One moment away from the companion's lane
Is unlawful in the lovers' creed.
-- Rumi
By Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
Translated by Terry Graham,
with the collaboration of Neil and Sima Johnston
and Ali-Reza Nurbakhsh
ISBN 0-933546-35-1
Contents
- Sufi Symbolism of Religious Terminiology
The 3rd volume is devoted to Sufi terms concerning various types of devotion, religious experience, spiritual practices and theological dogmas as understood by the Sufis. The author reveals the inner meaning of many of the fundamental--but most often misunderstood-concepts of Islam, ranging from fasting to pilgrimage, from prophecy to infidelity, and from Hell to Paradise. Sufis' humanistic yet gnostic interpretations of these concepts split open the dry husks of ordinary religious language to reveal rich kernels of extraordinary truth. This source book demonstrates the profundity and sublimity of the Islamic spiritual tradition.
Available in: | English | Farsi
