Publication
Imprint: Amman, Jordan : Sunna Books, ©2011. Distributed in North America by Beltsville, Md. : Amana Publications, 2011. Responsibility: . OCLC Number: 780246949. Physical: Text : 1 volume : viii, 453 pages : Features: includes bibliography, glossary, index, resources ; 21 cm
Call number
GT-I-S / Kelle
ISBN
9789957231903
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Named persons: Sheikh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri d2004 : Sheikh 'Abd al-Wakil : Sheikh Yunus : Sheikh 'Adel ‡
Sects and Orders: Shadhili Sufi order ‡
Description: The book opens with narratives of Sufis met by the author in Syria, Jordan and Turkey. The second part is a complete handbook of the method and rule of the Shadhili order of Sufism, transmitted to the author by Sheikh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri--from devotions, dhikr (invocations), and metaphysical doctrine to how a Sufi lives, marries, and earns a living in the modern world. The third part treats wider theological questions. ‡
Contents: Men of the path. The sheikh -- The faqih -- The neighborhood imam -- The friend -- The last ottoman -- The way. Knowing the path -- Method -- Faith -- Wirds -- The hadra -- Works of the heart -- Life, work, and wealth -- Pastimes -- Marriage and family -- Company -- The Shadhili rule -- Bearings. Faiths and mysticisms -- Universalism -- People of the Book -- Evolution -- Suffering. Appendices: Resources -- Works cited -- Glossary. Index.
FY2017
Sects and Orders: Shadhili Sufi order ‡
Description: The book opens with narratives of Sufis met by the author in Syria, Jordan and Turkey. The second part is a complete handbook of the method and rule of the Shadhili order of Sufism, transmitted to the author by Sheikh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri--from devotions, dhikr (invocations), and metaphysical doctrine to how a Sufi lives, marries, and earns a living in the modern world. The third part treats wider theological questions. ‡
Contents: Men of the path. The sheikh -- The faqih -- The neighborhood imam -- The friend -- The last ottoman -- The way. Knowing the path -- Method -- Faith -- Wirds -- The hadra -- Works of the heart -- Life, work, and wealth -- Pastimes -- Marriage and family -- Company -- The Shadhili rule -- Bearings. Faiths and mysticisms -- Universalism -- People of the Book -- Evolution -- Suffering. Appendices: Resources -- Works cited -- Glossary. Index.
FY2017
Physical description
viii, 453 p.; 21 cm
Language
Original language
Arabic
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