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The Student : ''The Disciple/The Seeker''
- Instruction of the Student : Method of Learning by Imam al Zarnuji
- The Adab of the True Seeker : by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Buzaydi
- A Word of Advice : Imam Muwaffaq ud Din Qudamah
- Gifts for the Seeker : Imam al-Haddad
- The Course of the Seeker : Omar Ali-Shah
- Stations of the Sufi Path : by Abdullah Ansari of Herat
- Degrees of the Soul : by Shaykh Abd 'al-Khaliq al-Shabrawi [Back in Stock]
- The Sun will Rise in the West - The Holy Trail : by Sayyid as-Shaykh Taner al-Ansari
 - Piri Muridi Relationship : A Study of the Nizamuddin Dargah
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Instruction of the Student : Method of Learning by Imam al Zarnuji
Paperback 76 pages Foreward by: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
This is a remarkable volume that touches upon the method by which a student learns Islam in a meaningful and lasting way. Its author, Imam al-Zarnuji (May Allah be pleased with him), has attracted the attention of Western men of learning for centuries, as they tried to decipher the secret behind the stunning educational success of Islamic civilisation. Imam al-Zarnuji captured the essence of what it takes to be truly immersed in scholarship and the noble enterprise of learning.
Imam Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "Learn! for learning is an adornment for one who possesses it, a virtue and a prelude to every praiseworthy action. Profit each day by increasing [your] learning and swimming in the seas of beneficial knowledge. Give yourself up to the study of jurisprudence, for the knowledge of jurisprudence is the best guide to piety and the fear of God, and it is the straightest path to the ultimate goal. It is the milestone leading to the ways of proper guidance; it is the fortress that saves [one] from all hardships. Indeed, one godly person versed in jurisprudence is more powerful against Satan than a thousand [ordinary] worshippers."
"This book should be a starting point for the revival of the Islamic intellectual tradition that has always been the preamble to Islamic Renaissance," writes Shaykh Hamza Yusuf in his foreword to the book.
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The Adab of the True Seeker by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Buzaydi
Paperback - 105 pages Translated with Introduction & Notes by Mokrane Guezzou
An authoritative Sufi manual on the proper conduct (adab) of a seeker on the spiritual path, written by one of the great North African Sufis, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Buzaydi (d.1814) rahmatullahi 'alayhi.
This is lucid translation of al-Adab al-Murid al-Sadiq and includes some of his letters to his disciples. The Shadhili master explains the meaning and significance of the death of one's ego and the inner and outer propriety of the novice upon the Path.
The book provides an appreciation of Shaykh al-Buzaydi's method of spiritual training and his relationship with his students. It is, above all, a testimony as to why genuine Sufi masters are the heirs of the Beloved Prophet May Allah bless him and grant him peace.
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A Word of Advice by Imam Muwaffaq ud-Din ibn Qudamah
Paperback - 156 pages Translated by: Abu Jafar al-Hanbali
 Synopsis
'' Great, you've made the first move. You want to be in a relationship with your Lord or you already are. But how do you maximise your time in His Glory in silence or in the bustle of the urban landscape?''
A Word of Advice is a manual on just this, written by a giant in the field. Imam Muwaffaq ud-Din May Allah be pleased with him takes the reader through an odyssey of verses from the Qur'an, statements of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, as well as practical examples to equip the reader with the right tools for enrichment of the soul.
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Gifts for the Seeker by Imam Abdallah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad
Paperback - 75 pages Translated from Arabic by Mostafa al-Badawi
Gifts for the Seeker - Ithaf i's sa'il : Revised addition
This book answers many of the questions often asked by seekers of inward illumination. What are the real implications of the doctrine of divine unity? How can proper concentration be achieved during spiritual exercises? When should one avoid participating in Sufi gatherings? What is the relationship between the tongue, the mind, and the heart? How is one to understand visions received in sleep? The work also includes the author’s commentary on a poem on inner wayfaring which speaks of the most exalted stations of the path and goes on to explain a number of paradoxes of the Way, such as the reason as why the saints usually refuse to deploy their miraculous powers, preferring to concentrate on self-scrutiny and the compassionate guidance of others. These points are illustrated with references to the famous mystical poems of Ibn al-Farid and Abu Madyan.
