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7 reviews
Frithjof Schuon

World Wisdom, 1998

Excellent Introduction to the Essence of Islam
Jay Kinney, in "Whole Earth Review," wrote of this work: "Frithjof Schuon's Understanding Islam...delves into the depths of Islam... Schuon does not hesitate to draw parallels between Islam and other faiths, particularly Hinduism. He also takes the reader into the esoteric (or inner) essence of Islam, where traditions and laws are given unexpected twists. If you have ever had any doubts about ...

I Am Wind You Are Fire: The Life and Work of Rumi

8 reviews
Annemarie Schimmel

Shambhala Publications, 1992

Excellent
There are a number of writers on Islamic topics that are excellent from differing perspectives. There are only two Western authors, however, that I have any respect for when it comes to the subject of Islamic spirituality. One of them was Frithjof Schuon, and the other is Annemarie Schimmel. With all of the fuss about Rumi and the whole New Age Sufi thing, it is all too easy to forget that Rumi ...

LOOK THIS IS LOVE (Shambhala Centaur Editions)

2 reviews
Annemarie Schimmel

Shambhala, 1991

TO LOVE
WHEN I FIRT SAW I WAS AFRAID TO TALK TO YOU , WHEN I TALKED TO YOU I WAS AFRAID TO LIKE YOU , WHEN I LIKED I WAS AFRAID TO LOVE YOU , NOW THAT I LOVE YOU I'M AFRAID TO LOSE YOU..

Me and Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-I Tabrizi

4 reviews
Shams-i Tabrizi

Fons Vitae, 2004

long-awaited Autobiography - Shams, the strange Companion
"When a sincere man begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance." - Shams Little did we know about Shams Tabrizi, except that he was the enigmatic master of Maulana Jalalludin Rumi. Now we may get an inside picture through this wonderful autobiography, translated by a thorough scholar (William Chittick). Moreover, it may correct certain childish ...

Ibn 'Ata' Illah the Book of Wisdom/Kwaja Abdullah Ansari Intimate Conversations (One Volume)

4 reviews
Victor Danner, Wheeler M. Thackston, ...

Paulist Press, 1978

The Hikam
This book is actually a true rendering of the great Shadhali Master! The Key to Salvation was the "iffy" book as to if it was really the work of Ibn Ata'ullah. If you do not know who this great Muslim Scholar is, get this book. Apply it, read it, use it , share it, learn it! I highly recommend you to go over this text with a Shaykh who has ijaza to interpet it, and teach it, since the ...

Nightingales Under the Snow

1 review
Annemarie Schimmel

KNP, 1995

A Taste of Sufi Longing
This is one of my favorite books of poetry. Schimmel, a scholar and teacher of Rumi and Islam, not only knows her subject intellectually, but shows in this slim volume that her heart truly resonates with the "Longing for the Beloved." Read these words and you will get a "taste" of the spirit of Schimmel, Rumi and Sufi mysticism. You as reader may also come to know the longing for the beloved ...

Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes

2 reviews
Shems Friedlander

Morning Light Press, 2003

Title says all
There is no shortage of books on Rumi and his poetry. I highly recommend books written by Prof. Annemarie Schimmel on Rumi and his great mystical poetry which is deeply rooted in Islamic mystical tradition. Friedlander deserves special thanks on making accessible to the reader the day-to-day life of Mevlevi dervishes. Photographs of Whirling dervishes are very appealing and appropriately ...

Cats of Cairo: Egypt's Enduring Legacy

3 reviews
Lorraine Chittock

Abbeville Press, 2001

For anyone who has looked into the mystery of a cat's eyes
Cats Of Cairo: Egypt's Enduring Legacy is a splendidly presented photographic presentation and testament to the savvy, street-smart felines of Cairo and the result of photographer Lorraine Chittock's seven year residence in this fabled Egyptian city. Here we see intimate portraits of these predatory survivors augmented with quotes derived from a spectrum of historical and modern sources tracing ...

And Muhammad Is His Messenger: The Veneration of the Prophet in Islamic Piety (Studies in Religion)

5 reviews
Annemarie Schimmel

The University of North Carolina Press, 1985

Excellent Celebration of the Life of the Last Prophet
Annemarie Schimmel has studied Islam for years, writing many important books particularly on the subject of Islamic spirituality. The aim of this book is to explore the love for the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in Islamic society. With samples of poetry and prose in praise of the Prophet, it captures some of the affection Muslims have for the man they revere as the "Mercy to Mankind." ...

Mystical Dimensions of Islam

6 reviews
Annemarie Schimmel

The University of North Carolina Press, 1978

The Awe of the Sufi Path
Annemarie Schimmel is probably the foremost scholar on the Sufi poet Jelalluddin Rumi, whose poetry is suffused with love and awe of the Divine. In much of her book Prof. Schimmel projects the same love, love of Islam and its people, most especially its mystics, the Sufis. It is also extremely informative about the history of Sufism and the different branches of its mystical path. If you are ...

The Mystery of Numbers

8 reviews
Annemarie Schimmel

Kazi Publications, 1996

A sense of existential perfection
This book is to this date the best book that I have ever read. It deals with a subject matter that is at once simple and at once infinite- a subject that is unambiguous and clear and a the same time infinitely convoluted. In a word, numbers. I picked up this book in the math section of a local used book store. I was excited by the cover title at first "The Mystery of Numbers" and so I picked ...

Ansprachen aus Anlaß der Verleihung des Friedenspreises 1995.
Annemarie Schimmel

Buchhdl.-Verein., Ffm., 1995

Triumphal Sun (Persian studies series)

1 review
Annemarie Schimmel

East-West Publications (U.K.) Ltd, 1980

Mowlana Rumi in Context
Professor Schimmel has done us all a great service with this book. It places Mowlana in the context of his society, Islam, and of course Sufi. Such a relief from some of the popular books which present such a 2-dimensional view of Mowlana.

Islam: An Introduction

12 reviews
Annemarie Schimmel

State University of New York Press, 1992

Clear, Concise, to the Point
In a field where textbooks are often beyond the comprehension of the general reading public, where the by-word of academic rigor often results in books that even undergraduates cannot fathom, often the only alternative is the "pulp journalism" characteristic of "international" correspondents who base their credibility on a few trips to the Near and Middle East. They generally do not know the ...

Islam and World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi

5 reviews
M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

Audio Literature, 2002

Islam and World Peace By M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
This book explains in detail what Islam really is. It touched my heart and opened my Mind.

My Soul Is a Woman: The Feminine in Islam

2 reviews
Annemarie Schimmel

Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003

A Critical Approach to Feminism and Islam
This book is powerfully written. Examining sacred texts and social conventions important to muslims. The hermenutical frame used is one of suspicion and brings forth many enlightening ideas about Islam and feminism. This book will cause aparadigm shift in your understang of Islam

Make A Shield From Wisdom: Selected Verses from Nasir-i Khusraw's Divan

1 review
Annemarie Schimmel

I. B. Tauris, 2001

Words Robed in Wisdom
This book opens the doors on the readers to know about a tenth century Persian poet, philosopher, mystic, thinker and traveller Nasir-i Khusraw (1004-1088). The book shows glimpses of some qualities this individual had in his extra-ordinary life and takes them through the evolution of the philosophical and poetic aspects of his thoughts where words should be robed in wisdom to be weighed for the ...

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