Purification of the Heart : Sh. Hamza Yusuf

This exploration of Islamic spirituality delves into the psychological diseases and cures of the heart. Diseases examined include envy, lust, miserliness, hatred, treachery, arrogance, ostentation, malice & other afflictions that assail people and often control them. The causes & practical cures of these diseases are discussed, offering a penetrating glimpse into how Islam deals with spiritual & psychological problems and demonstrating how all people can benefit from these teachings. Paperback - 211 pages

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the Mystics of Islam : Dr. Reynold. A. Nicholson

In this classic work Dr. Nicholson provides the general reader with an easy approach to the study of Islamic mysticism. He gives a broad outline of Sufism and the religious philosophy of Islam, and describes some of the principles, methods, and characteristic features of the inner life as it has been lived by Muslims of every class and condition from the eighth century onwards. Many quotations are given, mainly in the authors own fine versions from the original Arabic and Persian. Paperback - 178 pages

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In the Shadow of Saints : Sh.Hisham Kabbani

A wise person once said, ''Our bodies come new, but our spirits are ancient. When packaged together, this strange combination can work miracles.'' With today's issues of violence, lack of racial and religious tolerance and the void of spiritual leadership, people are falling away from the tenets of faith, as they are constantly failing to offer solutions and peace of mind. That is one of the many reasons why people today are adapting the 'new age' school of thought-seeking alternative means to find a light to guide them amidst the present spiritual darkness and material exuberance. Paperback - 73 pages

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The Way of Sufi Chivalry : Ibn al-Husayn al-Sulami

A highly respected Sufi saint and scholar of the 10th century, Ibn al-Husayn al-Sulami Allah be pleased with him compiled this book as a guide to enlightened behaviour for the spiritual aspirant. In its pages, he records the teachings of renowned spiritual masters (available for the first time in English translation) as well as tales & quotations from the Qur'an & hadith. The teachings reveal the true meaning of compassion, love, freindship, genorisity, etc, as well as the right actions associated with these virtues. According to the Sufis, Futuwwah is a code of honourable behaviour that follows the example of the Prophets, saints & sages. Paperback - 121 pages

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Horizons of Perfection : Siraaj al-Awaarif      [New Revised 2009 Edition]
  by Qutb al-Irshad Sayyid Abul Hasain Ahmad Nuri al-Qadiri Barkati al-Mareh'rawi alayhi rahman
  Hardback - Total 320 pages

The full title of ''Siraaj Al-Awarif fil-Wasaya wa al-Maarif'' - The Lamp of Mystic Knowledge to Comprehend the Mystic Way of Life and Counsel was first published in 1313 A.H. The author of this book, Hadrat Sayyid Shah Abul Husain Ahmad-e-Noori alaihir rahmah, who was born in 1255 A.H., belonged to the famous chain of mystics of Khanqah-e-Barkatiya of Marehra Shareef. The present book, which was originally written in Persian has tremendous merits, the most outstanding being the selection of themes with careful precision. Two previous translations of Siraj al-Awarif have appeared in Urdu ; the first translation was done by Hadrat Mawlana Mufti Khalil Ahmad Khan Sahib Barkati alaihir rahmah of Marehra and the second by Dr. Sayyid Shah Muhammad Amin Mia. The language of the latter is more simple and fluent as compared to the first translation. The book is divided into seven sections and each section has been called 'Lustres' (source of light or lustre). Each Lustre is further sub-divided into several 'Noor' (Light) explaining different subjects. A summary is as follows;

First Lustre is about 'Wills' and contains eleven Noor.
Second Lustre is about the 'Beliefs of the Ahle-Sunnat' and contains twenty-eight Noor.
Third Lustre deals with Tasawwuf and comprises sixty-seven Noor.
Fourth Lustre is on Sulook (conduct) and includes fifty-two Noor.
Fifth Lustre is devoted to the questions regarding Fiqh and it is divided into forty-nine Noor.
Sixth Lustre concentrates on 'Counsels and Morality' and the subject is dealt with in twenty-three Noor.
Seventh Lustre is devoted to 'Miscellaneous Benefits' and it is divided into seven Noors.

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Hafiz - The Mystic Poets - trans by G.Bell

Admist all her influential activities in the Arabic world for which she is primarily and rightly remembered Gertrude Bell also compiled one of the early English translations of the Sufi poet Hafiz, who along with Rumi have recently become popularised in the West. On the poetry of Hafiz, Bell wrote:

“These are the utterances of a great poet, the imaginative interpreter of the heart of man: they are not of one age, or of another, but for all time”

In depicting the intensity of love, Gertrude Bell thought Hafiz comparable to the West’s own Shakespeare. Hardback - 125 pages INCL. UK DELIVERY

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The Essence of Sufism by John Baldock

Sufism has often been described as "the mystical heart of Islam", but what exactly is Sufism? This book attempts to answer this question by introducing the origins of Sufism, its historical context, the early Sufis, their use of stories to convey lessons and some of their most celebrated writings.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. Paperback - 238 pages INCL. UK DELIVERY

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100 Poems of Hafiz - Drunk on the wine of
the Beloved Translation by Thomas Rain Crowe

The Persian Sufi poet Hafiz (1326-1390) is a towering figure in Islamic literature—and in spiritual attainment as well.