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The Course of the Seeker by Omar Ali ShahPaperback - 300 pages  This first collection of talks by the contemporary Sufi teacher Omar Ali-Shah was a milestone in Sufi literature, since for the first time a Sufi master was willing to openly share his "trade secrets" with his pupils, i.e., give a clear and uncluttered account of the various obstacles in contemporary life which prevent the seeker from achieving the lucidity we are all aiming for and which ought to be within our grasp, and also outline the group interactions and other techniques by which such a teaching is carried out.
This re-edited version of the book originally published in 1988 is completed with the addition of five new chapters dealing with the master/pupil relationship, clearly the biggest hurdle to acceptance of the Sufi Tradition in the western world, insofar as a Sufi envisages the intellectual mind, so idolized in western education, as an artisan considers a tool, i.e., a good servant but a poor master. Excerpt: --- It is a necessary function of the Tradition that a person’s individual characteristics, problems, energies and capacities should be allowed for within the context of the Tradition, and within one’s capacity to use it. It is no good saying “Go off and read Jami, Hafiz, Saadi, Rumi” in the hope that a person will hit on something useful or which says something to them. This hit-and-miss type of thing causes confusion and makes people despondent: they blame themselves, the technique, somebody else, and of course everything ends in tears. ---
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Stations of the Sufi Path
The ’One Hundred Fields’ (Sad Maydan) of Abdullah Ansari of Herat Paperback - 192 pages by: Nahid Angha 
Stations of the Sufi Path' is a new translation of a key Sufi text and the first Persian work to address the stages, or stations, of the Sufi way. Its author, Abdullah Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, was born in 1006CE in Herat in present-day Afghanistan, and is considered one of the greatest as well as one of the earliest of the Persian Sufi scholars whose works constitute an important contribution to the intellectual history of Islam. Detailed descriptions of each 'station' make this work an esoteric masterpiece, now almost one thousand years old, that invites the reader on a spiritual journey of self-discovery.
The One Hundred Fields ...
1. Repentance - (tawba) turning towards God
2. Magnanimity - (muruwwat)
3. Contrition - (inaabat)
4. Chivalry - (futuwwat)
5. Devotion - (iraadat)
6. Intention - (qasd)
7. Patience - (sabr)
8. Striving - (jihad)
9. Discipline - (riyadat)
10. Refinement - (tahdhib)
11. Self Examination - (muhashaba)
12. Awakening - (yaqzat)
13. Anunciation - (zuhd)
14. Disengagement - (tajrid)
15. Abstinence - (wara)
16. Piety - (taqwa)
17. Spiritual Transaction - (mu'amalat)
18. Cautiousness - (mubalat)
19. Certainty - (yaqin)
20. Insight - (basira) ... and so on, revealing One Hundred fields, on the Sufi Path.
Nahid Angha is Co-director of the International Association of Sufism and its chief representative to the United Nations. She is Editor of 'Sufism' journal, and founder of the International Sufi Women Organization. Her dedication to peace has led her to serve in leadership roles in various interfaith organizations and to forge an educational partnership with the Dominican University of California.
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The Degrees of the Soul by Shaykh Abd Al-Khaliq Al-Shabrawi
Paperback - 76 pages Spiritual Stations on the Sufi Path (Classics of Muslim Spirituality)
Translated from the Arabic by Mostafa al-Badawi
Description from the publisher:
This book unlocks the secrets of the seven degrees through which the soul progresses as it travels the Sufi path to its Lord.
It teaches the novice how to transform the Inciting Soul, the lowest and the most egotistic of the self's manifestations, into the Reproachful Soul, which must then become Inspired, Serene, Contented, and Found Pleasing, until it attains the ultimate degree of sanctity and wholeness as the Perfect Soul. To achieve this progressive purification of the self, special Sufi practices, litanies, and attitudes of mind are recommended.
Both practical and profound, this book offers a concise manual of Sufi teaching on the way to spiritual liberation.
