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A perspective on the Signs of Al-Quran: through the prism of the heart
ISBN: 9780615347301 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. KIRKUS REVIEW Malik approaches mystical lyricism in his eloquent devotional guide to Islamic spirituality. A semiconductors entrepreneur, Malik sees Islam not as a religion but as one path to spirituality--the difference being that any sincere faith leads to God. That reassuring inclusivity enlivens the book, as Malik presents what is unique about Islam but also what links it to other ways to God. For Muslims, the Quran is a living source of wisdom, giving timeless principles for conduct. As such, it is much more than a physical book; rather, it is a "sea... KIRKUS REVIEW Malik approaches mystical lyricism in his eloquent devotional guide to Islamic spirituality. A semicon... |
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Dancing for Rumi
ISBN: 9783659418686 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on extensive research conducted in Turkey and around the world, this book explores the global rise of the Sufi music phenomenon, focusing on the musical and devotional activities revolving around Sufi Islams most popular figure, the 13th-century mystic saint Mevlana Jalaleddin Rumi. It covers a vast terrain, inspired by the poetics of Sufi movement, travel, and dance to provide a dynamic journey into the political, spiritual, and aesthetic dimensions of many different types of Sufi music, from traditional to techno and from Turkish to transnational. Rich in ethnographic and historical...
Based on extensive research conducted in Turkey and around the world, this book explores the global rise of the Sufi music phenomenon, focusing on the...
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Sufi Visionary of Ottoman Damascus: 'Abd Al-Ghani Al-Nabulusi, 1641-1731
ISBN: 9780415665100 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731) was the most outstanding scholarly Sufi of Ottoman Syria. He was regarded as the leading religious poet of his time and as an excellent commentator of classical Sufi texts. This book analyses important aspects of al-Nabulusi's work and places him in the historical context."
Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731) was the most outstanding scholarly Sufi of Ottoman Syria. He was regarded as the leading religious poet of his ti...
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Letters: Shamcher Beorse and Carol Sill, 1974-1977
ISBN: 9780978170554 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book of letters reveals an intimate and unique relationship between a teacher and pupil on the Sufi path. A contemporary western mystic, Shamcher Beorse had been a pupil of the great Sufi, Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan in the 1920's. Carol Sill was a young beginner on the spiritual path, grieving the sudden death of her only son. Fly along as Shamcher intuitively guides her through the winding routes of Love's progress, growth and development. With Shamcher by her side she opened to a world that had been previously closed to her. Share her discoveries as a dazzled and astonished neophyte....
This book of letters reveals an intimate and unique relationship between a teacher and pupil on the Sufi path. A contemporary western mystic, Shamcher...
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Knowledge Before Action: Islamic Learning and Sufi Practice in the Life of Sayyid Jalal Al-Din Bukhari Makhdum-I Jahaniyan
ISBN: 9781611170733 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Knowledge before Action, Amina M. Steinfels examines medieval Sufism and its place in Islamic society by telling the story of the life and career of Sayyid Jal?l al-d?n Bukh?r?, a revered figure in Pakistan. Considered one of the most important Sufi masters of South Asia, Sayyid Jal?l al-d?n Bukh?r?, more popularly referred to as Makhd?m-i Jah?niy?n, is known for combining spirituality and scholarship in a formative period for Sufism. Steinfels assembles the details of Bukh?r?'s life from records of his teachings, dynastic chronicles, and correspondence to discover how he achieved his...
In Knowledge before Action, Amina M. Steinfels examines medieval Sufism and its place in Islamic society by telling the story of the life and career o...
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The Alchemy of Happiness
ISBN: 9781908388438 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Abu Hāmed Mohammad Al-Ghazzālī was born in the city of Tus, Persia, in the year 1058. Al Ghazali was a polymath and wrote authoritatively on jurisprudence, theology and philosophy. But his world-view was decidedly mystical and he soon joined the Sufi Brotherhood - an esoteric group viewed with suspicion by orthodox Muslim clerics of his day. Following a spiritual crisis at the age of 37, he resigned from his professorship in Baghdad, and retired from the world to practice sufi spiritual disciplines. It was during this time Al Ghazali wrote his masterwork, 'Ihya'ul ulumuddin'... Abu Hāmed Mohammad Al-Ghazzālī was born in the city of Tus, Persia, in the year 1058. Al Ghazali was a polymath and wrote authoritat... |
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Heavenly Showers
ISBN: 9781930409903 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Under the heavenly manifestations that accompany the Shaykh's simple but pithy words, those seeking realities are showered with holy impressions, whose mere touch sets the heart afire with Divine Love. Partake here of one such Sufi saint, who, from his humble abode on the island of Cyprus, addresses the hearts and souls of seekers around the world.