''Hafiz speaks the immortal language of love today through Thomas Rain Crowe.''
--Shaykh Sherif Baba, Turkish Rifa'i Marufi Sufi Order.

'O Beloved, there is no room left in my heart
For anything but You!
Please show pity on poor Hafiz. He is wounded and in pain.
Even if he seems happy today, he is waiting for sunlight, and all it ever
Seems to do, is rain.

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Mystical Secrets of the Last Days by Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani

Speaking from heart knowledge, the Shaykh unveils the mystical secrets of the Last Days. He tells the reader about the Sufi perspective on Armageddon, the coming of the Anti-Christ, the coming of Imam Mahdi and the second coming of Jesus. The Shaykh says ''Those who wish to prepare must burn their egos for it is the ego which stands in the way of human perfection.''

Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani is the world leader of the most distinguished Naqshbandi order of Sufis. Shaykh Nazim is both a scholar, mufti and a Shaykh of the Way (tariqah).

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The Subtle Blessings in the Saintly Lives of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi
& His Master Abu al-Hasan -
Kitab Lata'if al-Minan fi Manaqib Abi 'l-Abbas al-Mursi wa Shaykhihi Abi 'l-Hasan
Paperback - 455 pages                                                       by Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Iskandari

Laţā'if al-Minan ("Subtle Graces") by Ibn Ata 'Allah May Allah be pleased with him (d. 709 AH) might be described as a tribute by the author to the two great shaykhs who molded his spiritual life and vision, namely, Abū al-Ĥasan al-Shādhilī (d. 656 AH) and Abū al-'Abbās al-Mursī (d. 686 AH), the latter of whom Ibn 'Aţā' Allāh describes as "our master and companion, the pole of gnostics, the signpost of the rightly guided, the supreme apologist for Sufism, the travelers' guide, the rescuer of the perishing…he who speaks by the light of his flawless spiritual insight into [people's] secret thoughts…he who unveils the suns of knowledge after they have set and the secrets of subtle intimations after they have departed, he who has arrived in God and who assists others in doing the same."

Filled with anecdotes illustrating the shaykhs' spiritual gifts and insights, Laţā'if al-Minan is Ibn 'Aţā' Allāh's attempt to convey to his readers not only the beauty and inspiration of these men's lives and their utter devotion to God, but to help his readers themselves to enter into this same life of devotion and to experience its inimitable blessings.

For anyone desiring a vivid, lively exposition of the Sufi path as embodied in the lives of God's friends, the saints, together with their expositions of the prophetic traditions and Qur'anic passages which stayed their feet along the path, explanations of the divine realities, mystical stations and related enigmas, as well as specific phrases of divine remembrance (dhikr) which Abū al-'Abbās used for himself and his disciples, Laţā'if al-Minan offers a delightful excursion through this inviting, albeit arduous, realm of body and spirit.

This deeply personal reminiscence of one man's growth in Islamic mysticism is a tribute to the two great shaykhs who molded his spiritual life and vision. Filled with anecdotes illustrating the shaykhs' spiritual gifts and insights, the text not only conveys the beauty and inspiration of these men's lives and their utter devotion to God, but also helps readers to enter this same life of devotion and experience its inimitable blessings. Sufi interpretations of Qur'anic passages and traditional Sufi spiritual litanies are included.

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Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship
by Imam al-Ghazali RA- Tr by Muhtar Holland
Paperback -142 pages

This great book consists of selections from Al-Ghazali's Ihya, translated into English.

Imam Ghazali alayhir rahman leads us in his characteristically powerful & inspiring way, into those dimensions of Islamic worship rites- Prayer, Alms-giving, Fasting, Pilgrimage, etc - which are essential to the fulfilment of their inner quality and reaping the rich harvests of spiritual, moral and social upliftment that must be their reward.

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  Dimensions of Islam [Volume Two]
    by Mawlana Abdul Aleem SiddiqiRA
    Paperback - 182 pages

Mawlana Abdul Aleem Siddiqui 'alayhi rahman was a renowned scholar and a prolific writer of his time. This Volume contains :
>The Clarion call
>The forgotten path of knowledge
>The History of the Codification of Islamic Law
>Women & their Status in Islam
>The Principles of Islam
>The Universal Teaching.

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The Garden of the Gnostics: Imam an-Nawawi

Bustan ul-Arifeen - Trans. by Aisha Bewley. Imam Nawawi alayhi rahman says in the preface: Purpose of this book is to make clear to you how to travel this path. It will show you how to take on the excellent qualities I have described. This is a quality book & translation.

