Readings from the Mystics of Islām"This book, containing a short account of the history and development of Islamic mysticism, followed by translations fo the sayings and writings of nearly fifty of the mystics of Islam, both Arab and Persian, may be a means of increasing the reader's knowledge of Islamic mysticism and interest in it. The passages chosen cover a period of over a thousand years, from the 8th to the middle of the 19th century AD. They are arranged in chronological order and each is prefixed by a few lines giving biographical details of the mystic concerned, though of a few of them practically nothing is known"--Cover. |
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... attain to the Divine Wisdom and the Vision of God , for the perfection of Eternal Life , which they hold can be attained to here and now , is to see God in His Essence . Self can only be conquered by means of a greater love than self ...
... attain to the Divine Wisdom and the Vision of God , for the perfection of Eternal Life , which they hold can be attained to here and now , is to see God in His Essence . Self can only be conquered by means of a greater love than self ...
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... attain to a knowledge of the perfection of Thine Essence . O God , set us free from the fetters of this world and of the flesh , and deliver us from all evil that may hinder us . Send down upon our spirits Thy gracious influence and ...
... attain to a knowledge of the perfection of Thine Essence . O God , set us free from the fetters of this world and of the flesh , and deliver us from all evil that may hinder us . Send down upon our spirits Thy gracious influence and ...
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... attain to Thy great height , I would aspire to sleep at Thy feet . Behold what grief I suffer without Thee ! But now , since I have become nothing , I know that in the end I shall attain again to my desire . I said unto Thee : " I have ...
... attain to Thy great height , I would aspire to sleep at Thy feet . Behold what grief I suffer without Thee ! But now , since I have become nothing , I know that in the end I shall attain again to my desire . I said unto Thee : " I have ...
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abiding abode Abū AL-DIN AL-GHAZALI ascend asceticism attain Aṭṭār attributes Baghdad Balkh become behold belongs Beloved bird body Cairo A.H. candle cease contemplation created Creative Truth creatures dervishes desire Divine grace Divine Majesty doctrine dwelling-place earth ecstasy Essence eternal existence eyes Face faith fana fellowship fire friends of God gift give glory gnosis gnostic God Most High God's grace hath heart heavens hidden Ibid IBN AL-FARID IKHWAN AL-SAFA illumination inmost Invisible Islām Kitāb knowledge light lived look Lord lover manifest means meditation mirror mysteries mystic night outward pantheistic Paradise passes perfect Persian polytheism praise prayer Presence pure purified Qādiriyya radiance realised Reality renunciation revealed road saints sake secret seek servant sight solitude soul spirit splendour stage Ṣūfi Sufis Sufism Tabriz Thee things Thou art Thou dost Thou hast thoughts union Unity unto unveiled veil vision worship