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1	Vision of Islam more books like this by Sachiko Murata, William C Chittick Covering the four dimensions of Islam as outlined in the Hadith of Gabriel--practice, faith, spirituality, and the Islamic view of history--The Vision of Islam draws on the Koran, the sayings of the Prophet and the great authorities of the tradition. This clearly written book introduces the essentials of each dimension and then shows how each has ... see all copies from $9.34! new only from $18.38! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi more books like this by William C Chittick 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, Chittick, a leading scholar of Sufism and Rumi, opens doors that give reader's access to the inner ... see all copies from $10.77! new only from $12.48! \| SVS
3	Sufism: A Short Introduction more books like this by William C Chittick This reference offers compelling insight into the origins, context, and key themes of the Sufi movement by a leading scholar. The text covers such diverse topics as the relationship between Sufism and Islam; the spiritual properties of music and dance; and the beliefs and key writings of the Sufi tradition. see all copies from $8.09! new only from $16.88!
4	Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi more books like this by William C Chittick, Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi This is the most accessible work in English on the greatest mystical poet of Islam, providing a survey of the basic Sufi and Islamic doctrines concerning God and the world, the role of man in the cosmos, the need for religion, man's ultimate becoming, the states and stations of the mystical ascent to God, and the means whereby literature employs ... see all copies from $11.25! new only from $26.45! \| SVS
5	Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn Al-Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination more books like this by William C Chittick William Chittick takes-a-major step toward exposing the breadth and depth of Ibn al-'Arabi's vision. The book offers his view of spiritual perfection and explains his theology, ontology, epistemology, hermeneutics, and soteriology. see all copies from $24.00! new only from $31.00! \| SVS
6	Me and Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-I Tabrizi more books like this by William C Chittick, Shams-I Tabrizi, Shams-I The astounding autobiography of the man who transformed Rumi from a learned religious teacher into the world's greatest poet of mystical love. see all copies from $17.16! new only from $17.16!
7	The Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, William C Chittick (Editor) This anthology of Seyyed Hossein Nasr's most representative essays, edited by William C. Chittick, distills the essence of this leading scholar's thoughts on the subjects of Islam, Sufism, Tradition, and the Environmental Crisis. see all copies from $9.85! new only from $9.85! \| SVS
8	Faith and Practice Islam: Three Thirteenth-Century Sufi Texts more books like this by William C Chittick As stated in the introduction, two of the three texts translated in this book focus on the contents of Islamic faith, while the third concentrates on the details of practice--that is, the works that Muslims should perform in order to observe the Shariah. see all copies from $6.59! new only from $14.00! \| SVS
9	Sufism: A Beginner's Guide more books like this by William C Chittick William C. Chittick, the leading scholar in the field, offers a compelling insight into the origins, context, and key themes of this fascinating movement. He draws upon the words of some of the greatest Sufi writers to give a fresh and revealing perspective on the teachings and beliefs of Sufism and its proponents. This fresh and authoritative ... see all copies from $8.43! new only from $8.43! \| SVS
10	The Inner Journey: Views from the Islamic Tradition more books like this by William C Chittick (Editor) This book of essays, poems, and interviews by Islamic and Sufi poets, scholars, and storytellers is a much-needed compendium of works from a complex tradition that holds timeless messages for contemporary readers. Contributors range from Rumi to Seyyed Hossei Nasr to Emma Clark -- together they create a mosaic of the Muslim view of the world and ... see all copies from $14.04! new only from $14.04! \| SVS