Paperback - 107 pages

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In the Mystic Footseps of Saints: Volume 2

by Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani. Extract: Abu Yazid al-Bustami alayhi rahman said : '' Sunnah is the abandonment of worldliness and fard is the abandonment of all but He alone. So many people claim to follow the Sunnah but their hearts are awash in love with worldy pomp. ''

Paperback - 100 pages

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Death Before Dying : The Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahu

Paperback - 150 pages Trans. by Jamal Elias

The 115 poems introduce readers in English to Sultan al-Arifeen Hadrat Sultan Bahu May Allah be pleased with him (d. 1691), a Sufi mystical poet who continues to be one of the most beloved writers in Punjabi. Sultan Bahu, whose name translates as "With God", remains highly popular in Pakistan and India today -- even illiterate Punjabis can recite his poetry by heart.

Jamal J. Elias's translation of Bahu's famous work, the Abyat, is the first to appear in English outside South Asia. It offers a rare glimpse into the Sufi mystical tradition and the religious lives of rural Muslims during the period of the Mughal Empire. With its emphasis on unrestricted devotion to God, and its skepticism toward the legalistic, institutionalized elements of organized religion, Bahu's poetry embodies many characteristic elements of the mystical tradition.

Translations of the poems are presented alongside the Punjabi script and offer a masterful exploration of a significant but largely neglected South Asian literary tradition. Death Before Dying also illustrates the great diversity of Islamic cultural voices throughout the world.

"With their earthy charm and engaging simplicity, these Punjabi verses convey the immediacy of the spiritual quest as expressed in the popular idiom and imagery of the country-side. A fine choice for courses in Islamic religious studies and spirituality". -- John Renard, author of Seven Doors to Islam

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Ibn 'Ata' llah [The Book of Wisdom] &

Kwaja Abdullah Ansari [Intimate Conversations]

Paperback - 256 pages
This is one of The Classics of Western Spirituality (A Library of the Great Spiritual Masters).

Product Description : This highly treasured book embodies the essence of spiritual life in the Islamic tradition. Its author, Ibn Ata'llah May Allah be pleased with him a well known Sufi saint and sage of the 13th century Egypt, lived during the flowering of new Sufi Orders. Muslims of every age have been drawn to the simple, aphoristic nature of The Book of Wisdom and have learned its practical poetry by heart. This Arabic work is in three parts - the maxims, the treatises and the intimate conversations. Victor Danner's new translation maintains the timeless quality of this work as an ever-fresh affirmation of the life in the spirit.

Intimate Conversation. One of the major early writers of Persian mystical literature, Kwaja Abdullah Ansari May Allah be pleased with him is best loved for his collection of simple flowing sentences long used as a devotional handbook. In these very human dialogues with God, Ansari speaks of a love and longing for his Creator as well as the frustration at his own human frailty.

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Self Purification & the State of Excellence - Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctr. [Vol 5]

Paperback - 195 pages --by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

Excerpt Book Description -- Have you ever wondered: What self-purification (tazkiyat al-nafs/tasawwuf) means?

What is the proof from the Quran and hadith in regard to it?

It is an historic fact that Sufi spiritual leaders were responsible for the spread of Islam in the Indian subcontinent, Central and Southeast Asia, Central, North and South Africa, as well as some parts of Russia, Europe and America today.

Where did the Sufis originate?

What was the position of the Companions, Islamic schools of law and scholars of the Community in regard to self-purification?

Read the evidence and then decide for yourself.

Contents include :

Self Purification (Tasawwuf) : Definitions, Terminology and Historical Overview

Proofs from the Qur'an

Proofs from Ahadith

Sayings and Writings from the Imams and Scholars about Self-Purification

More on the History and Meaning of Self-Purification

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The Bounty of Allah - Daily Reflections from the Qur'an and Islamic Tradition

Paperback - 398 pages Aneela Khalid Arshed

A meaningful, devotional gift for Muslims, this lovely volume also offers insight into Islamic spiritual life for people of all faiths. Daily readings include a short text from the Qur'an and one from Sufi or Hadith traditions.

Inspirational Daily Ayahs from the Qur'an, Sayings from the Beloved Prophet Muhammad May Allah bless him and grant him peace, as well as sayings from the Awliya-Allah (Freinds of God), like Shaykh Abd'al-Qadir al-Jilani, Mawlana Rumi, and Data Ali Hujweri, etc Allah be pleased with them.

This book is highly recommended!

About the Author: Aneela Khalid Arshed was born in Pakistan and is a member of the Islamic Center of Long Island. She holds a Masters of Arts Degree in English Literature.

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Travelling the Path of Love : Sayings of the Sufi Masters

Paperback - 240 pages

Travelling the Path of Love is a collection of sayings of the Sufi masters from the ninth century to the present day. Resonant with devotion, the writings describe the spiritual path with simplicity, directness, humour, and wisdom.

