Description:This 1935 English translation of a classic Arabic text in Sufism, the mystical aspect of Islam, by A. J. Arberry preserves the beauty and simplicity of the original without departing from a literal translation. Little is known of the author of this treatise Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi, except that he was a lawyer and died in Bukhara in about AD 990. This book is the work on which his fame rests, and is important because it is the earliest extant text to reconcile the position of Sufism and orthodox Islam. The book consists of five parts: a general introduction to the term Sufi and an enumeration of the names of the great Sufis; a statements of the tenets of Islam, as accepted by the Sufis; a discussion of the various 'stations' of the Sufis; and a discussion of the various phenomena of Sufism. This is a superb English introduction to Sufism."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Doctrine of Sufis: Translated from the Arabic of Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi. To get started finding The Doctrine of Sufis: Translated from the Arabic of Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Doctrine of Sufis: Translated from the Arabic of Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi
Description: This 1935 English translation of a classic Arabic text in Sufism, the mystical aspect of Islam, by A. J. Arberry preserves the beauty and simplicity of the original without departing from a literal translation. Little is known of the author of this treatise Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi, except that he was a lawyer and died in Bukhara in about AD 990. This book is the work on which his fame rests, and is important because it is the earliest extant text to reconcile the position of Sufism and orthodox Islam. The book consists of five parts: a general introduction to the term Sufi and an enumeration of the names of the great Sufis; a statements of the tenets of Islam, as accepted by the Sufis; a discussion of the various 'stations' of the Sufis; and a discussion of the various phenomena of Sufism. This is a superb English introduction to Sufism."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Doctrine of Sufis: Translated from the Arabic of Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi. To get started finding The Doctrine of Sufis: Translated from the Arabic of Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.