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Al-Ghazali on the Manners Relating to Eating
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Al-Ghazali on the Manners Relating to Eating
Book XI of the Revival of the Religious Sciences
By Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali, Translated by Denys Johnson-Davies
An example of Ghazali’s approach to ethics and spirituality, this book examines the application of virtues such as contentment, generosity, and hospitality through the everyday activity of eating.
Denys Johnson-Davies is a well-known translator having published more than twenty-five volumes of short stories. He is the joint translator of Forty Hadith and Forty Hadith Qudsi. Our Price: $29.99
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The Book of Ascension
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The Book of Ascension
To the Essential Truths of Sufism
Miʿrāj al-tashawwuf ilā ḥaqāʾiq al-taṣawwuf
A Lexicon of Sufic Terminology
by Aḥmad ibnʿAjība
Translated and Annotated by
Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk &
Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald
The Book of Ascension to the Essential Truths of Sufism is a lexicon of Sufic terminology compiled by the Moroccan scholar and mystic, Aḥmad ibn 'Ajība. It was first begun around the time he entered the Darqawī Order at the hand of its founder, in 1208/1793, and then re-written twelve to thirteen years later after he himself had travelled the Path and became one of its teachers.
The final work, dated 1220/1806 contains 143 Sufic terms for which Ibn 'Ajība gives succinct but profound definitions, usually including what the term means for someone at the beginning, middle, and end of the spiritual journey.
The main text is enriched by twenty more passages from other works by the same author as well as by the complete text of al-Mirʿāj in vowelled Arabic text, extensive notes, and indices of persons, terms, Quranic verses, and ḥadīth mentioned. Our Price: $21.99
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Spiritual Gems: The Mystical Qur'an Commentary
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Spiritual Gems
The Mystical Qur'an Commentary
Ascribed to Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq(d. 148/765)
Translated and Annotated byFarhana Mayer
This corpus of exegetical comments constitutes arguably the earliest extant
mystical commentary on the Qur'an. It was preserved and transmitted by the
Sufis of the early centuries of Islam, and is found in the fourth/tenth through
fifth/eleventh century compendium compiled by al-SulamÏ (d. 412/1021), in
which Jaʿfar al-Sadiq is one of the most frequently cited authorities.
Spiritual Gems is the first ever English of this important corpus from al-ߥdiq.
Complete with analytical introduction and scholarly notes, the book contains a
detailed exposition of the methods and levels of scriptural interpretation used
in this commentary and of the cognate ontological continuity between the lev-
els of the human microcosm.
The spirituality of this text is a deeply mystical encounter with the truths enun-
ciated by philosophy and religion. In addition to surmounting temporal differ-
ences, the inner landscape of the commentary rises above formal differences; by
virtue of its universal message, it is as relevant today as it was in earlier times. Our Price: $21.99
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Listen: Commentary on the Spiritual Couplets
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Listen
Commentary on the Spiritual Couplets
of Mevlana Rumi
Kenan Rifai
Translated by Victoria Holbrook
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Commentary on the Spiritual Couplets
of Mevlana Rumi
Kenan Rifai
Translated by Victoria Holbrook
Rumi's six-volume Masnavi is recognized as a classic of the mystical epic, which employs narratives in verse form to convey the terms of spiritual experience. Due to its complexity and the layers of symbolism, the Masnavi has typically been read through the medium of a commentary.
In this commentary of the Masnavi, Kenan Rifai (1867-1950) clarifies the narrative line, comments on symbolic implications, and connects Rumi's verse to passages from the Qur'an, the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad, and the sayings and poems of Sufi masters in Arabic, Turkish, and Persian. It is this rich multilingual texture that gives Kenan Rifai’s commentary its particular flavor. His explanation conveys the multiple levels of reference and allusion that were typically brought to bear in study circles where Rumi's verses were recited and discussed. There is a certain informality in the style of Kenan Rifai’s commentary that distinguishes it from the more scholastic approach of its predecessors. Our Price: $23.99
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Revealed Grace The Juristic Sufism of Ahmad Sirhindi
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Revealed Grace
The Juristic Sufism of Ahmad Sirhindi
(1564-1624)
Arthur F. Buehler
Buehler has achieved a groundbreaking translation of a substantial portion of Sirhindi’s Letters, a mystical and philosophical masterpiece that has to date remained largely inaccessible to a Western audience. The work, masterfully introduced and meticulously annotated, is academically rigorous while yet taking seriously the author’s contemplative experiences, mapping the inner and cosmic landscape against which they emerge.
— Marcia Hermansen, Director, Islamic World Studies Program, Loyola University
The Letters of Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi are widely recognized as a remarkable and influential storehouse of Sufi experience and reflection. Arthur Buehler’s meticulous translation and explanation of these important yet difficult texts is a major contribution to the study of Islamic mysticism.
— Carl W. Ernst, William R. Kenan, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Emanations of Grace
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Emanations of Grace
Mystical Poems by
'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyah (d. 923/1517)
Edited and Translated with an Introduction by
Th. Emil Homerin
‘A’ishah al-Bācūnīyah (d. 923/1517) was one of the greatest women scholars in Islamic history. A mystic and prolific poet and writer, ‘A’ishah composed more works in Arabic than any other woman prior to the 20th century. Often, she expressed her great devotion to God and His prophet Muhammad, and spoke of love and longing on the mystical quest for union.
She also alluded to her extensive education and mystical training, and her own particular life experiences, which are often reflected in her verse. Her many writings were read and copied by later generations of admirers who preserved her substantial literary and mystical legacies.
Though many of her works are lost today, several still exist in manuscript including her poetic collection Fayḍ al-Faḍl wa-Jam’ al-Shaml: “The Emanation of Grace and the Gathering Union.”
The selection of poems from this volume, edited and translated into English here for the first time, recount A’ishah al-Bācūnīyah’s remarkable story of devotion and mystical illumination. Our Price: $16.99
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