Journey through ten thousand veils : the alchemy of transformation on the Sufi path

by Maryam Kabeer Faye

Paperback, 2009

Publication

Imprint: Somerset, N.J. : Tughra Books, c2009. Responsibility: Maryam Kabeer Faye. OCLC Number: 227928045. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xi, 305 pages ; 23 cm.

Call number

Biography / Faye

Barcode

BK-07908

ISBN

9781597841351

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Accounts of the Path

CSS Library Notes

Description: When she was twelve years old, Maryam Kabeer Faye was given a painted scroll of an ancient wanderer, upon which were inscribed the words: Seek and The Truth Shall Make You Free. This message galvanised her soul and determined the course of her life. Following the call, she set out on the journey, internally and then externally, and was guided around the world many times, from one remarkable being to the next, everywhere collecting messages and clues. Born in a Jewish family, she was led to live in India and Nepal, and in monasteries in Europe, and then guided to embrace Islam at the hands of an ancient Sufi Master a few minutes away from the tomb of the Prophet Abraham. She then was guided to study intensively with Sufi Masters around the world. Her journey to the holy places and people of the earth, led her finally to Africa and the deep truth that all lives are totally interconnected and united with our own. This profound realisation dispelled the great myth that the creations of the One Most Loving Creator can be separated by any racial, national, or cultural distinctions. This book is a significant and revealing social commentary, also dispelling many other myths and stereotypes such as the proposition, often fostered by the media, that women are inevitably oppressed in Islam. On the contrary, it is by entering into the heart of Islam that the author was liberated, elevated, empowered, and guided to realise the true purpose of her existence.
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Table of Contents: Impressions Which Formed Me --
UC Berkeley --
Flying into the Open Sky --
Setting Out on the Path --
Entrance to India --
In Search of Maharaj-Ji --
Waiting for the Sheikh --
Saved by Grace --
Who Am I? In the City Flowing with Light --
Life in the Monasteries --
Short Stay in America, Culture Shock, Longing to Return to Sanctified Land --
Embracing Islam in El Khalil, the Place of Abraham (a.s.), Friend of God --
Praying in the Dome of the Rock --
Building the Adobe Mosque --
Meeting the Ancient Sage --
The Resonance of Allah, the Deepening Experience of Prayer --
The Vale of Kashmir, Crown Jewel of the World, Imprisoned but Free --
Mecca, Medina, and the Mountain of Light --
Return to the Continent of Origin, Allahu Wahidun! --
Walking in the Footsteps of the Friends of God --
The Therapy of Liberation, a Journey of Consecration --
Repel What Is Evil With What Is Better. Travelling to Places in Peril on a Mission of Healing, Solidarity, and Peace --
In the Time Allotted Before, in the Blinking of an Eye, We Must Go. How Can We Reach the Goal? --
The Circle Is Complete --
The Way of Muhammad, Mercy for All the Worlds.

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Physical description

xi, 305 p.; 23 cm

Description

When she was twelve years old, Maryam Kabeer Faye was given a painted scroll of an ancient wanderer, upon which were inscribed the words: Seek and The Truth Shall Make You Free. This message galvanised her soul and determined the course of her life. Following the call, she set out on the journey, internally and then externally, and was guided around the world many times, from one remarkable being to the next, everywhere collecting messages and clues. Born in a Jewish family, she was led to live in India and Nepal, and in monasteries in Europe, and then guided to embrace Islam at the hands of an ancient Sufi Master a few minutes away from the tomb of the Prophet Abraham. She then was guided to study intensively with Sufi Masters around the world. Her journey to the holy places and people of the earth, led her finally to Africa and the deep truth that all lives are totally interconnected and united with our own. This profound realisation dispelled the great myth that the creations of the One Most Loving Creator can be separated by any racial, national, or cultural distinctions. This book is a significant and revealing social commentary, also dispelling many other myths and stereotypes such as the proposition, often fostered by the media, that women are inevitably oppressed in Islam. On the contrary, it is by entering into the heart of Islam that the author was liberated, elevated, empowered, and guided to realise the true purpose of her existence.… (more)