Under the heavenly manifestations that accompany the Shaykh's simple but pithy words, those seeking realities are showered with holy impressions, whos...
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Lefke Automatic / Destiny of Love
ISBN: 9780955502460 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Passion Before Me, My Fate Behind: Ibn Al-Farid and the Poetry of Recollection
ISBN: 9781438439006 / Angielski / Miękka / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Umar Ibn al-Farid (1181-1235), author of two classic works, the Wine Ode and the Poem of the Sufi Way, is considered the greatest Sufi poet to write in Arabic. In this study, these and other poems by Ibn al-Farid are considered within the context of Islamic mysticism, Arabic literature, and Sufi poetry. Th. Emil Homerin uncovers the literary and religious intent of these poems and their aesthetic and mystical content, showing them to be a type of meditative poetry. Indeed, Ibn al-Farid often alludes to the Sufi practice of "recollection," or meditation on God, to evoke a view of existence in...
Umar Ibn al-Farid (1181-1235), author of two classic works, the Wine Ode and the Poem of the Sufi Way, is considered the greatest Sufi poet to write i...
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Islamic Mysticism and Abu Talib Al-Makki: The Role of the Heart
ISBN: 9780415671101 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text provides a comprehensive overview of the work of Abu Talib al-Makki and his wider significance within the Sufi tradition, with a focus on the role of the heart.
This text provides a comprehensive overview of the work of Abu Talib al-Makki and his wider significance within the Sufi tradition, with a focus on th...
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Princesses, Sufis, Dervishes, Martyrs & Feminists: Nine Great Women Poets of the East A Selection of the Poetry of Rabi?a of Basra, Rabi?a Balkhi, Mah
ISBN: 9781479333936 / Angielski / Miękka / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. PRINCESSES, SUFIS, DERVISHES, MARTYRS & FEMINISTS: NINE GREAT WOMEN POETS OF THE EAST Translations & Introductions by Paul Smith Rabi'a of Basra (d. 801) is considered one of the greatest Saints and founders of Sufism and composed powerful spiritual verse in Arabic. Rabi'a of Balkh (10th c.) was the princess of Afghanistan whose love for a slave of her father the king caused her downfall... she wrote many of her poems in her own blood on the walls of the prison. Mahsati (12th century) was the liberated court poet of Sultan Sanjar who knew Nizami, Omar Khayyam. She composed in the ruba'i form...
PRINCESSES, SUFIS, DERVISHES, MARTYRS & FEMINISTS: NINE GREAT WOMEN POETS OF THE EAST Translations & Introductions by Paul Smith Rabi'a of Basra (d. 8...
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Love's Subtle Magic: An Indian Islamic Literary Tradition, 1379-1545
ISBN: 9780190628802 / Angielski / Miękka / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The encounter between Muslim and Hindu remains one of the defining issues of South Asian society today. It began as early as the 8th century, and the first Muslim kingdom in India, the Sultanate of Delhi, was established at the end of the 12th century. This power eventually reduced to vassalage almost every independent kingdom on the subcontinent. In Love's Subtle Magic, a remarkable and highly original book, Aditya Behl uses a little-understood genre of Sufi literature to paint an entirely new picture of the evolution of Indian culture during the earliest period of Muslim...
The encounter between Muslim and Hindu remains one of the defining issues of South Asian society today. It began as early as the 8th century, and the ...
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Sufis and Anti-Sufis: The Defence, Rethinking and Rejection of Sufism in the Modern World
ISBN: 9781138139787 / Angielski / Twarda / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Rumi: Whispers of the Beloved
ISBN: 9780722539811 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This interactive course delivered on CD-ROM offers you the flexibility of working at your own pace. Walk through each chapter by listening to lectures, compiling code, and assessing your knowledge. Test questions offer the chance to practice those skills. With Visual C++ 6.0 installed, you have the ability to compile code examples effortlessly. The C++ Programming Primer also gives you the ability to email your instructor with your quiz results.
