In this book, Dr. Nurbakhsh, drawing from the writings of the great Sufi masters, presents both their favorable and unfavorable interpretations of Satan, who from the Sufi point of view does not exist as a power before God but as a symbol for the ego and its passions.
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The author, Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, was the Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order for over 55 years, prior to his death, in October 2008, at the age of 82. In addition to bringing the teachings of the Nimatullahi Sufism to the West and other parts of the world, Dr. Nurbakhsh also wrote extensively on Sufism and was responsible for the editing, publishing and translation of many classic Sufi texts that have existed previously only in manuscript form.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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A fascinating, lyric text.,
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This review is from: The Great Satan (Eblis) (Paperback)
Eblis: The Great Satan is first and foremost, one of the easiest, most flowing religious texts I have ever read. It stands next to the Tao Te'Ching in that regard. And like the Tao Te'Ching, it derives most of its power from poetry.
However, there's not just poetry here. This book is a collection from different Sufi sources and includes anecdotes, short stories, and various ways of simply presenting thoughts. I found that the way the philosophers talked about sitting down and having a chat with Eblis himself to be both audacious and bold. Eblis is NOT the Satan of traditional Christian theology. This is a portrait of a much more complex religious figure: one that embodies tragedy, imagination, infidelity, and so much more. "No papa, he did not ask me to go - I want to go." This line from fiddler on the roof just happened to play as I was writing this review, and it struck me how perfectly appropriate the song was to the Eblis story. But, I prattle on. Go now, and discover this gem on your own. Truly authoritative, breathtaking scholarship.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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excellent source,
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This review is from: The Great Satan (Eblis) (Paperback)
Most moslem have no true knowledge of eblis. this book gives authentic sufi point of view on this very intersting and yet controvertial subject.
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