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Rūmī and the Sufi Tradition

By Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Like a majestic peak that dominates the countryside around it near and far, the figure of Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, that supreme Sufi poet of the Persian language, dominates the whole of the later Sufi tradition in the eastern lands of Islam.

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Tales of the Dervishes: Teaching-Stories of the Sufi Masters over the Past Thousand Years

Dervish tales are more than fable, legend, or folklore. For centuries dervish masters have instructed their disciples by means of these teaching stories, which are said to increase perception and knowledge and provide a better understanding of man and the world.

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Idries Shah
1993
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Love Is the Wine

Compiled and edited by psychologist and Sufi teacher Robert Frager, the chapters of this book were derived from talks given by Turkish Sufi master Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak during visits to America during the last years of his life.

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Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak, Robert Frager (editor)
1999
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Essential Sufism

Essential Sufism draws together more than three hundred fables, poems, and prayers that reveal the luminous spirit of Islamic mysticism.

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Robert Frager (editor), James Fadiman (editor), Huston Smith (foreword)
1999
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The Wisdom of Islam: A Practical Guide to the Wisdom of Islamic Belief

An introductory guide by Robert Frager, PhD, a Western convert to the Sufi order of Islam, The Wisdom of Islam includes an overview of Islam’s foundations, illuminates personal experiences of faith of Muslim men and women in Islamic society, addresses Muslim psychology, and looks at the...

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Robert Frager
2002
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Heart, Self, and Soul: The Sufi Psychology of Growth, Balance, and Harmony

Heart, Self, and Soul is the first book by a Western psychologist to explore the rich spiritual tradition of Sufism as a path for personal growth.

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Frager Robert
1999
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The Masnavi, Book One

Rumi's Masnavi is widely recognized as the greatest Sufi poem ever written, and has been called "the Koran in Persian." The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic Rumi composed his work for the benefit of his disciples in the Sufi order named after him, better known as the whirling dervishes.

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Rumi, Jawid Mojaddedi (translator)
2008
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The Masnavi, Book Three

Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece.

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Rumi, Jawid Mojaddedi (translator)
2014
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The Masnavi, Book Two

The most influential Sufi poem ever written, the six books of the Masnavi are often called "the Qur'an in Persian". Book Two is concerned with the challenges facing the seeker of Sufi enlightenment.

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Rumi, Jawid Mojaddedi (translator)
2008
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The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of 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...

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William C. Chittick
1984
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Islam: A Short History

Renowned religious scholar Karen Armstrong presents a concise and articulate history of Islam, the world's fastest growing faith.

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Karen Armstrong
2002
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