This interactive course delivered on CD-ROM offers you the flexibility of working at your own pace. Walk through each chapter by listening to lectures...
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A Treatise on Mystical Love
ISBN: 9780748619153 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The earliest major Islamic treatise on mystical love, this work reflects a moderate version of the ecstatic mysticism of the Sufi martyr al-Hallaj. Writing around 1000 C.E., the author summarizes the views of lexicographers, belletrists, philosophers, physicians, theologians, and mystics on love, providing much information that would otherwise have been lost. In setting forth his own opinions he relies heavily on erotic poetry with accompanying frame stories from the Umayyad and early Abbasid periods, Sufi biography, the lives of the prophets, and personal information.
The earliest major Islamic treatise on mystical love, this work reflects a moderate version of the ecstatic mysticism of the Sufi martyr al-Hallaj. Wr...
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A Sufi-Jewish Dialogue: Philosophy and Mysticism in Bahya Ibn Paquda's Duties of the Heart
ISBN: 9780812239539 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Sufi-Jewish Dialogue Philosophy and Mysticism in Bahya ibn Paquda's Duties of the Heart Diana Lobel "It is difficult to imagine a timelier book that this. . . . Outstanding."--Speculum "An ambitious attempt to fill a long-standing lacuna in the history of Jewish thought by presenting a synthesis and evaluation of Bahya in his intellectual context. It draws on over a century of scholarship, suggests some new sources for Bahya and new readings of old sources, and offers an interpretation of his thought."--Charles H. Manekin, University of Maryland "This manuscript contains a subtle,...
A Sufi-Jewish Dialogue Philosophy and Mysticism in Bahya ibn Paquda's Duties of the Heart Diana Lobel "It is difficult to imagine a timelier book that...
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The Principles of Sufism
ISBN: 9780814745281 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah (d. 923 H/1517 AD) of Damascus was one of the great women scholars in Islamic history. A mystic and prolific poet and writer, 'A'ishah composed more works in Arabic than any other woman before the 20th century. Yet despite her extraordinary literary and religious achievements, 'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah remains largely unknown. For the first time her key work, The Principles of Sufism, is available in English translation. The Principles of Sufism is a mystical guide book to help others on their spiritual path. She recounts the fundamental stages and states of the spiritual...
'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah (d. 923 H/1517 AD) of Damascus was one of the great women scholars in Islamic history. A mystic and prolific poet and writer, '...
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The Speech of the Birds: Mantiqu't-Tair
ISBN: 9780946621705 / Angielski / Miękka / 582 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Mantiqu't-Tair" is one of the masterpieces of Persian literature of which a complete and annotated translation into English is here presented for the first time as "The Speech of the Birds." The text revolves around the decision of the birds of the world to seek out a king. Their debilitating doubts and fears, the knowing counsel of their leader Hoopoe, and their choice of the Simurgh as a king, is in reality an allegory of the spiritual path of Sufism with its demands, its hazards and its infinite rewards. The poem contains many admonitory anecdotes and exemplary stories, including numerous...
"Mantiqu't-Tair" is one of the masterpieces of Persian literature of which a complete and annotated translation into English is here presented for the...
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Women Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India
ISBN: 9781570039195 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Women Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India combines historical data with years of ethnographic fieldwork to investigate women's participation in the culture of Sufi shrines in India and the manner in which this participation both complicates and sustains traditional conceptions of Islamic womanhood. Kelly Pemberton's fieldwork offers an assessment of the contemporary circumstances under which a woman may be recognized as a spiritual authority or guide--despite official denial of such status--and an examination of the discrepancies between the commonly held belief that women cannot perform in the...
Women Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India combines historical data with years of ethnographic fieldwork to investigate women's participation in the cult...
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Rumi's Little Book of Life: The Garden of the Soul, the Heart, and the Spirit
ISBN: 9781571746894 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Madonna to Deepak Chopra, celebrities have been recording and embracing Rumi's poetry for decades, creating a resurgence of interest in this 14th century Sufi mystic. This is a collection of 196 poems by Rumi, previously unavailable in English.
From Madonna to Deepak Chopra, celebrities have been recording and embracing Rumi's poetry for decades, creating a resurgence of interest in this 14th...
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