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The Whirling Dervishes: Being an Account of the Sufi Order Known As the Mevlevis and Its Founder the Poet and Mystic Mevlana Jalalu'Ddin Rumi (Suny) [Paperback]

Shems Friedlander (Author)

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Series: Suny | Publication Date: January 1992

Sufism is the esoteric aspect of Islam. Its purpose is to convey direct knowledge of the eternal. The Sufis impart knowledge through lineages that go back to the Prophet Muhammud. The Sufis repeat their zikr as they turn and empty their hearts of all but the thought of God and whirl in the ecstatic movements of His breath.

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr (January 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0791411567
ISBN-13: 978-0791411568
Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,211,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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