SufismSufism is a mystical-ascetic approach to Islam that seeks to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God. By focusing on the more spiritual aspects of religion, Sufis strive to obtain direct experience of God by making use of "intuitive and emotional faculties" that one must be trained to use.
Sorry, grammatical error, which books on Sufism are the best to read?
Thanks Amallay, but I prefer books, I love Sufism, its so beautiful, simply love it.
Sorry to inform you but i researched Sufism a lot and it is Waatty of the fold of Islam. its really crazy.
but there are lots of unbiased websites that will talk about it, just google it.
anything by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri. He is a Sufi shaikh originally from Iraq now living in South Africa. His books are available on amazon. His group has a website Nadeen.com
Best people I ever met. If you live in the UK I can introduce you to Sufis who do Dhaka circles.
The best way to learn about Sufism is through a sheik or Pir O mushed. Personally I would say it is the only way because love is the key element and one would have to experience the love of a Sheik. Pray secretly, late at night and sincerely ask Allah for guidance and help and He would guide you to His chosen people. Although it is the most simplest and purest way it is difficult to understand because it is a matter of the heart. At first everything seems upside down but in the end you would know who you are, where you came from and where you are going - with certainty.
Some books you could read are "The big five of India" by w.d.Begg
Futuh Al- Ghaib by Haz. Sheik Muhyddin Abdul Quaqdir Gilani (RA)
Mureed Nama-e-Saeed
The Mathnavi by Ru-mi (RA)
Tranquility of the Hearts
Adab AL-Suluk: A Treatise on Spiritual Wayfaring by Shaykh Najm AL-Din Kubra
Shaykh Najm AL?Din Kubra is one of the leading shaikhs of the Sufi path (Tariqah). His name is Ahmad, his title is "al?Tammat al?-Kubra" and his birthplace was Khwarazm. His fruitful life lasted nearly seventy?eight years. It is said that he died in 618/1221.
The present tract is the translation of one of the Shaykh's treatises in Arabic entitled Adab al?suluk ila Hadrat Malik al?Muluk, which consists of two sections. One is a spiritual journey towards God (Haqq) through removal of the veils of negligence and the veils of distance and darkness. The other is a physical journey in the vast earth of God. Out of these two journeys, this work contains the translation of the one related to esoteric wayfaring.
Elixir of Love by Muhammad Rayshahri
Spiritual lessons on the love of Allah (swt) from the life of the 20th century spiritual exemplar, Shaykh Rajab Ali Khayyat. Includes anecotes from his life and practical ethical advice for living a s
http://www.al-islam.org/action.php?sid=289549802&url=%2Felixiroflove%2F&ac tion=go&id=12999
Light Within Me by Ayatullah Mutahhari, Allamah Tabataba'i, Imam Khomeini
Introduction to Irfan, stages of the spiritual journey, guidance and perfection, Interpretation of Sura al-Hamd, and the Invocation of Sha'baniyah.
http://www.al-islam.org/action.php?sid=289549802&url=%2FLWM%2F&action=go&i d=12142
I've personally read the Light Within Me and the Elixir of Love. They are very beautiful.
((Tasawwuf (Soofism) is a way whose beginning was complete avoidance of the affairs of worldly life (Zuhd), then those who attached themselves to it became lax in allowing singing and dancing. Therefore, the seekers of the Hereafter from the common people became attracted to them due to the avoidance of the worldly life which they manifested, and the seekers after this world were also attracted to them due to the life of ease and frivolity which they were seen to live))
((Tasawwuf (Soofism) is a way that is well known for exceeding in abstinence of worldly luxuries (zuhd). What shows the difference between them is that no one ever condemned abstinence (zuhd), whereas Soofism was condemned because of what we will mention later.))
And he says:
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((No one accompanies the Soofiyyeen for forty days and has his brain return with him ever))
some of the ones r great that people mentioned like "Some books you could read are "The big five of India" by w.d.Begg
Futuh Al- Ghaib by Haz. Sheik Muhyddin Abdul Quaqdir Gilani (RA)
Mureed Nama-e-Saeed
The Mathnavi by Ru-mi (RA)
Tranquility of the Hearts"
especially the mathnavi and futuh al-ghaib, BUT LISTEN TO ME, U MUST BUY "SIRR AL-ASRAR" OR ''THE SECRET OF SECRETS" BY SHEIK ABDUL-QADIR AL-JILANI, this book is WOW, I have only read some of it and WOW.
Contact me some more, I am no sufi master, but know some stuff, a little, but it may help u f u like sufi ways as I do, I know u dont like it as much as me, but I hope u r close.
I have seen u b4, u have great answers, I never knew u were into sufism, I wish I would've knew b4.
Which books on Sufism is the best to read?
