Sufism a wayfarer's guide to the Naqshbandi way : Ma huwa 't-tas Đawwuf wa-ma hiya at Đ-t Đari qat an-Naqshbandiyya

by Amīn Naqshbandī

Other authorsMuhtar Holland (Translator)
Paperback, 2011

Publication

Imprint: Louisville, Kentucky : Fons Vitae, 2011. Responsibility: by Amīn ʻAlā ad-Dīn an-Naqshabandī ; translated from Kurdish into Arabic by Muḥammad Sharīf Aḥmad ; English translation (from the Arabic) by Muhtar Holland ; preface by Muhammad Maʻsum Naqshabandi ; forewords by Shaikh ʻAbd al-Karim, Arthur F. Buehler and Abdal Hakim Murad. OCLC Number: 798785621. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xxxv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography.

Call number

GT-I-S / Naqsh

Barcode

BK-07882

ISBN

9781891785832

CSS Library Notes

Alternate Name: Naqshabandi , Ami n : an-Naqshbandi, Shaikh Amin 'Ala ad-Din : An-Naqshbandi, Abdullah Ad-Daghistani .

Sects/Lineage: Naqshbandi .

Description: Unlike most English-language books on Sufism--which tend to reflect on the sociocultural orientations of the modern West--this account provides a window into the living Sufism of the Khalidi-Naqshbandi of Kurdistan. In this sense, Sufism is quite unique as it contextualizes the practice both historically and within the Islamic religious milieu. With reviews on the 25 stations experienced by Sufis, from repentance to servanthood, this reference also discusses 15 common altered states of consciousness as well as technical terms, praiseworthy and blameworthy attributes, and the Naqshbandi path. Given its comprehensive content, this book offers a solid basis upon which to understand authentic Sufi practice.

Table of Contents: The reality of Sufism [Haqiqat at-Tasawwuf]
Responses to questions about Sufism and its problems
The spiritual stations of Sufism [maqamat]
Spiritual states [ahwal]
Technical terms of the Sufis [mustalahat]
Praiseworthy attributes
Blameworthy attributes
The Naqshbandi spiritual path [Tariqa]
Eleven axioms of the Naqshbandi spiritual path
The Naqshbandi chain of transmission [Silsila]
When was this spiritual path called "Naqshbandi" and why
The life of Baha ad-Din an-Naqshband
Sources, Appendix of photographs,

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Physical description

xxxv, 280 p.; 23 cm

Description

Unlike most English-language books on Sufism--which tend to reflect on the sociocultural orientations of the modern West--this account provides a window into the living Sufism of the Khalidi-Naqshbandi of Kurdistan. In this sense, Sufism is quite unique as it contextualizes the practice both historically and within the Islamic religious milieu. With reviews on the 25 stations experienced by Sufis, from repentance to servanthood, this reference also discusses 15 common altered states of consciousness as well as technical terms, praiseworthy and blameworthy attributes, and the Naqshbandi path. Given its comprehensive content, this book offers a solid basis upon which to understand authentic Sufi practice.

Language

Original language

Kurdish
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