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Letters from a Sûfî Teacher

Letters from a Sûfî Teacher

by Sharaf al-Din Ahmad ibn Yahya Maniri

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Author
Maniri, Sharaf al-Din Ahmad ibn Yahya, -1380?
Credits
Produced by Emmanuel Ackerman, images scanned by The Internet Archive, the original book was made available by the Library of the University of California at Berkeley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
BP: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, Other and new beliefs
Subject
Sufism -- Early works to 1800
Category
Text
eBook-No.
47749
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47749
Release Date
December 23, 2014
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.LETTERS FROM A SÛFÎ TEACHER
  2. 2.FOREWORD.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.On Monotheism (Tauhîd).
  5. 5.Turning to God or Conversion ( Taubâh ).
  6. 6.On Seeking the Teacher.
  7. 7.On the Qualifications of a Teacher.
  8. 8.On Discipleship.
  9. 9.On Discipleship. ( Continued. )
  10. 10.The Friend of God—(The Walî ).
  11. 11.The Brotherhood of Friends.
  12. 12.Polytheism, and the Friendship of God.
  13. 13.Lights.
  14. 14.The Unveiling of the Supersensuous.
  15. 15.On the Same.
  16. 16.Illumination.
  17. 17.Dreams.
  18. 18.On Misconceptions.
  19. 19.The Outer and Inner Ailments.
  20. 20.The Origin of Theosophy
  21. 21.Seeking the Path.
  22. 22.The Pillars of the Path.
  23. 23.Religion, the Path and Truth.
  24. 24.Accessory to Prayers.
  25. 25.Purification.
  26. 26.The Motive.
  27. 27.Prayer.
  28. 28.Invoking the Divine Help.
  29. 29.The Divine Allegiance.
  30. 30.The Sacred Formula.
  31. 31.The Naked Faith.
  32. 32.The Inner Polytheism.
  33. 33.The Divine Knowledge.
  34. 34.Love and Devotion.
  35. 35.Seeking God.
  36. 36.The Way to God.
  37. 37.Speech and Conduct.
  38. 38.Magnanimity.
  39. 39.Knowledge.
  40. 40.The Steps of a Disciple.
  41. 41.Islâm.
  42. 42.The Noble Qualities
  43. 43.Contemplation.
  44. 44.Renunciation.
  45. 45.On the Same.
  46. 46.The Clearing of the Path.
  47. 47.Self-Control.
  48. 48.Truth.
  49. 49.The Descent from Adam.
  50. 50.Confidence.
  51. 51.Pursuit and Renunciation.
  52. 52.The Company of the Saints.
  53. 53.Service.
  54. 54.The Transmutation of Evil Qualities.
  55. 55.Avarice.
  56. 56.The Evil of the World.
  57. 57.Renunciation of the World.
  58. 58.The Final Doom.
  59. 59.The Soul ( Rûh ).
  60. 60.The Heart.
  61. 61.Nafs , the Desire-Nature.
  62. 62.Desire.
  63. 63.Discipline of the Desire-Nature.
  64. 64.Discipline of the Desire-Nature. ( Continued. )
  65. 65.Alienation from the Desire-Nature.
  66. 66.Self-Toleration.
  67. 67.Hidden Differences of Stages.
  68. 68.Heedlessness.
  69. 69.Sorrow.
  70. 70.Conduct.
  71. 71.Seclusion.
  72. 72.Death.
  73. 73.Hell.
  74. 74.Heaven. — Transcriber's Note.

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