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Islam and Sufism

Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari: Songs of Love and Devotion

Author: Lourdes Alvarez tr.
Genre: Islam and Sufism
$29.95

A prominent Andalusian Sufi mystic and poet (1212-1269). His popular Andalusian styl poems celebrate the transcendence of the divine and his songs are arguably the most vibrant example of Islamic Spain's cultural legacy.

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Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari: Songs of Love and Devotion

Essential Koran, The: The Heart of Islam, An Introductory Selection of Readings from the Qur’an

Author: Thomas Cleary tr
Genre: Islam and Sufism
$14.99
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Essential Koran, The: The Heart of Islam, An Introductory Selection of Readings from the Qur’an

Essential Rumi, The

Author: Coleman Barks tr.
Genre: Islam and Sufism
$14.99

The ecstatic, spiritual poetry of the thirteenth-century Sufi mystic Rumi with his unique blend of beauty, insight, wit, daring and depth. Also, an additional 80 never-before published poems.

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Essential Rumi, The

Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr, The

Author: William Chittick ed.
Genre: Islam and Sufism
$24.95

Nasr is a living legend in Islamic studies and a leading spokesperson for Islam. This valuable book distills the essence of the thoughts of one of the most important thinkers of our time.

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Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr, The

Farid ad-Din Attar’s Memorial of God’s Friends: Lives and Sayings of Sufis

Author: Paul Losensky tr.
Genre: Islam and Sufism
$34.95

Relates the saga of Islamic spirituality through the lives and sayings of some of its most prominent examples, from the time of the Prophet to the death of Hallaj in 922. It combines popular legend, historical anecdotes, ethical maxim and speculative meditation.

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Farid ad-Din Attar’s Memorial of God’s Friends: Lives and Sayings of Sufis

Garden of Truth, The

Author: Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Genre: Islam and Sufism
$14.95

The Sufi mystical heart of Islam is one of the few antidotes to fundamentalism in the muslim world, and here Nasr looks at the human spiritual quest for the paradisaical divine garden from a Sufi perspective.

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Garden of Truth, The

Gift, The: Poems by Hafiz, the Great Sufi Master

Author: Daniel Ladinsky tr.
Genre: Islam and Sufism
$18.00

A stunning collection of 250 of Hafiz's most intimate poems, capturing the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices.

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Gift, The: Poems by Hafiz, the Great Sufi Master

Hand of Poetry, The: Five Mystic Poets of Persia

Author: Inayat Khan
Genre: Islam and Sufism
$13.00

The five mystic poets are Sanai, Fariddin Attar, Jelaluddin Rumi, Saadi and Haafiz.

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Hand of Poetry, The: Five Mystic Poets of Persia

Heart of Islam, The: Enduring Values for Humanity

Author: Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Genre: Islam and Sufism
$13.95

A timely expression of the core spiritual and social values of Islam showing their complementarity to Jewish and Christian values as well as their positive contribution to a peaceful and humane global future.

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Heart of Islam, The: Enduring Values for Humanity

Ibn’Ata’Illah: The Book of Wisdom Kwaja Abudullah Ansari: Intimate Conversations

Authors: Victor Danner, Wheeler M. Thackston
Genre: Islam and Sufism
$19.95

The book of wisdom embodies the essence of spiritual life is Islamic tradition. Its author, a well-known Sufi saint and sage of 13 the century Egypt, lived during the flowering of new Sufi Orders. In these very human dialogues with God, Ansari (1006-1089) speaks of a love and longing for his creator as well as the frustration of his own human frailty.

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Ibn’Ata’Illah: The Book of Wisdom Kwaja Abudullah Ansari: Intimate Conversations
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