The garden of truth
the vision and practice of Sufism, Islam's mystical tradition
1st ed
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Author
Publication
2007 - HarperOne, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17239704M
- ISBN-139780060797225
- ISBN-100060797223
- OCLC Control Number168710690
- OCLC Control Number234131467
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Numbergardentruthvisio00nasr
- Library of Congress Control Number2007018364
- Goodreads142133
- LibraryThing3817425
Classifications
- LCCBP189.3 .N364 2007
Description
The headlines are filled with the politics of Islam, but there is another side to the world's fastest-growing religion. Sufism is the poetry and mysticism of Islam. This mystical movement from the early ninth century rejects worship motivated by the desire for heavenly reward or the fear of punishment, insisting rather on the love of God as the only valid form of adoration. Sufism has made significant contributions to Islamic civilization in music and philosophy, dance and literature. The Sufi poet Rumi is the bestselling poet in America. But in recent centuries Sufism has been a target for some extremist Islamic movements as well as many modernists. The Garden of Truth presents the beliefs and vision of the mystical heart of Islam, along with a history of Sufi saints and schools of thought.
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