Readings from the Mystics of Islam: Translations from the Arabic and Persian, Together with a Short Account of the History and Doctrines of Ṣūfism and Brief Biographical Notes on Each Ṣūfī Writer |
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abiding abode Abū ABU YAZID al-Awliyā al-Din al-Makki ascend asceticism attain Aṭṭār attributes Baghdad Bahrām become behold belongs Beloved bird body Cairo A.H. cease contemplation created Creative Truth creatures dervishes desire Divine grace Divine Majesty doctrine dwelling-place earth ecstasy Essence eternal existence eyes Face faith fellowship fire friends of God gift give glory gnosis gnostic God Most High God's grace hath heart heavens Herāt hidden Hujwiri Ibid Ibn al-'Arabi inmost Invisible Isfahan Kitāb knowledge light lived look Lord lover manifest means meditation mirror mysteries mystic outward pantheistic Paradise passes perfect Persian polytheism praise prayer Presence purified Qādiriyya radiance realised Reality renunciation revealed road saints secret seek servant solitude soul spirit splendour stage Ṣūfi Sufis Sufism Tabriz Tadhkirat al-Awliya Thee things Thou art Thou dost Thou hast thoughts union Unity unto unveiled veil vision worship