Demonstrates that the spiritual state of those who employ a religious text is as important as the text itself in determining the social role of the text. First english translation of an important and popular work. This work is a scholarly introduction and translation of an important classical work on spiritual wisdom and refinement of the self by one of sufisms most. Some of these aphorisms contain hidden meanings whose outward form appears as outrageous. First english translation of an important and popular work by an exceedingly influential premodern figure. Pdf ibn ata allah, muslim sufi saint and gift of heaven. Pdf the renewed interest for sufism, in the form of the celebration of a sufi. Book launch and course sufism for nonsufis translation of. Book launch and course sufism for nonsufis translation. Sufism or tasawwuf, as it is called in arabic, is generally understood by scholars and sufis to be the inner, mystical, or psychospiritual dimension of islam. You cannot call yourself a sufi master by simply being a talkative sweettalker. It serves as jacksons response to the question implied in his choice of a title for the translation itself sufism for nonsufis in it he assigns a relevance to sufism that even the reader conceptually cut off from the text and its subject matter by the historical cumcivilizational boundary of modernity p.
Must read books on sufism online ebooks you cannot become a sufi mystic by simply wearing a sufi cloak made of wool. Virtually all of the following ebooks and articles are in pdf format. Sufism for nonsufis ibn ata allah alsakandaris taj alarus 0884241684157. Sufism for nonsufis ibn ata allah alsakandaris taj al. Sufism for nonsufis ibn ata allah alsakandaris taj alarus. Ibn ata allah, muslim sufi saint and gift of heaven. Sufism for nonsufis ibn ata allah alsakandaris taj alarus shows the effort of a renowned sufi master d. Sufism for nonsufis ibn ata allah al sakandaris taj alarus.
Buy sufism for nonsufis ibn ata allah alsakandaris taj alarus by sherman a jackson isbn. Download masnavi rumi, saadi, hafiz, khayam, attar in pdf format. The introduction situates the text in the context of the modern controversy over sufism, alongside the relevance of this tradition to the challenges confronting islam and muslims in the modern world, including the relationship between islam and the west. In coalition with the translated text, jackson argues for the existence of a sufism that avoids the. There are thousands of books written on this genre. Sufism for nonsufis ibn ata allah alsakandaris taj. Today, however, many muslims and non muslims believe that sufism is outside the sphere of islam.
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