Publication
Imprint: Louisville, Kentucky : Fons Vitae, 2006. Context: Originally published Sausalito, California : Real Impressions, 2006. Responsibility: Robert Abdul Hayy Darr. OCLC Number: 148670750. Physical: Text : 1 volume : 320 pages, 57 pages unnumbered plates : color illustrations, map ; 21 cm. Features: Includes appendix, notes.
Call number
Biography / Darr
ISBN
9781929148622
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Sects/Linage: Naqshbandi
Named Person: Ustad Khalilullah Khalili , Ustad Homayon Etemadi , Raz Mohammad Zaray .
Description: Exploring contemporary Islamic spirituality in Afghanistan, this book draws the reader into the complex world of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam. The narrative and personal descriptions of the people and cultures of rural Afghanistan allow a better understanding of the positive aspects of Islam, and the depths of Afghani yearnings and sorrows after decades of war.
‘He who knows himself, knows his Lord.’
The Prophet Muhammad (Upon him be peace)
Exploring the doctrines and practices of contemporary Islamic spirituality in Afghanistan, this book draws the reader into the complex world of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam. Because of its long history of metaphysical and theological inquiry, Sufism has over the centuries developed a religious sophistication that offers an alternative to militant and literalist Islam. -- from publisher
Table of Contents: Foreword
Of spies and rogues
He is with you wherever you are
The great Buddhas
Recollections
A broken peace
The salt of the earth
With friends like these
An ill wind
What the devil
Not by bread alone
A loss of face
The water of life shades of mercy
Afterword, appendix, notes
Available Online: In addition to the print volume in our collection, Filmmaker Raeshma Razvi has made a sweet 56 min. documentary portrait of Robert Darr titled Sailor, Sufi, Spy which complements the book, and is available on the her Vimeo channel : https://vimeo.com/414110479
FY2015 /
Named Person: Ustad Khalilullah Khalili , Ustad Homayon Etemadi , Raz Mohammad Zaray .
Description: Exploring contemporary Islamic spirituality in Afghanistan, this book draws the reader into the complex world of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam. The narrative and personal descriptions of the people and cultures of rural Afghanistan allow a better understanding of the positive aspects of Islam, and the depths of Afghani yearnings and sorrows after decades of war.
‘He who knows himself, knows his Lord.’
The Prophet Muhammad (Upon him be peace)
Exploring the doctrines and practices of contemporary Islamic spirituality in Afghanistan, this book draws the reader into the complex world of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam. Because of its long history of metaphysical and theological inquiry, Sufism has over the centuries developed a religious sophistication that offers an alternative to militant and literalist Islam. -- from publisher
Table of Contents: Foreword
Of spies and rogues
He is with you wherever you are
The great Buddhas
Recollections
A broken peace
The salt of the earth
With friends like these
An ill wind
What the devil
Not by bread alone
A loss of face
The water of life shades of mercy
Afterword, appendix, notes
Available Online: In addition to the print volume in our collection, Filmmaker Raeshma Razvi has made a sweet 56 min. documentary portrait of Robert Darr titled Sailor, Sufi, Spy which complements the book, and is available on the her Vimeo channel : https://vimeo.com/414110479
FY2015 /
Physical description
320 p.; 21 cm
Description
Exploring the doctrines and practices of contemporary Islamic spirituality in Afghanistan, this book draws the reader into the complex world of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam. Because of its long history of metaphysical and theological inquiry, Sufism has over the centuries developed a religious sophistication that offers an alternative to militant and literalist Islam. The narrative and personal descriptions of the people and cultures of rural Afghanistan allow readers to better understand the positive aspects of Islam and to feel the depths of Afghan yearning and sorrow after decades of war.
Language
Original language
English