Sufism: Love & WisdomJean-Louis Michon, Roger Gaetani World Wisdom, Inc, 2006 - 301 pagina's A collection of essays on Sufism, written by such contemporary contributors as Seyyed Hossein Nasr, William Chittick, and Frithjof Schuon, demystifies its language, philosophies, and history, in a volume that also provides interpretations of classic and modern essays. Original. |
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Pagina xxv
... disciple—the latter committing himself to his master “like the cadaver in the hands of the washer-of-the-dead”—and ... disciples has carried to the core of the Islamic Community, in all regions and at all times, the esoteric teachings ...
... disciple—the latter committing himself to his master “like the cadaver in the hands of the washer-of-the-dead”—and ... disciples has carried to the core of the Islamic Community, in all regions and at all times, the esoteric teachings ...
Pagina 5
... disciple. The general framework of the method is the Islamic Law, although there have always been isolated Sufis who, by reason of the exceptional nature of their contemplative state, no longer took part in the ordinary ritual of Islam ...
... disciple. The general framework of the method is the Islamic Law, although there have always been isolated Sufis who, by reason of the exceptional nature of their contemplative state, no longer took part in the ordinary ritual of Islam ...
Pagina 6
... disciple to the master in all that concerns spiritual life and it can never be dissolved unilaterally by the will of the disciple . The different “ branches ” of the spiritual “ family tree ” of Sufism correspond quite naturally to ...
... disciple to the master in all that concerns spiritual life and it can never be dissolved unilaterally by the will of the disciple . The different “ branches ” of the spiritual “ family tree ” of Sufism correspond quite naturally to ...
Pagina 28
... disciples who received the particular instructions originally imparted by the Prophet. Without the chain (silsila) of grace and practice reaching back to the Prophet no Sufi order can exist. 15 On the Islamic origin of Sufism, some of ...
... disciples who received the particular instructions originally imparted by the Prophet. Without the chain (silsila) of grace and practice reaching back to the Prophet no Sufi order can exist. 15 On the Islamic origin of Sufism, some of ...
Pagina 38
... disciple , when he undertakes the sulūk , does not escape from the voluntarist illusion . He considers himself to be autonomous . He is murīd — willing , desiring . He still does not know that he is murīd because he is murād — willed ...
... disciple , when he undertakes the sulūk , does not escape from the voluntarist illusion . He considers himself to be autonomous . He is murīd — willing , desiring . He still does not know that he is murīd because he is murād — willed ...
Inhoudsopgave
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Approaching Sufism | 49 |
The Prophetic Model of the Spiritual Master in Islam | 63 |
Haqiqa and Shari a in Islam | 89 |
Martin Lings | 104 |
Sufism in Muslim Spain | 117 |
Walking upon the Path of God like Men? Women and | 131 |
Sacred Music and Dance in Islam | 153 |
The Spiritual Needs of Western Man and | 179 |
On the Name Allāh | 207 |
Selfhood and CompassionAn Akbari | 217 |
Aspects of Islamic Esoterism | 237 |
The Quintessential Esoterism of Islam | 251 |
Frithjof Schuon | 266 |
Acknowledgments | 286 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Absolute Abū according ad-Dīn Aḥmad Allāh Arabi Arabic aspect authentic Burckhardt chapter Christian Companions compassion contemplation cosmic created creatures dance dhikr disciple Divine Name esoterism Essence essential exotericism expressed fact feminine Frithjof Schuon Futūḥāt gnosis gnostic God's ḥadīth heart Hinduism holy human Ibid Ibn Arabī initiatic inner intellect invocation invoke Islamic esoterism Jesus knowledge Koran Lord manifestation means mercy Messenger metaphysical mode Moses Muhammad Muslim mystical Nasr nature Paradise Perennial Philosophy perfect practice prayer present Principle Prophet pure Qur'an reality realization refers religion religious remembrance René Guénon Revelation rite Rūmī sacred sacred tradition saints Schuon sense Seyyed Hossein Nasr Shahāda Sharia shaykh soul speak spiritual master Sufi Sufi Doctrine Sufi masters Sufi Path Sufism Sūra symbol ṭarīqa taṣawwuf teachings term theophany things thou tion Titus Burckhardt tradition transcendent translation Truth uncreated universal veil verse virtues vision Western women word World Wisdom
Populaire passages
Pagina 231 - But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Pagina 231 - Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord : And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength : this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Pagina 231 - And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
Pagina 68 - O ye who believe! Enter not the dwellings of the Prophet for a meal without waiting for the proper time, unless permission be granted you. But if ye are invited, enter, and, when your meal is ended, then disperse. Linger not for conversation. Lo! that would cause annoyance to the Prophet, and he would be shy of (asking) you (to go); but Allah is not shy of the truth. And when ye ask of them (the wives of the Prophet) anything, ask it of them from behind a curtain. That is purer for your hearts and...
Pagina 33 - And he said, Thou canst not see my face : for there shall no man see me, and live.
Pagina 127 - My heart has opened unto every form. It is a pasture for gazelles, a cloister for Christian monks, a temple for idols, the Ka'ba of the pilgrim, the tablets of the Torah and the book of the Koran. I practice the religion of Love; in whatsoever directions its caravans advance, the religion of Love shall be my religion and my faith.
Pagina 231 - But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you. Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Pagina 66 - O Prophet! Lo! We have sent thee as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner. And as a summoner unto Allah by His permission, and as a lamp that giveth light