"... the most complete anthology of Sufi teachings to date ... Because of its range and completeness, this is the one book that all libraries should have as they build their collections on Sufism." - Library Journal

"A grand overview of the tradition, deserves to be appreciated for its depth and breadth."- Kabir Helminski, translator of Sufi literature

Let me share a few of the jewels from the book:

Be in this world as if you are a traveller, a passer-by, with your clothes and shoes full of dust. Sometimes you sit under the shade of a tree, sometimes you walk in the desert. Be always a passer-by, for this is not home. - Hadith (Sayings of Prophet)
God speaks out of the innermost being of the mystic while he is silent. - Al Junayd

Your journey is towards your homeland. Remember you are travelling from the world of appearances to the world of Reality. - Abdal-Khaliq Ghijduwani

If you walk towards HIM, HE comes to you running. - Hadith.

You too put your best foot foward. If you do not wish to, then follow your fantacies. But if you prefer the secrets of the love of your soul, you will sacrifice everything. You will lose what you consider valuable, but you will soon hear the sacramental word, "Enter". - Attar

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SUFISM : Beginners Guides

Paperback - 237 pages W.Chittick

The author offers a compelling insight into the origins & context of Sufism. After a general overview, he draws upon the words of some of the greatest Sufi writers - among them Ibn Arabi and Rumi - to give a fresh & revealing perspective on the teachings & beliefs of Sufism and its proponents. Fresh and authoritative, this sympathetic book will be appreciated by anyone interested in Sufism, from beginners to experts.

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SUFISM : An Account of the Mystics of Islam

Paperback - 141 pages A.J.Arberry

One of the first concise writings on the history of Sufism to appear in any language, this work remains among the best. A noted scholar (orientalist) offers insights into every aspect of Sufism, from interpretation of the word of God and the life of the Prophet (Allah be pleased with him) to the theorists of Sufism, the structure of Sufi theory and practice, and more.

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A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century

Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi: His Spiritual Heritage & Legacy
Paperback - 242 pages Martin Lings

"Almost a prerequisite for any serious study of Sufism in European languages":----- the verdict of Seyyed H. Nasr in his review of this book. According to the Journal of Near Eastern Studies, it is "one of the most thorough & intimately engaging books on Sufism to be produced by a Western scholar."

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SUFI WISDOM M.Stepaniants

Hardback - 132 pages

This book is the first work in English to present a view from Russia of Islamic mysticism. Ibn Arabi and Rumi are the main characters of the book. Their views reflect Sufi understanding of the Absolute being, of man, of the place and role of humans in the universe, of the way of knowledge, and of the fundamentals of morality.

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Through the Eye of the Needle by Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani an-Naqshbandi

Paperback - 204 pages Counsel for Spiritual Survival in the Last Days

THROUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE offers practical steps to purify the heart and overcome destructive characteristics that deprive us of inner peace and contentment.

In this time, as appearances of the end times are felt, as predicted by the holy books of every religious tradition, tribulations beset the seeker on the journey towards God, anxiety, doubt, fear, and negativity influence impact our daily lives, leaving us bewildered and forlorn. By introducing a focus on the Divine, self-evaluation, positive thought patterns, and beneficial actions that attract spiritual support, we can reach spiritual levels far beyond worldly comprehension. Unquestionably, such growth will permeate our lives with far-reaching positive results.

This book is meant to provide time-honoured classical Sufi teachings which will have a lasting constructive impact on the reader, preparing her or him for the stages of life in the last days on this imperiled earth.

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani From the head of the one of the world's largest Sufi orders, the Naqshbandiyya-Haqqaniyya, comes a luminous volume of lectures intended for the soft hearts of the lovers of God. In his remarkable and inimitable style of discourse, Shaykh Nazim takes us on a journey towards true existence, showing us how to taste the difference between reality and illusion. A master of the Path, the shaykh guides the disciple to find balance, harmony, and discipline within the soul and to perfect the intimate relationship between the heart and heavens.

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LOVE OF GOD - A SUFIC APPROACH by Mir Valiuddin

Paperback - 205 pages English with Arabic/Urdu texts

This is a beautiful, spontaneously written book about the Love of God and of Nature and of Man. Read it and you will walk down the street as if you knew everyone.

It is an exotic, quixotic, individual book, as handmade as a saddle or dinghy or kite.

It is written by an eminent Indian philosopher Dr. Mir Valiuddin and dedicated to a young benevolent prince.

All the heartwarming qualities of the sufi tradition enlighten and enliven its pages. To read it is to love it, and to live life more fully.

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THE GARDEN OF DERVISHES
Paperback - 112 pages by Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak

The Garden of Dervishes is one of those rare books which unites two extremes of spirituality, devotional love and esoteric scholarship, through both the person and the teachings of its author, Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak. This great modern mystic reveals the richness and power of the Sufi tradition in a manner consistent with life in our own day and age, while at the same time remaining true to its historic roots.

