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The Qur'an and the Prophet in the Writings of Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi (Paperback): Khalid Williams The Qur'an and the Prophet in the Writings of Shaykh Ahmad al-Alawi (Paperback)
Khalid Williams 1
R544 R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Save R54 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Shaykh Ahmad al-'Alawi (d. 1934) was one of the most famous Sufi saints of the last century with many followers both in the Middle East and in Europe. Dr Martin Ling's bestselling biography of the Shaykh, A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century, brought him to the attention of the English-reading public. The Qur'an and the Prophet in the Writings of the Shaykh Ahmad al-'Alawi presents for the first time in English all the collected works of the Shaykh on the two guiding principles of Islam. The Shaykh al-'Alawi had embarked on a full commentary on the Qur'an but only completed an introduction explaining his approach to Qur'anic exegesis and commentaries on three chapters. All these pieces are included here with an additional appendix of answers to questions that the Shaykh's disciples had put to him on the Qur'an. The Qur'anic commentaries are followed by a treatise on the meaning of the invocation of blessings on the Prophet. This extremely profound treatise delves into the spiritual nature of the Prophet explaining how he represents both the summit of spiritual attainment and the example for all those seeking enlightenment. Also included in the appendix are answers that the Shaykh gave his disciples on sayings of the Prophet. The Qur'an and the Prophet in the Writings of the Shaykh Ahmad al-'Alawi is a treasury of Sufi commentary by an author whose stunning interpretations and penetrating insights are rare, even among the most renowned of Sufi authors. Moreover, there is very little in English on Quranic exegesis, especially Sufi exegesis, and readers with an interest in Sufism, Islamic studies and spirituality in general will find much here that is unique.

The Spiritual Vernacular of the Early Ottoman Frontier - The Yaz?c?o?Lu Family (Hardcover): Carlos Grenier The Spiritual Vernacular of the Early Ottoman Frontier - The Yaz?c?o?Lu Family (Hardcover)
Carlos Grenier
R2,648 Discovery Miles 26 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What are the origins of Ottoman Islam in the 15th century? From what soil did it grow, and what nourished its development? This study follows the lives and ideas of the Yaz?c?o?lu brothers Mehmed Yaz?c?o?lu and Ahmed Bican, Sufis of the frontier city of Gelibolu and authors of the most popular religious writings in Ottoman Turkish.It places the Yaz?c?o?lus' durable religious vision within their dynamic historical moment on the contested Ottoman borderlands. Examining how these non-elite writers deployed their own intellectual resources, it considers how they approached the religious sciences of the wider Islamic world, and how they created a religious synthesis appropriate for their own community, the growing Turcophone Muslim population of the Balkans and Anatolia.

Nokkelen - Sethiansk gnostisisme i praksis (Norwegian, Hardcover): Rune Odegaard Nokkelen - Sethiansk gnostisisme i praksis (Norwegian, Hardcover)
Rune Odegaard
R1,070 Discovery Miles 10 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Denne boken peker leseren mot en vei, som ikke er en vei, men heller en vei mellom veiene. Det er en fortelling som er blitt fortalt ved klokkens trettende time, fra en mental posisjon mellom sannhet og logn, virkelighet og drom, i et sjelelig sted som forener alle ting i et punkt uten sentrum eller utstrekning. Tradisjonen som denne boken henviser til, har en systematisk forskende tilnaerming til religionens mal, det vil si forlosning eller frelse. Denne tradisjonen tar utgangspunkt i Bibelens fortellinger om opphavstiden, om Guds natur, om hvordan vi havnet her, og hvordan man igjen skal kunne gjenerobre det tapte ved a stole pa egne krefter, beholde var uavhengighet og tro pa det vi erkjenner. Dette er veien som av mange er blitt kalt gnostisisme

