Publication
Imprint: [USA,] : Al-Madina Institute, 2018. Context: First un-abridged translation into English of all 272 letters. Edition: First edition, first printing. Responsibility: Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi, translated from the Arabic by Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk and Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xxx, 355 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes biographical index, bibliography, index.
Call number
GT-I-S / Darqa
ISBN
9781732258808
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CSS Library Notes
Named Person: Mulay Al-Arabi Al-Darqawi Al-Hasani (d. AH 1239 or CE 1823) : Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi : Sheikh ad-Darqawi .
Sects: Darqawi branch of the Shadhili Sufi order
Description: Letters on the Spiritual Path is the culmination of many years' effort to present for the first time a complete rendering into English, or any western language of all 272 letters of spiritual guidance written by the renowned Sufi teacher of eighteenth century Morocco, Mulay al-'Arabi al-Darqawi (d. 1239 AH/1823 CE). These letters are a living example of an educative process that provided the wayfarer on the Sufic path with an integral vision of the principles, attitudes, and conduct that constitute Islamic spirituality itself and of the self-effacing comportment that leads to the experiential knowledge of the Divine (ma'rifa). They offer rare insight into the teacher/student relationship, within the circles of Islamic mysticism. The letters are singularly personal and touch upon nearly every conceivable aspect of the Sufic path, depicting the Shaykh as a human being living among other human beings, and portraying how, for a person of God such as Mulay al-'Arabi, everything that happens can be seen as infused with the Divine Presence. In this regard these letters are his response to those, like himself, who sought to negotiate the currents of the times without compromising themselves and their values, and are as relevant today as they were to those who so ardently sought copies of them during the lifetime of Mulay al-'Arabi himself. The translation is in clear accessible English, and holds true to the intention of the translators to, "keep in mind the fact that they written in an intimate register of Arabic that could be grasped by most of the Shaykh's disciples." The text includes an in-depth introduction, is well annotated with hadith and textual referents cited, and has both detailed biographical and topical indexes. -- from the back cover
FY2022 /
Sects: Darqawi branch of the Shadhili Sufi order
Description: Letters on the Spiritual Path is the culmination of many years' effort to present for the first time a complete rendering into English, or any western language of all 272 letters of spiritual guidance written by the renowned Sufi teacher of eighteenth century Morocco, Mulay al-'Arabi al-Darqawi (d. 1239 AH/1823 CE). These letters are a living example of an educative process that provided the wayfarer on the Sufic path with an integral vision of the principles, attitudes, and conduct that constitute Islamic spirituality itself and of the self-effacing comportment that leads to the experiential knowledge of the Divine (ma'rifa). They offer rare insight into the teacher/student relationship, within the circles of Islamic mysticism. The letters are singularly personal and touch upon nearly every conceivable aspect of the Sufic path, depicting the Shaykh as a human being living among other human beings, and portraying how, for a person of God such as Mulay al-'Arabi, everything that happens can be seen as infused with the Divine Presence. In this regard these letters are his response to those, like himself, who sought to negotiate the currents of the times without compromising themselves and their values, and are as relevant today as they were to those who so ardently sought copies of them during the lifetime of Mulay al-'Arabi himself. The translation is in clear accessible English, and holds true to the intention of the translators to, "keep in mind the fact that they written in an intimate register of Arabic that could be grasped by most of the Shaykh's disciples." The text includes an in-depth introduction, is well annotated with hadith and textual referents cited, and has both detailed biographical and topical indexes. -- from the back cover
FY2022 /
Other editions
Letters on the spiritual path by Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi (Paperback)
Physical description
xxix, 355 p.; 23 cm
Description
"Letters on the Spiritual Path is the culmination of many years' effort to present for the first time a complete rendering into English, or any western language of all 272 letters of spiritual guidance written by the renowned Sufi teacher of eighteenth century Morocco, Mūlay al-ʻArabī al-Darqāwī (d. 1239/1823)" -- back cover.
Language
Original language
Arabic