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ADORNMENT OF HEARTS
Paperback - 176 pages by Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak

Sheikh Muzaffer's works demonstrate that integral Islam is very much alive. Adornment of Hearts is a detailed handbook for practitioners of Sufism. Anyone interested in Sufism on any level will find it useful. Serious seekers from all traditions will find many examples of Islam's intimate kinship with their own paths. Scholar's will discover an excellent and authoritative contemporary expression of teachings that are often relegated to dusty manuscripts.

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KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

Paperback - 384 pages by Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi

A Commentary on al-Murshid al-Mu'in of Ibn al-Ashir

A lucid and profound exposition of the gnostic science that lies at the heart of Sufism. A Guide Book to Khalwa, spiritual retreat, preparing the murid by the doctrine of the Unity for the experiences that will befall him in the self-shattering annihilation he desires (meaning -- the spiritual elevation coupled with ridding oneself of his ego & living a Godly, saintly, peaceful life). Shaykh al-Alawi has taken ibn al-Ashir's verse poem, & made it a vehicle for making plain the unitary knowledge, the hidden doctrine, that lies beneath ever phenomenon of outer wisdom. Thus he is able to unveil from even the lowest functions of cleaning the body an exalted meaning which indicates the Oneness of his Lord. This book of action constantly returns the Gnostic traveler to slavehood, covering over his secrets & concealing the intoxicating knowledge that he gained. It confirms the simple qualities of correct moral behaviour that are the hallmarks of the great.

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Awakened Dreams by AHMET HILMI

Paperback - xii + 138 pages

"Awakened Dreams" was written in the early 1900s (Ottoman era) by Ahmet Hilmi--humourist, revolutionary, & Sufi mystic. 'Raji' --a young man disillusioned with life as he knows it--meets a grandfather-like "madman" who lives in a cemetery and wears clothes patched with bits of mirrors. The 'Mirror Dede', makes more sense than anyone Raji has ever met. Raji' is transformed through a series of awakened dreams. He experiences changes of perception which show to him the limitations of our ordinary human faculties, and he encounters various Prophets and holy beings who reveal to him the secret of his own existence. Though a story of mythical dimensions, "Awakened Dreams" is not a fantasy but a transcription of the spiritual journey based on Hilmi's own experience. NB: THIS BOOK IS FICTION

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THE BOOK OF SUFI HEALING by Shaykh Hakim Moinuddin Chisti

Paperback - 208 pages NEW & REVISED EDITION

For the Sufis, the healing of the sick is considered to be the most important of all services to humanity. For the first time in the West, the author presents the secret principles and practices of this divine science, based on the 800-year tradition of the Chishtiyya Order.

Among the many topics covered are dietary recommendations of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad May Allah Bless him and grant him peace, the preparation of herbal formula's, healing with essential oils, illnesses arising at various stages of the soul's evolution, fasting and prayer, talismans, and the "infallible remedy."

Book Contents:

Foreword
Shajarah, or line of Succession, of Shaykh Moinuddin
Notes on the Transliteration and Pronunciation of Arabic Words
Preface
Prologue
1. What is Health?
2. The Hierarchy of Creation
3. The Stations of the Soul
4. Food and Health
5. Akhlat: The Four Essences of the Body
6. Foods of the Prophet
7. Herbal Formulas for Common Ailments
8. Fasting: The Best Medicine
9. Salat: The Postures of the Prophets
10. The Soul of the Rose
11. The Universe of the Breath
12. Tawidh: The Merciful Prescriptions
13. Dhikr: Divine Remembrance
14. The Origin of Miracles
15. The Keys of the Treasures of the Heavens and the Earth
16. The Infallible Remedy
Appendixes
- I. The Islamic Calendar
- II. Some Useful Short Surahs of the Holy Qur'an
- III. The Divine Attributes
- IV. Glossary
- V. Bibliography
Index

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The Unique Name & The Treasury of Truths of Shaykh Muhammad ibn-al-Habib
Pocket Paperback - 63 pages by Shaykh Mustafa Ahmad al-Alawi

Section about the permissibility of 'Loud Dhikr' taken from opening page:

''Praise belongs to Allah and it is sufficient, and peace on His chosen slaves.

From the slave of his Lord, Ahmad ibn Mustafa al-'Alawi al-Mustaghanami.

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

As for our subject, esteemed brother, I recall the discussion between us during your short visit when I saw you angered at your brothers the 'Alawiyun, as it seemed to me then, not for any wrong they do but just because they are infatuated with having the solitary name on their tongues, and that is their saying ALLAH.

It seemed to you that this requires reproof - we might even say punishment. And this, because they are committed to dhikr of that Name, with cause or without cause. It is the same for them in a dilemma or without one, in a situation not demanding invocation, so that when one of them knocks on the door he says, 'Allah,' and when he stands up he says, 'Allah,' and when he sits down he says 'Allah,' and so on.

