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The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi (Spiritual Masters. East and West Series)
William C. Chittick

World Wisdom, 2005

There are almost no authoratative books readily available for the general reader that provide, in clear and accessible language, an introduction to the spiritual perspective illuminating Rumi's magical poetry. In this beautifully illustrated work, William C. Chittick, a leading scholar of Sufism and Rumi, opens doors that give us access to the inner sanctum of Rummi's thought.

The Meccan Revelations, volume I

3 reviews
Ibn al'Arabi, Michel Chodkiewicz, ...

Pir Press, 2002

Pioneer translations of Sheikh al Akbar's Futuhat
The Meccan Revelations: Selected texts from the Al-Futuhat al-Makkiya Volume 1 by M. Ibn Arabi, edited by Michel Chodkiewicz, new introduction by James W. Morris, English translations by William Chittick and James W. Morris (Pir Press) Perhaps no mystic in the history of the world has delved as deeply into the inner knowledge that informs our being as did Ibn 'Arabi. He was born into the cultural ...

The Name and the Named

1 review
Shaykh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti

Fons Vitae, 2000

Beautiful and Inspiring
I'm currently reading this book...and I highly recommend it. A simplistic and inspiring reading it is. What this book is about: The significance of each of the 99 names of Allah swt. This book goes a step beyond a mere definition, but rather expounds on how each name is an attribute of Allah and thereby a reflection on to us. Prophet Adam was first taught and bestowed upon all of Allah's ...

Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul: The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World

5 reviews
William C. Chittick

Oneworld Publications, 2007

A great favour to islamic tradition
I've just finished reading this fabulous work of W. Chittick and I think that he has reached his purpose; it' a really inspiring book which oneself to reflect about Islam, its tradition and what it is its object. I have read some books of W. Chittick, including Sufi Path of Knowledge, The Self Disclosure of God, Imaginal Worlds, and his quality as translator shows his great compression about ...

Ibn Arabi (Makers of the Muslim World)

2 reviews
William C. Chittick

Oneworld Publications, 2007

Superlative Book on Ibn 'Arabi by Chittick
William Chittick has just written what I believe will soon be regarded as the best book on Ibn 'Arabi that has yet been published in English. This is quite a feat, given the numbers of books that have been written about Ibn 'Arabi, especially in recent years. Having studied Ibn 'Arabi for the last 30 years, Chittick boils down Ibn 'Arabi's viewpoint in this new book, titled, *Ibn 'Arabi: Heir to ...

The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi (Suny Series, Islamic Spirituality)

8 reviews
William C. Chittick

State University of New York Press, 1983

Rumi, a great master
This is a good book on explaining some of the poems of the great mystic Rumi. I somewhat disagree with the authors choice of title. many great sufis refrained calling themselves sufi, after the movement became popularized and took a different color. Sufi orders sprung up like mushroom and every group claimed to follow a great mystic figure, like Rumi. one often wonders if Rumi and his like ...

The Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Perennial Philosophy)

2 reviews
William C. Chittick

World Wisdom, 2007

A Beautiful Book
This is an absolutely beautiful book. Although it might be called a primer, it is deep and rich and filled with sentences that make you stop and ponder and contemplate the wonders of the inward and outward aspects of the Divine. The chapter on love and beauty alone is pure gold. What I also liked about Dr. Nasr's narrative is his respect and appreciation for other mystical traditions, both ...

Sufism: A Beginner's Guide

10 reviews
William C. Chittick

Oneworld Publications, 2007

A great introduction
Sufism, although specific to Islam, is in reality the unifying meaning beneath all of God's religions. Chittick's introduction is a great survey of the Sufi way of looking at reality especially since he takes the perspective of the great masters and mostly lets them tell us what Sufism is all about. Translations of Rumi and Ibn 'Arabi and some lesser know masters such as Sam'ani are included. I ...

The Vision of Islam (Visions of Reality. Understanding Religions)

35 reviews
Sachiko Murata, William C. Chittick

Paragon House Publishers, 1995

Best Book for new converts to islam
I'm so glad I was able to read this book after converting to Islam. It's like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. My life and my entire existance seems to have a true meanning now. I truely feel like this is the religion that I have been searching for all my life. It has the best of all religions combined in one. And after reading this book and understanding the true meaning of islam I ...

Me and Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-I Tabrizi

3 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 ...

Faith and Practice of Islam: Three Thirteenth-Century Sufi Texts (Suny Series in Islam)

2 reviews
William C. Chittick

State University of New York Press, 1992

Spiritual quest for origin.
It is a great book to read especially for those who are not satisfied with merely ritual of islam.Rituals are structure (a building) and spiritual teaching of Mohammed(pbuh) is foundation, which sufis explore. Those who have a inner seach for truth ,life ,seeking spiritual elevation while living in this world must read this book. Sufism is a spiritual quest ,journey through which we try to ...

The Psalms of Islam - English version
Al-Sajjadiyya, Imam Zayn Al 'Abidin Al-Sahifat

Me'raj Publishers, 2007

The Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn Al-'Arabi's Cosmology (Suny Series in Islam)

6 reviews
William C. Chittick

State University of New York Press, 1997

Detailed Translations by a Leading Akbarian Specialist
"This is what shows you His Omnipotence, Exalted be He; that He hides himself from you by that which has no existence outside of Him" -- Ibn Ata'allah Chittick is refining the art of translating Ibn Arabi. Unlike other medieval Arabic texts that are more or less straightforward -- hence translatable -- Ibn Arabi is an exception. The anti-systematic nature of his thought compounded by its deep ...

Merton & Sufism: The Untold Story: A Complete Compendium (The Fons Vitae Thomas Merton series)

1 review

Fons Vitae, 1999

Christian mind at its Best!
This is a well written book about a deeply spiritual man. This book is about a monk spiritual journey. A journey that took him to many alien ideas and cultures. In his quest and search for the Real, he refused to disregard other revealed religions and what they can offer in a complete sense of spirituality. His search led him to contact Muslims as well as Muslims saints and other well known ...

WAHDAT AL-WUJUD: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
William C. Chittick

Macmillan Reference USA, 2004

“Islam and the Muslim World” will help people understand the fastest growing religion in the United States and the dominant religion in a wide area of the rest of the world. This informative and interesting new encyclopedia explores an increasingly important force in the modern world, looking at Islam's role in the modern world, in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries, and contains ...

Imaginal Worlds (Suny Series in Islam)

4 reviews
William C. Chittick

State University of New York Press, 1994

one of the best introductions to the thought of Ibn 'Arabi
William Chittick is one of the most important contemporary authorities on Islamic philosophy and esoterism, and Ibn 'Arabi in particular. He has devoted immense volumes to the "Greatest Master" of Islamic esoterism, which discuss Ibn 'Arabi's views on Revelation, gnosis, metaphysics, ontology, cosmology, and everything else under the sun. This short volume deals with some of the most ...

The Sufi Path of Knowledge

7 reviews
William C. Chittick

State University of New York Press, 1989

The Best Work on Ibn Arabi's Non-Dualistic Cosmology to Date
Ibn Arabi is not easy reading. By far the best and most comprehensive book to date is this one -- perhaps Chittick's most important work yet. SPK is primarily a collection of translations from various sections of Ibn Arabi's greatest work, the Meccan Revelations, and is structured more as an anthology. Chittick puts in his own commentary here and there which helps decode the complexity of some of ...

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