Publication
Imprint: [UK] : Heritage Press [2016]. Context: Originally published in Arabic as Taj al'arus al-hawi li tahdhib al-nufus. Edition: Second edition. Responsibility: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Ibn ʻAṭāʼ Allāh (Ibn Ata Allah). OCLC Number: na. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xvii, 101 pages ; 22 cm.
Call number
GT-I-S / ata'Al
ISBN
0993475620 / 9780993475627
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Named Person: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Ibn ʻAṭāʼ Allāh : Imam Ibn Ata'Allah al-Sakandari : Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari : Ibn Ata' Allah .
Sects/Lineage: Shadhili order
Description: The Refinement of Souls is a translation of Imam ibn Ata Allah Sakandari's, may Allah be pleased with him, Taj al-Arus al-Hawi li Tahdhib al-Nufus. It is a concise manual consisting of spiritual instructions, aphorisms and private discourses with the Divine from a Sufi Master of the Shadhili Order. The author has included numerous references to the Qur'an and Sunnah, as well as illuminating stories and similitudes, in the course of explaining religious themes such as repentance, the effects of sin, the nature of the struggle against the lower self, envy, reliance on divine planning and many others. The work concentrates on the practical steps and the essential states of being for a novice to realize, and as such, serves as a beneficial guide for both Sufis and non-Sufis, both beginners and more advanced students. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: Introduction
Author's biography
The refinement of souls
FY2018 /
Sects/Lineage: Shadhili order
Description: The Refinement of Souls is a translation of Imam ibn Ata Allah Sakandari's, may Allah be pleased with him, Taj al-Arus al-Hawi li Tahdhib al-Nufus. It is a concise manual consisting of spiritual instructions, aphorisms and private discourses with the Divine from a Sufi Master of the Shadhili Order. The author has included numerous references to the Qur'an and Sunnah, as well as illuminating stories and similitudes, in the course of explaining religious themes such as repentance, the effects of sin, the nature of the struggle against the lower self, envy, reliance on divine planning and many others. The work concentrates on the practical steps and the essential states of being for a novice to realize, and as such, serves as a beneficial guide for both Sufis and non-Sufis, both beginners and more advanced students. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: Introduction
Author's biography
The refinement of souls
FY2018 /
Physical description
xvii, 101 p.; 22 cm
Language
Original language
Arabic