The author combines his research into Sufi doctrine and history with a rich account of the spiritual and metaphysical significance of Sufism as a living tradition.
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Seyyed Hossein Nasr was born in Tehran in a family of traditional scholars and physicians. After receiving his early education in Iran, he came to America where he studied physics, the history of science and philosophy at MIT and Harvard from which he received his doctorate. Nasr was professor at Tehran University and founder and first president of the Iranian Academy of Philosophy. He is presently University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University.
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A non-political book on sufism,
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I truly enjoyed reading this book. Having read another excellent book by Corbin " Alone with the Alone", I was curious to see what relation is there, if any, between Shiism and Sufis, this book answered my questions in an honest non-political way.
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I read this book a few years ago and was throughly amazed. Nasr exposition of Sufism is excellent. He plunges into history and literature to and brings out profound insight into some fo the aspects of Sufism. He essay on the Sufi Shaykh is wonderful. Nevertheless the book has its flaw. The insertation of perrenial thought and propagation of the Universalvalidity of Religions is dogmatic in certain essay. The author simply goes and concludes that Sufi thought stresses the Universal Validity of Religions. Such a statement if false and goes against the Islamic texts and there explanation. In essence the book is wonderful and contains beneficial knowledge, but at the end the perrenial taint leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. Overall good read but one should take caution about the above mentioned mistake.
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For numerous reasons, some positive and many negative, there is much interest in Sufism today in the West and also a resurgence of interest in it among the modern educated classes in the Islamic world itself. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Persian Sufi, New York, Dârâ Shukűh, Divine Unity, Divine Mercy, Divine Presence, Understanding Islam, Islamic Cosmological Doctrines, Islamic Studies, Mullâ Sadrâ, Prophet of Islam, Three Muslim Sages, Arabic Sufi, Hidden Imâm, Ibn Abî Jumhűr, Ibn Sînâ, Noble Quran, Sayyid Haydar Amulî, Tara Chand, Ancient Worlds, Infinite Reality, Islamic Culture, Sayyid Haydar Amuli, Shi'ite Imâms, Universal Intellect New!
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For numerous reasons, some positive and many negative, there is much interest in Sufism today in the West and also a resurgence of interest in it among the modern educated classes in the Islamic world itself. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Persian Sufi, New York, Dârâ Shukűh, Divine Unity, Divine Mercy, Divine Presence, Understanding Islam, Islamic Cosmological Doctrines, Islamic Studies, Mullâ Sadrâ, Prophet of Islam, Three Muslim Sages, Arabic Sufi, Hidden Imâm, Ibn Abî Jumhűr, Ibn Sînâ, Noble Quran, Sayyid Haydar Amulî, Tara Chand, Ancient Worlds, Infinite Reality, Islamic Culture, Sayyid Haydar Amuli, Shi'ite Imâms, Universal Intellect New!
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- Beyond Faith and Infidelity: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari (Routledge Sufi Series) by Leonard Lewisohn on page 167, page 168, and page 316
- The Heirs of the Prophet: Charisma And Religious Authority in Shi'ite Islam by Liyakat N. Takim in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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