Publication
Imprint: Norwich, Norfolk, UK : Diwan Press, 1981. Context: The preparation of this text has been a project of the Darqawi Institute. Responsibility: Shaykh al-ʻAlawi ; [edited by ʻAbd as-Sabur al-Ustadh ; translated by ʻAbd al-Kabir al-Munawarra and ʻAbd as-Sabur al-Ustadh]. OCLC Number: 10749592. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xxxi, 384 pages ; 20 cm.
Call number
GT-I-S / Alawi
ISBN
0906512166 / 9780906512166
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Named Person: Aḥmad ibn Muṣṭafá ʻAlawī , 1869-1934
Description: A lucid and profound exposition of the gnostic science that lies at the heart of Sufism. A guide book to khalwa, spiritual retreat, preparing the murid by the doctrine of the Unity for the experiences that will befall him in the self-shattering annihilation he desires.
Shaykh al-Alawi has taken ibn al-Ashir's verse poem, itself a summation of Islamic teachings, and made it a vehicle for making plain the unitary knowledge, the hidden doctrine, that lies beneath every phenomenon of outer wisdom. Thus he is able to unveil from even the lowest functions of cleaning the body an exalted meaning which indicates the Oneness of his Lord.
Above all, this is a book of action constantly returning the Gnostic traveller to slavehood, covering over his secrets and concealing the intoxicating knowledge that he gained. It confirms the simple qualities of correct moral behavior that are the hallmarks of the great. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: Introduction
Book of doctrine
Book of purification
Book of prayer
Book of Zakat
Book of fasting
Book of hajj
Book of the foundations of Sufism
Location: COLLECTION: Teachings & Practices -- AREA: Great Traditions -- SECTION: Islam - Sufism / Filing name: Alawi
Topics: In TinyCat -- See "Tags" above for our libraries topic areas. See "Subjects" below for LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (note you can tour our library via Tags or LCSH, but LCHS are not available for all items in our holdings).
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Description: A lucid and profound exposition of the gnostic science that lies at the heart of Sufism. A guide book to khalwa, spiritual retreat, preparing the murid by the doctrine of the Unity for the experiences that will befall him in the self-shattering annihilation he desires.
Shaykh al-Alawi has taken ibn al-Ashir's verse poem, itself a summation of Islamic teachings, and made it a vehicle for making plain the unitary knowledge, the hidden doctrine, that lies beneath every phenomenon of outer wisdom. Thus he is able to unveil from even the lowest functions of cleaning the body an exalted meaning which indicates the Oneness of his Lord.
Above all, this is a book of action constantly returning the Gnostic traveller to slavehood, covering over his secrets and concealing the intoxicating knowledge that he gained. It confirms the simple qualities of correct moral behavior that are the hallmarks of the great. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: Introduction
Book of doctrine
Book of purification
Book of prayer
Book of Zakat
Book of fasting
Book of hajj
Book of the foundations of Sufism
Location: COLLECTION: Teachings & Practices -- AREA: Great Traditions -- SECTION: Islam - Sufism / Filing name: Alawi
Topics: In TinyCat -- See "Tags" above for our libraries topic areas. See "Subjects" below for LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (note you can tour our library via Tags or LCSH, but LCHS are not available for all items in our holdings).
FYxxxx / FY2015 /
Physical description
xxxi, 384 p.; 20 cm
Language
Original language
Arabic