This comprehensive study explores sufism as a form of self-purification, offering a deeper understanding of the sacred acts and a greater knowledge and love of the divine.
Gulen echoes the great teacher Rumi by telling is not to ignore the doctrine of causes, not to sit around heedlessly waiting for God's favor, but rather to continuously exert ourselves in order to transform this broken world into a world of peace and justice, in accordance with the Will of God.
Based on the teaching of the Qur'an and the good examples set by the Prophet Muhammad, this collection of protocol describes exactly how Muslims must conduct themselves in certain situations, such as greeting family and friends, eating, and visiting the sick, and why proper conduct is such an important pillar of the Islamic faith.
Basing himself on Said Nursi's Risale-i Nur, Ali Unal presents a scientific and logical argument for the validity of one of religion's main elements of faith: belief in the resurrection and the afterlife.
Providing a framework of Islamic thought for issues raised in modern times, this cornerstone volume offers important insight into matters of belief through a collection of arguments that assert the importance of a renewed faith in today?
This book presents a brief comparison between the Qur''an''s sacred wisdom and human philosophy, a concise summary of the Qur''anic instruction and training for humanity''s personal and social life.
An extensive manual describing the Hajj'a journey that enlightens the significance of human existence and submission--this guidebook offers advice for those undertaking the holy voyage and gives the meanings behind its rituals.
This book seeks to eplore the divine institution of fasting in Islam by providing comprehensive information on its place in the Islamic doctrine and on the month of Ramadan in which fasting is observed.
Exploring the Islamic tradition of cleanliness through detailed rules and rituals, this book defines physical cleanliness and analyzes other dimensions of cleanliness, like keeping the heart safe from various kinds of wrong thoughts and maintaining earnings that are untainted by illegitimate income.
Exploring one of the five essential pillars of Islam, this guide to zakat explains how this Muslim practice plays a key role in preserving a peaceful economic balance within a Muslim society and how it encourages individuals to share with the less fortunate.
Offering a perspective of the world as an arena of assessment and testing, this masterfully illuminating investigation explores the struggle between man and his archenemy, Satan.
This book summarizes all the topics in the Risale-i Nur, the author's great multivolume commentary on the Qur'an, and provides an outline for the later, more famous and massive treatise.
Dedicated to the memory of Islam''s Prophet Muhammad on the occasion of his birthday, this book includes articles that discuss various aspects of the Prophet and Islam''s fundamental concepts.
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran exposes how the Koran incites hatred and violence and is anti-democratic, anti-freedom, and intolerant of any other ideology.
A collection of modern Sufi tales by renowned Rumi translator and Sufi initiate Nevit Ergin *; Contains 24 deceptively simple stories that invoke questioning and awareness *; By the renowned English translator of Rumi's complete Divan-i Kebir Sufi stories have traditionally been a means of opening a portal that allows us to advance from our basic perceptions into states of extraordinary awareness.
An exploration of the Persian poet's spiritual philosophy, with original translations of his poetry *; Features extensive insight into the meanings and contexts of the poetry and philosophies of this spiritual teacher*; Includes over 30 complete poems by Hafz, including ';The Wild Deer,' often regarded as his masterpieceFor 600 years the Persian poet Hafz has been read, recited, quoted, and loved by millions of people in his homeland and throughout the world.
Refine your heart and mind with the wisdom of Islamic spirituality"e;To live a meaningful life-one that brings us joy, contentment and fulfillment-we have to do the inner spiritual work of becoming a more complete human being.
Discover How Hafiz's Spiritual Life and Vision Can Enlighten Your Own Hafiz is known throughout the world as Persia's greatest poet, with sales of his poems in Iran today only surpassed by those of the Qur'an itself.
In "e;Islam Unveiled,"e; Robert Spencer dares to face the hard questions about what the Islamic religion actually teaches--and the potentially ominous implications of those teachings for the future of both the Muslim world and the West.
Working from the original Persian sources, translators and scholars David and Sabrineh Fideler offer faithful, elegant translations that represent the full scope of Sufi poetry.
An original study of the transformation of Safavid Persia from a majority Sunni country to a Twelver Shi'i realm"e;Mysticism"e; in Iran is an in-depth analysis of significant transformations in the religious landscape of Safavid Iran that led to the marginalization of Sufism and the eventual emergence of 'irfan as an alternative Shi'i model of spirituality.