Unsaying God - Negative Theology in Medieval Islam (Hardcover): Aydogan Kars Unsaying God - Negative Theology in Medieval Islam (Hardcover)
Aydogan Kars
R2,869 Discovery Miles 28 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What cannot be said about God, and how can we speak about God by negating what we say? Traveling across prominent negators, denialists, ineffectualists, paradoxographers, naysayers, ignorance-pretenders, unknowers, I-don't-knowers, and taciturns, Unsaying God: Negative Theology in Medieval Islam delves into the negative theological movements that flourished in the first seven centuries of Islam. Aydogan Kars argues that there were multiple, and often competing, strategies for self-negating speech in the vast field of theology. By focusing on Arabic and Persian textual sources, the book defines four distinct yet interconnected paths of negative speech formations on the nature of God that circulated in medieval Islamic world. Expanding its scope to Jewish intellectuals, Unsaying God also demonstrates that religious boundaries were easily transgressed as scholars from diverse sectarian or religious backgrounds could adopt similar paths of negative speech on God. This is the first book-length study of negative theology in Islam. It encompasses many fields of scholarship, and diverse intellectual schools and figures. Throughout, Kars demonstrates how seemingly different genres should be read in a more connected way in light of the cultural and intellectual history of Islam rather than as different opposing sets of orthodoxies and heterodoxies.

Rethinking Ibn 'Arabi (Hardcover): Gregory A. Lipton Rethinking Ibn 'Arabi (Hardcover)
Gregory A. Lipton
R2,691 Discovery Miles 26 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The thirteenth century mystic Ibn `Arabi was the foremost Sufi theorist of the premodern era. For more than a century, Western scholars and esotericists have heralded his universalism, arguing that he saw all contemporaneous religions as equally valid. In Rethinking Ibn `Arabi, Gregory Lipton calls this image into question and throws into relief how Ibn `Arabi's discourse is inseparably intertwined with the absolutist vision of his own religious milieuthat is, the triumphant claim that Islam fulfilled, superseded, and therefore abrogated all previous revealed religions. Lipton juxtaposes Ibn `Arabi's absolutist conception with the later reception of his ideas, exploring how they have been read, appropriated, and universalized within the reigning interpretive field of Perennial Philosophy in the study of Sufism. The contours that surface through this comparative analysis trace the discursive practices that inform Ibn `Arabi's Western reception back to the eighteenth and nineteenth century study of "authentic" religion, where European ethno-racial superiority was wielded against the Semitic Otherboth Jewish and Muslim. Lipton argues that supersessionist models of exclusivism are buried under contemporary Western constructions of religious authenticity in ways that ironically mirror Ibn `Arabi's medieval absolutism.

Emerson in Iran - The American Appropriation of Persian Poetry (Paperback): Roger Sedarat Emerson in Iran - The American Appropriation of Persian Poetry (Paperback)
Roger Sedarat
R764 Discovery Miles 7 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Introduction to a Devout Life (Abridged, Hardcover, Abridged edition): St.Francis De Sales Introduction to a Devout Life (Abridged, Hardcover, Abridged edition)
St.Francis De Sales; Adapted by Halcon J. Fisk
R364 R338 Discovery Miles 3 380 Save R26 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Kabbalah - A Brief Introduction for Christians (Paperback, Annotated edition): Tamar Frankiel Kabbalah - A Brief Introduction for Christians (Paperback, Annotated edition)
Tamar Frankiel
R423 R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An insightful exploration of Jewish mysticism written especially for Christians.

Kabbalah is well known as the foundation of the Jewish mystical tradition, but few are aware that Kabbalah s spiritual applications extend beyond Jewish life. In this accessible, intelligent guide, Tamar Frankiel, PhD, a leading teacher of Jewish mysticism, demystifies the intricate world of Kabbalah. You will find that the teachings of Kabbalah are not only for Jewish scholars anyone can incorporate this enduring wisdom into everyday life if they have an open mind and a willing heart.

Unlike the faddish books that discuss Kabbalah as simply a magical system, this book discusses the evolution of Kabbalah from its origins in Judaism and gives Christian readers the vocabulary and tools to begin to understand this long-standing mystical tradition. It also explores the similarities and differences between Jewish and Christian mysticism, placing both in a larger and more comprehensive framework. Explore the kabbalistic Tree of Life to discover how God is expressed in the world around us. Examine your life and discover how it can be understood as part of an unfolding spiritual path. Travel through your personal and collective histories to find a more personal perspective on the principles of Kabbalah. ... and more