11	Shi-Ite Anthology more books like this by William C Chittick see all copies from $15.38! new only from $15.38!
12 view cover	Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light: Wang Tai-Yu's Great Learning of the Pure and Real and Liu Chih's Displaying the Concealment of the R more books like this by Sachiko Murata, William C Chittick (Translator), Tu Weiming (Foreword by) CHINESE GLEAMS OF SUFI LIGHT investigates, for the first time in a Western language, the manner in which the Muslim scholars of China adapted the Chinese tradition to their own needs during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The book surveys the 1400-year history of Islam in China and explores why the four books translated from Islamic ... see all copies from $18.40! new only from $24.00! \| SVS
13 view cover	Imaginal Worlds more books like this by William C Chittick Ibn al'Arabi, known as the "Greatest Master, " is the most influential Muslim thinker of the past 600 years. This book is an introduction to his thought concerning the ultimate destiny of human beings, God and the cosmos, and the reasons for religious diversity. It summarizes many of Ibn al'Arabi's teachings in a simple manner. The ideas discussed ... see all copies from $17.90! new only from $19.95! \| SVS
14 view cover	Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn Al-'Arabi's Cosmology more books like this by William C Chittick The Self-Disclosure of God offers the most detailed presentation to date in any Western language of the basic teachings of Islam's greatest mystical philosopher and theologian. It represents a major step forward in making available to the Western reading public the enormous riches of Islamic teachings in the fields of cosmology, mystical ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $29.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	Merton & Sufism: The Untold Story: A Complete Compendium more books like this by Rob Baker (Editor), Gray Henry (Editor), William C Chittick (Introduction by) This comprehensive collection includes essays by scholars, Merton's own Sufi poems, book reviews of Sufi texts, as well as edited transcriptions of his lectures on Sufism. see all copies from $12.50! new only from $17.16! \| SVS
16 view cover	Fakhruddin Iraqi: Divine Flashes more books like this by William C Chittick (Translator), Fakhr Al-Din Ibrahim 'Iraqi, Peter Wilson (Translator) The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted! In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $15.32! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Heart of Islamic Philosophy: The Quest for Self-Knowledge in the Teachings of Afdal Al-Din Kashani more books like this by William C Chittick This book introduces the work of an important medieval Islamic philosopher who is little known outside the Persian world. Afdal al-Din Kashani was a contemporary of a number of important Muslim thinkers, including Averroes and Ibn al-Arabi. Kashani did not write for advanced students of philosophy but rather for beginners. In the main body of his ... see all copies from $35.75! new only from $125.25! \| SVS
18	Psalms of Islam more books like this by Ali B. Al-Husayn, Zayn Al-Abidin, William C. Chittick (Translator) Al-Sahifat al-Sajjadiyya is the oldest manual of supplications in Islamic sources, and one of the seminal works of Islamic spirituality. This annotated translation is here accompanied by a translation of another work attributed to Zayn al-Abidin, The Treatise on Rights. Together, the texts contribute significantly to the understanding of Islamic ... see all copies from $19.95!
19 view cover	Ibn Arabi: Heir to the Prophets more books like this by William C Chittick Muhyi ad-Din Ibn 'Arabi (1165 - 1240) was an outstanding Spanish-born mystic and one of the most prolific writers in Islamic history. He made major contributions to the fields of Qur'an commentary, jurisprudence, theology, philosophy, cosmology, and spiritual psychology, and he was also a great poet of love. Although he is known as the first ... see all copies from $20.99! new only from $20.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	Iksir Al-Arifin/Mulla Sadra, The Elixir Of The Gnostics: A Parallel English-Arabic Text more books like this by William C Chittick, Daniel C Peterson (Foreword by), Parviz Morewedge (Foreword by) Sadr al-Din Muhammad Shirazi (1572-1640), more commonly called Mulla Sadra, was one of the grand scholars of later-period Islamic philosophy and has grown to become one of the best-known Muslim philosophers. "Iksir al-'arifin," or "Elixir of the Gnostics," is unique among Sadra's writings in that it reworks and amplifies an earlier Persian work, ... see all copies from $32.50! new only from $37.95! \| SVS
21	A Shiite anthology more books like this by Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, William C. Chittick see all copies from $20.00! new only from $20.00!
22	Adornment of Hearts more books like this by Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak, William C. Chittick (Introduction by) Sheikh Muzaffer's works demonstrate that mystical Islam is very much alive. Adornment of Hearts is a detailed handbook for practitioners of Sufism that anyone interested in spiritual development on any level will find useful. Serious seekers from all traditions will discover many examples of Islam's intimate kinship with their own paths, and ... see all copies from $4.51! new only from $8.76!
23	Fear and Hope, Contrctions and Expansion, Gathering and Disperion more books like this by Javad Nurbakhsh, William C. Chittick (Translator) SUFISM II presents writings of the great Sufi Masters concerning ten spiritual "stations" and "states" see all copies from $5.04! new only from $41.73!
24 view cover	Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul: The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World more books like this by William C Chittick Islamic Intellectualism is dead: or so argues William Chittick in this profound new book. Whilst many may say that Islamic studies thrives as a subject, Chittick points to the words of one of his former Professors when describing young colleagues: they know everything one can possibly know about a text, except what it says. Indeed, Chittick states ... see all copies from $29.21! new only from $32.75!
25	Imaginal Worlds: Ibn Al-'Arabi and the Problem of Religious Diversity more books like this by William C Chittick see all copies from $26.73!

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