The author, Shaykh Abd al-Khaliq al-Shabrawi (1887-1947), was employed as a professor at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, but was best known as a realised master of the great Khalwati Order of Sufis. A tireless worker for spiritual unity and harmony, he was also initiated into the Shadhili and Naqshbandi Orders.
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The Sun will Rise in the West - The Holy Trail Paperback - 156 pages by Sayyid as-Shaykh Taner al-Ansari 
The Sun Will Rise in the West is a primer on Sufism, written especially for Western readers who are looking for a comprehensive explanation of the principles and practice of this ancient spiritual path. This book also serves those who may be familiar with Sufism and wish to further their quest for a practical application of the tenets of this time-honoured spiritual system in a modern world.
In this inspiring book written specifically for the Western reader, Shaykh Taner Ansari synthesizes his wisdom of the Sufi path for knowing and loving God. This study of Sufism serves as a guide for finding your purpose and acting according to it. To the Sufi, actions, thoughts, feelings, spoken words, all transmit vibrational patterns which produce reactions in the universe. The goal is to understand which reactions please the Creator as opposed to which please only one's ego. The Sufi route to this goal is via the heart, for love is the medium of Unity necessary for a connection between a person and the Divine. The book discusses the practices that open a student's inner organs of perception to an expanded world of radiance which is normally unseen.
The Shaykh serves as the guide and protector on this journey and the book clearly describes the responsibilities of both the Shaykh and the Sufi student.
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Piri Muridi Relationship - A Study of the Nizamuddin Dargah  Hardback - 354 pages  The Relationship between a Spiritual Master (Shaykh) and his disciple (piri-muridi) becomes important when one witnesses day after day the large numbers of Muslims and non-Muslims flocking to spiritual masters/shaykhs (pirs) stationed at the various dargahs of India.
This work discovers that piri-muridi aims at making the disciple see God in all Things while very often allowing him to enjoy worldly success. This is achieved through a lengthy 'socialisation' process that spans a period of time ranging from twelve years to a lifetime. This socialisation process is very painful, and some disciples (murids) run away. Most, however, remain bound to their pir, by their vow of allegiance to him, the pir's friendliness, sympathy, material, magical and psychological assistance, and, when that is not enough, fear of his magical power.
During this period the murid learns to fall in Love with the pir whom he strives to see as the representative of God, by observing, serving, and seeing the pir's Hand in everything that befalls him, and frequently recalling and concentrating on a mental Image of the pir while believing that his actions are prompted by the pir. Having thus attained union with the pir, he one day suddenly realises that the pir is just a curtain or veil that hides something else- that which he has truly loved all the time in the image of the pir is God himself. Contents ---Preface
---Introduction :
---1. The Origins of Piri-Muridi : Three Accounts
---2. Piri-Muridi in Works of Sufism
---3. Studies on Piri-Muridi
---4. God and Religion as Treated in Sociology Section I :
---1. God, Man, and the Universe in Sufi (or Muslim Mystical) Theology (or Typology)
---2. The Mystical Social System (Values and Norms)
---God and Man as a Social Actor
---Piri-Muridi Section II : Piri-Muridi in the Nizam al-Din Dargah :
---1. The Pir in the Nizamuddin Dargah
---2. Definitions of the Pir
---3. Characteristics of the Pir
---4. Duties of the Pir
---5. Adab for the Pir
---6. The Pir's Power
---7. The Pir's Conception of Himself
---8. Kinds of Pirs
---9. The Murid in the Nizamuddin Dargah
---10. Definition of the Murid
---11. Types of Murids
---12. Reasons for Becoming a Murid
---13. Characteristics of the Murid
---14. Practices
---15. Piri-Muridi in the Nizamuddin Dargah
---16. Definitions of Piri-Muridi
---17. Stages in Piri-Muridi
---18. The First Stage : Choosing a Pir
---19. The Second Stage : Bai'a
---20. The Third Stage
---21. The Fourth Stage
---22. The Final Stage ---Conclusion
About the Author: Desiderio Pinto, S.J., had taught at Vidyajyoti, Institute of Religious Studies, Delhi, and Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. Presently he is at College de la Sainte Famille, Cairo.
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