The Zohar - Pritzker Edition, Volume Six (Hardcover, Pritzker Ed): Daniel C. Matt The Zohar - Pritzker Edition, Volume Six (Hardcover, Pritzker Ed)
Daniel C. Matt
R1,626 R1,351 Discovery Miles 13 510 Save R275 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Sefer ha-Zohar" (The Book of Radiance) has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged in medieval Spain toward the end of the thirteenth century. Written in a unique, lyrical Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of literature, comprising over twenty discrete sections. The bulk of the "Zohar" consists of a fascinating mystical commentary on the Torah, from Genesis through Deuteronomy.
This sixth volume of "The Zohar: Pritzker Edition" completes the "Zohar's" commentary on the book of Exodus. Some of the volume focuses on the Dwelling (or "mishkan") built by Moses and the Israelites in the Sinai Desert. The "mishkan" symbolizes "Shekhinah," the feminine presence of God who "dwells" on earth. The construction of the "mishkan" is intended to ensure Her intimacy with the people--and especially with Moses, who is actually called Her husband.
The dramatic episode of the Golden Calf receives special treatment. The worship of the calf is seen as a rejection of "Shekhinah." Normally, She would have restrained the wrath of God's masculine aspect and prevented Him from striking Israel; but having been rejected, She instead departed, leaving the people vulnerable. Whereupon the blessed Holy One hinted to Moses that it was up to him to defend Israel from divine destruction. By invoking the three patriarchs, Moses pinned God's arms, as it were, and immobilized Him, saving his people.
With the appearance of this volume, "The Zohar: Pritzker Edition" has reached its halfway point. The projected Volumes VII-IX will complete the "Zohar's" main commentary on the Torah. Volumes X-XII will include the "Zohar's" commentary on various other books of the Bible (such as Ruth and Song of Songs) as well as several independent compositions.

Johannes Von Sterngassen Op Und Sein Sentenzenkommentar, Parts 1&2 - Studie/Text (German, Hardcover): Walter Senner Johannes Von Sterngassen Op Und Sein Sentenzenkommentar, Parts 1&2 - Studie/Text (German, Hardcover)
Walter Senner; Edited by Isnard W. Frank, Kaspar Elm, Ulrich Horst, Walter Senner
R3,866 Discovery Miles 38 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Johannes von Sterngassen, champion of a rigorously scientifically-oriented Thomism and member of the circles of mystics that formed around Meister Eckhardt, is central to the controversy over mysticism and scholasticism. His environment, biography and works have been reconstructed on the basis of a precise analysis of source material, a wide selection of texts, Latin quaestiones and German sermons. The text reveals Sterngassen's philosophical position and verbal power.

Johannes Von Sterngassen Op Und Sein Sentenzenkommentar, Parts 1&2 - Studie/Text (German, Hardcover): Walter Senner Johannes Von Sterngassen Op Und Sein Sentenzenkommentar, Parts 1&2 - Studie/Text (German, Hardcover)
Walter Senner; Edited by Isnard W. Frank, Kaspar Elm, Ulrich Horst, Walter Senner
R4,341 Discovery Miles 43 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Johannes von Sterngassen, champion of a rigorously scientifically-oriented Thomism and member of the circles of mystics that formed around Meister Eckhardt, is central to the controversy over mysticism and scholasticism. His environment, biography and works have been reconstructed on the basis of a precise analysis of source material, a wide selection of texts, Latin quaestiones and German sermons. The text reveals Sterngassen's philosophical position and verbal power.

Aisha al-Ba'uniyya - A Life in Praise of Love (Hardcover): Th.Emil Homerin Aisha al-Ba'uniyya - A Life in Praise of Love (Hardcover)
Th.Emil Homerin 1
R741 R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Save R102 (14%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Aisha al-Ba uniyya (c.1456 1517) was one of the greatest women mystics in Islamic history. A Sufi master and an Arab poet, her religious writings were extensive by any standard and extraordinary for her time. In medieval Islam a number of women were respected scholars and teachers, but they rarely composed works of their own. Aisha al-Ba uniyya, however, was prolific. She composed over twenty works, and likely wrote more Arabic prose and poetry than any other Muslim woman prior to the twentieth century.

The first full-scale biography of al-Ba uniyya in the English language, this volume provides a rare glimpse into the life and writings of a medieval Muslim woman in her own words. Homerin presents her work in the wider context of late-medieval Islamic spirituality, examining the influence of figures such as Ibn al- Arabi, al-Busiri and Ibn al-Farid, and emphasising the role of the person of the Prophet Muhammad in her spirituality. Clearly and beautifully written, Aisha al-Ba uniyya is a fascinating introduction to a figure described by a sixteenth-century biographer as one of the marvels of her age.

