, qit'as and his famous epic qasida 'Cat & Mouse' are popular today and are more relevant than ever. He is considered to be one of the world's greatest satirist and social-commentator whose life and mystical poems had a great influence on his student and friend Hafiz and many others. This is the largest selection of...
UBAYD ZAKANI Poetry, Prose, Satire, Jokes, Ribaldry. Translation and Introduction Paul Smith Ubayd Zakani is an important a figure in Persian and Sufi...
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Three Great Abbasid Sufi Poets: Ibn al-Farid, Ibn 'Arabi & al-Busiri... Lives &
ISBN: 9781512121711 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THREE GREAT ABBASID SUFI POETS Ibn al-Farid, Ibn 'Arabi & al-Busiri Lives & Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The Abbasid Caliphate that ruled the Islamic world was the golden age of Islamic culture. It ruled from 750 to 1258 AD, making it one of the longest and most influential of the Islamic dynasties. For most of its early history it was the largest empire in the world and this meant that it had contact with distant neighbours allowing it to adopt and synthesize ideas from all these cultures. All the arts and sciences flourished during these 500 years and in the art of poetry...
THREE GREAT ABBASID SUFI POETS Ibn al-Farid, Ibn 'Arabi & al-Busiri Lives & Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The Abbasid Caliphate that rul...
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The Book of Urdu Sufi Poets
ISBN: 9781512339048 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BOOK OF URDU SUFI POETS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Some of the greatest and most memorable spiritual poems of all time have been composed in the Urdu language and are contained in this anthology. CONTENTS: The Urdu Language... page 7, Urdu Poetry... 10, The Ghazal in Urdu Poetry... 16, Ghazal Singing in India & Pakistan... 25, The Ruba'i in Urdu Poetry... 27, The Masnavi and other forms in Urdu Poetry... 32, Glossary for Sufi & Dervish Urdu Poetry... 35. THE POETS... Amir Khusrau 41, Qutub Shah 45, Wali 52, Sauda 63, Nazir 82, Mir 105, Aatish 132, Zafar 145, Zauq 159, Ghalib...
THE BOOK OF URDU SUFI POETS Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Some of the greatest and most memorable spiritual poems of all time have been compos...
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Arguing Sainthood: Modernity, Psychoanalysis, and Islam
ISBN: 9780822320265 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines Sufi religious meanings and practices in Pakistan, and their relation to the westernising influences of modernity and the shaping of the postcolonial self. This book is of interest to scholars of Islamic studies, postcolonial studies, and anthropology.
Examines Sufi religious meanings and practices in Pakistan, and their relation to the westernising influences of modernity and the shaping of the post...
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The Alchemy of Hunger: A Brief Treatise on Fasting for Spiritual and Physical Healing
ISBN: 9781512145588 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Alchemy of Hunger: A Brief Treatise on Fasting for Spiritual and Physical Healing
The Alchemy of Hunger: A Brief Treatise on Fasting for Spiritual and Physical Healing
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Anthology of Ruba'i (Quatrain) in Sufi Poetry of the Indian Sub-continent
ISBN: 9781514168479 / Angielski / Miękka / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ANTHOLOGY OF RUBA'I (QUATRAIN) IN SUFI POETRY OF THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The ruba'i form of mystical poetry has a long, wonderful history of a 1000 years in the Sufi poetry of the Indian sub-continent, second only to Persia. CONTENTS: The Ruba'i (Quatrain) in Sufi Poetry of the Indian Sub-Continent... 7, Sufism in Persian & Urdu Poetry... 12, Glossary for Sufi Poetry... 17. THE POETS... Ma'sud Sa'd 23, Amir Khusrau 33, Babur 49, Farighi 56, Humayan 58, Ghazali 67, Faizi 78, Urfi 83, Hayati 90, Nami 94, Rahim 108, Qutub Shah 115, Tausani 118, Sa'ib 120,...
ANTHOLOGY OF RUBA'I (QUATRAIN) IN SUFI POETRY OF THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The ruba'i form of mystical poetry has...
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The Persian Mystics
ISBN: 9781514377888 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Persian Mystics is a brief overview of some famous Persian mystics and their poetry.
The Persian Mystics is a brief overview of some famous Persian mystics and their poetry.
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The Black Path
ISBN: 9780692484463 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Revealed for the first time, the forbidden rites of the Aissaoua. An ancient tradition hailing from North Africa, the Aissaoua were persecuted under Muslim and French Colonial rules for their adherence to heretical doctrines, and their practice of wild, bestial ceremonies and seances. Under the patronage of the Cheikh Azzeddine, the Tariqa Aissaoua-Azzeddini explains for the first time the spiritual mechanics of their order, and provides instructions for those potential murids (disciples) who wish to experience the spirit world in a new and terrifying way."
Revealed for the first time, the forbidden rites of the Aissaoua. An ancient tradition hailing from North Africa, the Aissaoua were persecuted under M...
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Hafiz and the Book of the Winebringer (Saqi-nama): Anthology of this Genre in Sufi Poetry
ISBN: 9781514827789 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. HAFIZ AND THE BOOK OF THE WINEBRINGER (SAQI-NAMA) Anthology of this Genre in Sufi Poetry Translations & Introduction Paul Smith The Saqi-nama or 'Book of the Winebringer' (Cupbearer) is a genre of poetry where the poet or drinker or seeker or devotee calls upon the saqi (sometimes spelt saki) or winebringer or cupbearer or waiter or waitress or spiritual master to bring wine whether in the material sense of juice from the grape or in the spiritual sense of it symbolising Truth, Love, Grace, Knowledge. This genre was really begun in a completed form of the masnavi (rhyming couplets) by...
HAFIZ AND THE BOOK OF THE WINEBRINGER (SAQI-NAMA) Anthology of this Genre in Sufi Poetry Translations & Introduction Paul Smith The Saqi-nama or 'Book...
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Saqi-Nama: Book of the Winebringer
ISBN: 9781514863572 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. SAQI-NAMA (Book of the Winebringer) Allama Iqbal Translation & Introduction Paul Smith (Sir) Muhammad (often called Allama) Iqbal was born in 1877 Sialkot within the Punjab Province of British India (now in Pakistan). During his study in Europe, Iqbal began to write poetry. He prioritized it because he believed he had found an easy way to express his thoughts. The poetry and philosophy of Rumi bore the deepest influence on his mind. Iqbal's poetry has been translated into many languages, at the time when his work was famous during the early part of the 20th century. He died in 1937. Many of...
SAQI-NAMA (Book of the Winebringer) Allama Iqbal Translation & Introduction Paul Smith (Sir) Muhammad (often called Allama) Iqbal was born in 1877 Sia...
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