Sufism: Love & Wisdom

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Jean-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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Inhoudsopgave

Sufism and Islam
21
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
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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

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