You are of the opinion that it is improper to use this name as a dhikr, it not being a form of structured speech according to you - based on what grammarians stipulate as the necessities of grammatical construction in their definition of informative speech. There is no point in my answering you unless it is with the object of seeking mutual understanding and investigating whether what they do is right and proper, and whether it is permissible or not. I present you with this note that through it there may be healing for the breasts and cure for the hearts.

As for your stand on what grammarians lay down as the necessities of grammatical construction in what is considered speech, it is correct, except that the fact escapes you that in this decision of theirs the grammarians are concerned with discursive speech and are far from applying their definition to dhikrs and what distinguishes them from the point of view of lawfulness or unlawfulness, and then what results from that of rewards and the like. If you asked them in their day or this, they would certainly reply, "What we decide is merely a technical term on which we rely in our practice and there is no dispute in a technical term." You must be aware of the fact that the language of the grammarians is not the same as that of the scholars of kalam, and theirs is not the same as that of the fuqaha, nor theirs in turn that of the scholars of hadith and so on, for every group has its technical terms. For us, it follows from this that grammarians are simply concerned with defining informative speech, and are not concerned with distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate dhikrs. In other words, what grammarians stipulate as the requirements of grammatical construction is particularly for someone who intends to communicate with someone else by his speech. As for someone who does dhikr, he only intends to benefit himself and establish the meaning of that noble Name in his heart through his dhikr, or a purpose of a similar nature.

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SUFIS AND SUFISM : A DEFENCE
Hardback - 238 pages

By Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Hayy al-'Amrawi & Shaykh Abdu'l-Karim Murad of the Qarawwiyyin Mosque, Fez
Introduction by Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi
Translated by Aisha Bewley

‘Sufis and Sufism: a Defence’, has been written by two of the leading ‘ulema of Morocco with the dual purpose of defending one of the Ummah’s greatest and most distinguished sons, Shaykh Dr. Muhammad ‘Alawi al-Maliki May Allah be pleased with him, while at the same time providing an overall defence of Sufis and Sufism, significantly including the positive opinions of Ibn Taymiyya, Al‑Jawziyya and Ibn Abdul Wahhab. These latter views happen to reveal that the self-styled wahhabism of the ghastly Saudi regime is simply an innovatory political position against Islam, and not even that of the historically known reformers.

The authors, Shaykh Abdu’l-Hayy al-‘Amrawi and Shaykh Abdu’l-Karim Murad, are enormously prestigious ‘ulema based at the great Qarawwiyyin Mosque of Fes. Lest anybody think that the militant opposition to Sufism has stopped or even abated, we should be aware that the Saudi regime—we cannot call them a government—continues to promote the Zindiq teachings which they themselves openly see as a war against Islam and the Muslim masses.

We would not have mentioned this issue but for a recent evidence that the Zindiq regime arrogantly continues its progress, as if its militant sector just over two years ago had not spent the night with prostitutes drinking vodka-sours in a bar before flying two airliners into the now notorious skyscrapers. Yet in November of last year the Zindiq regime sent a representative to harangue the respected Muslim Judicial Council of Cape Town and film himself for an official Saudi television station. The obese form of Mr. Wajdi al-Ghazzawi berated the Council with that insolence we have foolishly taken for granted among the thuggish exports of the regime. He learned his Islam inside Arabia and studied something he calls ‘Interfaith Dialogue’, itself an open door onto kufr. Apparently he is an imam at the Al‑Minshaawi Mosque in Makkah.

While the regime that funds him and which he upholds crashed about his ears, here he was in South Africa chattering on with all the official wahhabi denunciations of the very Muslim community he was visiting. Among his attacks, inevitably Mr. Al-Ghazzawi made his vulgar swipe at our noble Shaykh, Dr. Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki. Insultingly, he denounced him as a “big-time deviant”. He said he only attracted poor people (surely one of the virtues of the Deen), and that his teachings were refuted by “authentic scholars”. By the time young Wajdi had waddled out of Cape Town and returned to Makkah, he must have seemed a little surprised at what awaited him ---Shaykh Abdalqadir as-Sufi

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The Silence of the Sufi by Sabit Madaliev
Paperback - 174 pages

The Silence of the Sufi is a devotional work. Its author has called it a spiritual journey, or stranstvie, using a Russian word for wandering that is laden with literary, religious, & historical nuance. What is certain is that the ideas of love, sacrifice, & absence of self, as well as of divine and human purpose, which both underlie and find explicit expression in every part of this book, continue to strike a chord in our frequently confused and apparently purposeless modern or post-modern lives. This is a work of history; which the book serves to preserve & validate. In discreet segments: "On Listening Attentively," "On Gentle Words," "On Proper Posture" — it records & ruminates on Sufism as practiced in Central Asia across the centuries. Madaliev leads us into its historical & present-day practice among the Naqshbandiya with grace and elegance. Indeed, the historical and devotional aspects of the book —which could simply become dogmatic in the hands of another writer — are made beautiful and compelling here, partly by the author's poetic idiom, partly by his own uncertainty and sense of unworthiness in the search for God.

