PRELOVED Sufism - Eastern Wisdom

This is a SECONDHAND copy! It has been used!
Condition is good. Some marks and a black pen mark on the bottom of closed pages.

This lovely gift edition introduces the reader to Sufism, tracing the history, practice and principles from the teachings of the prophet Muhammad to its development as the mystical aspect of Islam. Selfless remembrance of God, zekr; the enrapture dance or sama; and the ultimate perfection in Divine Unity.

Included are miniature colour reproductions of images that characterise Sufism with accompanying descriptive passages from the Koran, the poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi, Sheikh Ruzbinan and others, as well as Sufi songs and teaching stories, this is a useful introduction.