Foreword
Translator's Introduction
An Address to the Reader
Introduction
Chapter One: Man's Return Home to the Original Source
Chapter Two: The Descent of Man to the Lowest of the Low
Chapter Three: The Places of the Souls within the Body
Chapter Four: On Knowledge
Chapter Five: On Repentance and On Teaching by the Word
Chapter Six: On Islamic Mysticism and the Sufis
Chapter Seven: On Remembrance
Chapter Eight: The Necessary Conditions for Remembrance
Chapter Nine: On the Vision of Allah: Arriving at the Level of Seeing the Manifestation of the Divine Essence
Chapter Ten: The Veils of Light and Darkness
Chapter Eleven: The Joy of Being Good and the Misery of the Rebel
Chapter Twelve: The Dervishes
Chapter Thirteen: On the Purification of the Self
Chapter Fourteen: On the Meaning of Ritual Worship and Inner Worship
Chapter Fifteen: On the Purification of the Perfect Man, who has Isolated Himself from, and Stripped Himself of, All Worldly Concerns
Chapter Sixteen: On Charity
Chapter Seventeen: On Fasting Prescribed by the Religion and On Spiritual Fasting
Chapter Eighteen: On the Pilgrimage to Makka and the Inner Pilgrimage to the Essence of the Heart
Chapter Nineteen: On Witnessing Divine Truth through the State of Peace Coming from Abandonment of the Worldly and through Ecstasy
Chapter Twenty: On Withdrawing from the World into Seclusion and On Solitude
Chapter Twenty-One: Prayers and Recitations Pertaining to the Path of Seclusion
Chapter Twenty-Two: On Dreams
Chapter Twenty-Three: On the Followers of the Mystical Path
Chapter Twenty-Four: Afterword
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, born near the Caspian Sea, was the son of the great saint Fatima bint ABook Descriptionullah al-Sawma'i. After a period of intense intellectual and mystical training he received the khirqa (robe of initiation) and was soon recognised as a saint and scholar, consulted, loved and revered by caliph and pauper alike. As one of the most venerated figures in Sufism his burial place in Baghdad still attracts numerous visitors from many countries.
'This work, which contains a biographical introduction to one of
the author's least-known works, represents a valuable contribution
to the field... The translator's introduction provides an insight
into the various personal qualities and divine graces which are
recognised in combination as a proof of sainthood... It is clearly
and elegantly presented, accessible, and has the merit of combining
metaphysical doctrine with devotional ethics as encapsulated in the
life and work of one of the most endearingly popular Sufis of all
time.'
'A book of great importance to Sufism... Sheikh Tosun has done an
admirable job in presenting not only a translation but a lucid
interpretation of one of Jilani's most important works.'
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