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Short Sufi Stories by M. Yasin Owadally
Small Paperback - 80 pages

The Sufis tell us, 'The only books worth our attention are those which spring from the heart and in turn speak to the heart.' Short Sufis Stories contains a collection of researched stories full of wisdom and guidance that once you read them, Insha'Allah they would adorn your hearts and minds with the beauty of Islam, the power of Allah, the wisdom of the Saints, and the wonders they work out. While man compensates man with noble prizes in different fields of achievements, Almighty Allah compensates His lovers with His friendship, endowed upon them spiritual powers, enlighten their hearts, so that they see by His light; un-knotting their speech, so as their eloquent voices turned a thousand stone-hearted ones to the path. The Sufi master al-Hujwiri said, 'You must know that the principle & foundation of Sufism & knowledge of God rest on sainthood.' To the seekers of the path, these stories are the very ladders that would lead you, by the grace of Allah, to the gate of truth-the keys whereof are the prescribed obligations and laws of the Shari'ah.

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IRSHAD : WISDOM OF A SUFI MASTER
Hardback - 725+pages Shaykh Muzaffer Ozak al-Jerrahi

IRSHAD: WISDOM OF A SUFI MASTER
By Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak
Preface by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Introduction by al-Hajj Muhtar Holland

The Irshad is regarded by many as the most important work in Islamic spirituality for our time and a testament to the fact that Sufism is a living tradition. The work charts the Sufi spiritual path and disciplinethrough discourse and dialogue, story and prayer, scriptural commentary and spontaneous mystical teachings in worship and action.

The Irshad addresses not only Sufis, but all those who are attracted to the spiritual life and the truths that ultimately constitute the very fiber and substance of the human soul.

Inspiration

''Well, you have kept the fast and learned what it means to go hungry. Now leave your fire unlit for a day and find out what it is like for those who have no heat in their homes! Go without shoes some day; tread barefoot in the snow and ice to find out how it is for those who always go barefoot through the mud and slush! Leave your windows open one day and see what it is like to live in a house without them! Go out in the street without your coat some cold winters day, just to see how it is for those who have no coats at all! As long as your stomach is full, you will know nothing about the condition of the starving; as long as your house is warm, you will not understand the actions of those who live without heat; as long as your own feet are well shod, as long as you have thick clothes to wear, you will have no idea of the state of those who go barefoot and unclad.

Satisfy the hungry, so that Paradise may love you. Clothe the naked, so that you may not be bare on the coming day of Resurrection, when all the rest are naked. Become aware of the condition of all those paupers and orphans, for your own wife may become a pauper and your own children orphans. The wheel of fate turns. None of us knows what is to be : what great wealth may be doomed to extinction or how many, now despised, may rise to heights of dignity and honour." ---Extract from the book - page 233

Shaykh Muzaffer Ozak (1916 -1985CE) was the head shaykh of the Halveti-Jerrahi order of Dervishes, a traditional muslim Sufi order (tariqa) from Istanbul (Turkey). In western countries he is well known because of his visits to Europe and the United States of America where he celebrated public dhikrs (Remembrance of God; in Turkish "zikrullah") with his dervishes. He is also well known in Turkey for his "ilahis," religious Sufi hymns. The Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order in New York City is named for him.

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Realities of Sufism by Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir 'Isa
Paperback - 415 pages

Realities of Sufism, the Shaykh’s only book, takes readers on a journey to the heart of Islam. Expositing on the foundations of Islam’s spiritual path, Sufism, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir simultaneously describes the workings of the path of excellence—ihsan—and answers the doubts of the orientalists, modernists, and would be Islamic revivalists.

Some of the topics in this book include: the history and etymology of Sufism, the conditions of a true spiritual guide, the proper manners of a spiritual seeker, the outer manners of the path, the inner manners of the path, the deeds of the heart, spiritual unveiling, miracles, oneness of being, and historic testimonies to Sufism’s key role and efficacy in purifying the souls and elevating the Sacred over the profane in the lives of man.

Sufism is good character

He who is ahead of you in good character

Is ahead of you in Sufism

The late Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir ‘Isa (ra) (d. 1312 H/1991 CE) was one of the revivers of the Sufi tradition in the Levant. In a time of gross materialism and imported profane ideologies into the Arab world, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir ‘Isa provided the keys for a reclamation of Islam’s spiritual riches and revived the spiritual path, imparting guidance and instruction to scores of people from all strata of society.

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The A to Z of SUFISM by John Renard

Paperback : XLV + 351 = 396 Total pages

With more than 3,000 entries and cross-references on the history, main figures, institutions, theory, and literary works associated with Islam's mystical tradition, Sufism, this dictionary brings together in one volume, extensive historical information that helps put contemporary events into a historical context.

