Sufism for Non-SufisFew forms of classical Islam are more controversial among modern Muslims than the spiritual discipline known as Sufism. Yet, in the face of the modern Muslim tendency to limit Islam's deployment to the emphatically political, few expressions of the religion could be more central to its spiritual vitality in the modern world. In his translation and analysis of Ibn 'Ata' Allah al Sakandari's Taj al 'Arus, Sherman A. Jackson demonstrates that violent,

hungry for knowledge

Instead of letting the daily grind crowd out the important stuff

praiseworthy and blameworthy attributes

understanding and acceptance of authentic tasawwuf among the masses

Devoting especial attention to questions of rationality

Author: Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Sakandar's Taj al-'Arus

-Barabankawi's commentary Sheikh Muhammad Ali Sabuni's Commentart Rawadat al-Salihin (Urdu Commentary) Cover: Hardback Size: 9

of the Islamic world’s most outstanding religious figures of recent times

she found herself overwhelmed by the demands on her time and attention

Martin Lings provides an excellent and authoritative introduction to the mystical movement of the Sufis based on his lifelong interest in Islamic culture

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yet precise and clear method