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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Page 48
... stage is that of self - discipline , which is directed towards three things , removing all save God from the gnostic's choice , subduing his carnal soul to his rational soul , so that the imagination and intellect shall be attracted to ...
... stage is that of self - discipline , which is directed towards three things , removing all save God from the gnostic's choice , subduing his carnal soul to his rational soul , so that the imagination and intellect shall be attracted to ...
Page 118
... stage of the descent of the Absolute towards manifestation is the stage of the Absolute Unity ( al- Aḥadiyya ) free from all attributes and relations , but yet no longer the pure undifferentiated Essence . It can be compared to a wall ...
... stage of the descent of the Absolute towards manifestation is the stage of the Absolute Unity ( al- Aḥadiyya ) free from all attributes and relations , but yet no longer the pure undifferentiated Essence . It can be compared to a wall ...
Page 127
... stage of steadfastness and realises that this also is a gift from God , Who enables him to be steadfast , and you must know that the result of steadfastness is that the servant ceases to claim or pray for anything , whether the thing ...
... stage of steadfastness and realises that this also is a gift from God , Who enables him to be steadfast , and you must know that the result of steadfastness is that the servant ceases to claim or pray for anything , whether the thing ...
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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