Additional features include:

· chronology of all major figures and events

· introductory essay

· glossary of 400 Arabic, Berber, Chinese, Persian, and Turkish terms

· comprehensive bibliography

Ideal for libraries, as well as students and scholars of religion.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Renard is professor in the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University, where he has taught Islamic studies, history of religion, and comparative theology since 1978.

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The Book of Certainty by (Martin Lings) aka Abu Bakr Siraj ad-Din

Paperback - 89 + xi (total 100) pages

The Sufi Doctrine of Faith, Vision and Gnosis

by ABU BAKR SIRAJ AD-DIN (also known as Martin Lings)

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.

A small extract (Chapter 2, Garden of Spirit) : When the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Prophet on earth, he did so in the form of a man of the most marvellous beauty, for indeed the human eye was not created to receive ally more direct manifestation of the Truth than this, nor could the earth itself have endured the unmitigated presence of any heavenly power. But on the night journey, when the zenith of the seventh Heaven had been reached, all the Prophet’s possibilities had been as it were reabsorbed into his supreme spiritual plenitude which is named the Light of Muhammad (an-Naru’l-muhammadi); and with the Eye of this Light he was able to look upon that which he had never seen before, and indeed his sight now demanded no less an object of perception than the full unveiled glory of the Archangel. Twice only did he behold this wonder, both times during the night journey. The first vision was just before the Light of Muhammad was reabsorbed into the Light of the Essence, that is, just before his entry into the Divine Presence. The second vision was on his emerging from the Presence, before he and the Archangel had begun their return journey in descent through the different Heavens, that is, before the two splendours had begun to diminish (just as in ascent they had gradually increased), each in proportion to the diminishment of the other’s capacity for beholding. It is the full vision which is referred to in the following verses from the Chapter of the Star; and these verses express also Universal Alan’s direct consciousness that absolutely nothing is Independent of the Truth and that even the greatest glories of creation, for all their apparently self-sufficient brightness, are not in Reality to he separated from the Glory of the Creator:

And verily he saw him at another revelation, beside the lote-tree of the uttermost boundary, whereby is the Garden of Refuge. When there enshrouded the lote-tree That Which enshroudeth, the sight wavered not, nor did it transgress. Verily he saw, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest. Qur’an, LIII: 13-18.

Reviews : ‘This book is an excellent introduction to Sufism, highly intelligent, balanced, lucid, well-written and in places really eloquent.’ ---Islamic Culture, Hyderabad

‘Abu Bakr Siraj ad-Din has bestowed upon the world a great benefaction in giving it this very important Sufic treatise, for, belonging as it does to our own time, it is easier for us to assimilate than are the treatises and commentaries of Sufis of old.’ ---Islamic Quarterly

‘A wonderful, short and sweet discussion of symbols and the spiritual world...an important and significant window into the Sufi mode of speech.’ ---Journal of Islamic Studies

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The Other Islam - Sufism and the Road to Global Harmony

Hardback - 285 pages by Stephen Schwartz

This eye-opening, insightful exploration of Sufism, the spiritual tradition that has supported Islam for more than a thousand years, shows why it offers a promising foundation for reconciliation between the Western and Muslim worlds.

Many Americans today identify Islam with maniacal hatred of the West. The Other Islam transforms this image and opens the way to finding common ground in our troubled times. Sufism, a blend of the mystical and rational tendencies within Islam, emerged soon after the revelation of Muhammad, May Allah bless him and grant him peace. A reforming movement against the increasing worldliness of Muslim society, it focuses on Islam’s spiritual dimension.

In The Other Islam, Stephen Schwartz traces the origins and history of Sufism, elucidates its teachings, and illustrates its links to the other religions. He comments on such celebrated Sufi poets and philosophers as Rumi and Al-Ghazali, and narrates their influence on the Kabbalah, on the descendants of the Jewish philosopher Maimonides, and on Christian mystics like Saint John of the Cross and Saint Teresa of Ávila as well as the American transcendentalists.

Review:

Stephen Schwartz, author of the best-selling The Two Faces of Islam about Saudi Arabia and the bigoted Wahhabi cult, has recently published the story of Sufis in The Other Islam. The subtitle of Schwartz's book – Sufism and the Road to Global Harmony – is indicative of the importance of the subject in an era of Islamist terrorism and clash of civilizations.

In Schwartz's eloquent retelling of Islam's teachings through the lives of Sufi mystics – men and women who spare nothing of themselves in seeking to experience God in the here and now – the essential truth of Muhammad's, May Allah bless him and grant him peace, life shines forth.

Muhammad, May Allah bless him and grant him peace, was transfigured by his encounter with Abraham's God into a great soul and yet, as the Sufis address him, he remained the most loving friend and trusted master of every common seeker of God's compassion. --- Salim Mansour, Toronto Sun

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