This rare and important contribution to the field of Islamic
studies, philosophy, and comparative religion achieves a twofold
objective. First, it draws from a broad and authoritative well of
sources, especially in the domain of Sufism, or Islamic mysticism.
The scholarship is impeccable. Second, it is an in-depth meditation
on the relationship between love and knowledge, multiplicity and
unity, the example of the Prophet Muhammed viewed as Universal Man,
spiritual union, heart and intellect, and other related
themes--conveyed in fresh, contemporary language.
The book is as much a work of Sufism as it is a book about
Sufism. Many of these themes have a universal appeal for students
of mysticism; consequently, there are distinct resonances with
other traditions, especially within certain schools of Christian
mysticism dominated by the language of love.
In our day, when the divisions between many Muslims and many
Christians have broadened into chasms of suspicion and fear, books
such as this one are especially important for the help they can
offer in bridging these rifts. The capacity of scholars to
understand these two religions, which stem from the same Abrahamic
source, is of the utmost significance, and the best approach to
better understanding may be through the mystical traditions, which
tend to reflect more tolerance and to recognize a potential for
seeing unity in a multiplicity of perspectives. This work conveys
the beauty at the heart of the Islamic tradition in a language
devoid of technical terminology.
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