The Secret of Secrets,9780946621293

The Secret of Secrets

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ISBN13: 9780946621293
ISBN10: 0946621292
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-12-01
Publisher(s): Islamic Texts Society
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Summary

An interpretative translation by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak ofSirr al-Asrarby Hadrat Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077-1166AD), considered by many to be one of the greatest saints of Islam and the eponymous founder of the Qadiriyya order. This book, appearing in English for the first time, contains the very essence of Sufism, giving a Sufi explanation of how the outward practises of Islamprayer, fasting, almsgiving and pilgrimagecontain a wealth of inner dimension which must be discovered and enjoyed if external actions are to be performed in a manner pleasing to God. When this is achieved the soul finds true peace and the spiritual life becomes complete.

Author Biography

Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, born near the Caspian Sea, was the son of the great saint Fatima bint ABook Descriptionullah al-Sawma'i. After a period of intense intellectual and mystical training he received the khirqa (robe of initiation) and was soon recognised as a saint and scholar, consulted, loved and revered by caliph and pauper alike. As one of the most venerated figures in Sufism his burial place in Baghdad still attracts numerous visitors from many countries.

Table of Contents

The Places of the Souls within the Body
On Knowledge
On Repentance
On Remembrance
On the Vision of God
The Veils of Light and Darkness
On the Purification of the Self
On the Meaning of Ritual Worship and Inner Worship
On Charity
On Fasting Prescribed by the Religion and on Spiritual Fasting
On the Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Inner Pilgrimage of the Heart
On Withdrawing from the World
On Dreams
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