Ways of Knowing - Science and Mysticism Today (Paperback): Chris Clarke Ways of Knowing - Science and Mysticism Today (Paperback)
Chris Clarke
R727 Discovery Miles 7 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The world faces a crisis of meaning. The old stories - whether the exclusive claims of rival religions or the grand schemes of perennial philosophy - seem bankrupt to many. The editorial stance of this book is that mysticism and science offer a way forward here, but only if they abandon the idol of a single logical synthesis and acknowledge the diversity of different ways of knowing. The contributors, from disciplines as diverse as music, psychology, mathematics and religion, build a vision that honours diversity while pointing to an implicit unity.

Melchizedek and the Mystery of Fire (Paperback): Manly P Hall Melchizedek and the Mystery of Fire (Paperback)
Manly P Hall
R166 Discovery Miles 1 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Contemporary Sufism - Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture (Hardcover): Meena Sharify-Funk, William Dickson, Merin Shobhana... Contemporary Sufism - Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture (Hardcover)
Meena Sharify-Funk, William Dickson, Merin Shobhana Xavier
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What is Sufism? Contemporary views vary tremendously, even among Sufis themselves. Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture brings to light the religious frameworks that shape the views of Sufism's friends, adversaries, admirers, and detractors and, in the process, helps readers better understand the diversity of contemporary Sufism, the pressures and cultural openings to which it responds, and the many divergent opinions about contemporary Sufism's relationship to Islam. The three main themes: piety, politics, and popular culture are explored in relation to the Islamic and Western contexts that shape them, as well as to the historical conditions that frame contemporary debates. This book is split into three parts: * Sufism and anti-Sufism in contemporary contexts; * Contemporary Sufism in the West: Poetic influences and popular manifestations; * Gendering Sufism: Tradition and transformation. This book will fascinate anyone interested in the challenges of contemporary Sufism as well as its relationship to Islam, gender, and the West. It offers an ideal starting point from which undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers and lecturers can explore Sufism today.

The Bowl of Saki (Hardcover, 4th ed.): Inayat Khan The Bowl of Saki (Hardcover, 4th ed.)
Inayat Khan
R534 R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Kabbalah Unveiled - Containing the following Books of the Zohar: The Book of Concealed Mystery; The Greater Holy Assembly;... The Kabbalah Unveiled - Containing the following Books of the Zohar: The Book of Concealed Mystery; The Greater Holy Assembly; The Lesser Holy Assembly (Paperback)
S. L. MacGregor Mathers
R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Dictionnaire de Kabbalah (French, Hardcover): Rabbi Raphael Afilalo Dictionnaire de Kabbalah (French, Hardcover)
Rabbi Raphael Afilalo
R852 Discovery Miles 8 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sufi Lyrics (Hardcover): Bullhe Shah Sufi Lyrics (Hardcover)
Bullhe Shah; Edited by Christopher Shackle
R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The poetry of Bullhe Shah (d. 1758) is considered one of the glories of premodern Panjabi literature. Born in Uch, Panjab, in present-day Pakistan, Bullhe Shah drew profoundly upon Sufi mysticism in his writings. His lyrics, famous for their vivid style and outspoken denunciation of artificial religious divisions, have long been held in affection by Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs, and they continue to win audiences today across national boundaries and in the global Panjabi diaspora. Indeed, many young people in South Asia are already acquainted albeit unknowingly at times with the iconic eighteenth-century Panjabi poet s words through popular musical genres of the twenty-first century.

The striking new translation in English is presented alongside the Panjabi text, in the Gurmukhi script, re-edited on the basis of the best modern Pakistani and Indian editions. Bullhe Shah s Sufi Lyrics" thus offers at once the most complete and most approachable version of this great poet s works yet available.

The Murty Classical Library of India makes available original texts and modern English translations of the masterpieces of literature and thought from across the whole spectrum of Indic languages over the past two millennia in the most authoritative and accessible formats on offer anywhere."

Geheimnisse der Goettlichen Liebe - Eine spirituelle Reise in das Herz des Islams (German, Hardcover): A Helwa Geheimnisse der Goettlichen Liebe - Eine spirituelle Reise in das Herz des Islams (German, Hardcover)
A Helwa
R744 Discovery Miles 7 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sufism and Saint Veneration in Contemporary Bangladesh - The Maijbhandaris of Chittagong (Paperback): Hans Harder Sufism and Saint Veneration in Contemporary Bangladesh - The Maijbhandaris of Chittagong (Paperback)
Hans Harder
R1,518 Discovery Miles 15 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Focusing on the Maijbhandari movement in Chittagong, south-eastern Bangladesh, which claims the status of the only Sufi order originated in Bengal and which has gained immense popularity in recent years, this book provides a comprehensive picture of an important aspect of contemporary Bengali Islam in the South Asian context. Expertise in South Asian languages and literatures is combined with ethnographic field work and theoretical formulations from a range of disciplines, including cultural anthropology, Islamic studies and religious studies. Analysing the Maijbhandaris tradition of Bengali spiritual songs, one of the largest popular song traditions in Bengal, the book presents an in-depth study of Bengali Sufi theology, hagiography and Maijbhandari esoteric songs, as well as a discussion of what Bengali Islam is. It is a useful contribution to South Asia Studies, as well as Islamic Studies.

God in Your Body - Kabbalah, Mindfulness and Embodied Spiritual Practice (Hardcover): Jay Michaelson God in Your Body - Kabbalah, Mindfulness and Embodied Spiritual Practice (Hardcover)
Jay Michaelson
R683 Discovery Miles 6 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Concepts De Kabbalah (French, Hardcover): Raphael Afilalo Concepts De Kabbalah (French, Hardcover)
Raphael Afilalo
R756 R672 Discovery Miles 6 720 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Le but de ce livre est de fournir une image vritable de la Kabbalah authentique. L'tude de la Kabbalah implique une bonne comprhension de son ide gnrale, aussi bien que de ses concepts. La Kabbalah nous explique, souvent allgoriquement, le dbut de la cration, les systmes dynamiques qui sont mis en place pour interagir avec l'homme, ainsi que ceux qui font la direction des mondes. Ces systmes nous font comprendre le but de nos actions, leurs interactions avec les dimensions suprieures, ainsi que les messages et significations cachs dans la Torah. Dans ce livre, le lecteur trouvera la plupart des concepts de base ainsi que d'autres plus avancs, afin d'tre sur le bon chemin pour vritablement comprendre la Kabbalah.

The Book of Mirdad - The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark (Paperback): Mikhail Naimy The Book of Mirdad - The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark (Paperback)
Mikhail Naimy 1
R303 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Book of Mirdad, the timeless allegorical story which has touched the hearts of so many readers, continues to show new generations how it is possible to expand one's consciousness, to uncover God in man by dissolving man's sense of duality. Mikhail Naimy, in a similar style to Gibran, unravels one layer after another, showing that the words of his message have descended from some mysterious source. The book is essentially a set of question and answer between Mirdad and his disciples, especially his chief disciple, Naronda. These dialogues occurred during the time he was admitted as a servant in the monastery of Altar Peak, built where Noah's Ark came to rest after the flood waters subsided. Mirdad's teachings cover all the important life issues such as love, the master-servant relationship, creative silence, money, the moneylender and the debtor, the cycle of time and death, repentance, old age, and so on. The culmination, and indeed the message, is that Mirdad's own Ark is the Ark of Holy Understanding, which will bring humankind through another deluge, greater than Noah's, when Heaven will be revealed on Earth. Mirdad's words are the words of an enlightened Sufi master.

Sufism - A New History of Islamic Mysticism (Paperback): Alexander Knysh Sufism - A New History of Islamic Mysticism (Paperback)
Alexander Knysh
R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A pathbreaking history of Sufism, from the earliest centuries of Islam to the present After centuries as the most important ascetic-mystical strand of Islam, Sufism saw a sharp decline in the twentieth century, only to experience a stunning revival in recent decades. In this comprehensive new history of Sufism from the earliest centuries of Islam to today, Alexander Knysh, a leading expert on the subject, reveals the tradition in all its richness. Knysh explores how Sufism has been viewed by both insiders and outsiders since its inception. He examines the key aspects of Sufism, from definitions and discourses to leadership, institutions, and practices. He devotes special attention to Sufi approaches to the Qur'an, drawing parallels with similar uses of scripture in Judaism and Christianity. He traces how Sufism grew from a set of simple moral-ethical precepts into a sophisticated tradition with professional Sufi masters (shaykhs) who became powerful players in Muslim public life but whose authority was challenged by those advocating the equality of all Muslims before God. Knysh also examines the roots of the ongoing conflict between the Sufis and their fundamentalist critics, the Salafis-a major fact of Muslim life today. Based on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, Sufism is an indispensable account of a vital aspect of Islam.

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