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The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi (SPIRITUAL MASTERS. EAST AND WEST SERIES) - Softcover

Chittick, William C.

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Synopsis

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, William C. Chittick, a leading scholar of Sufism and Rumi, opens doors that give us access to the inner sanctum of Rummi's thought.

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About the Author

William C. Chittick is a professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His works include The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi and Sufism: A Short Introduction. He lives in Mount Sinai, NY.

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Sufism is the most universal manifestation of the inner dimension of Islam; it is the way by which man transcends his own individual self and reaches God. It provides within the forms of the Islamic revelation the means for an intense spiritual life directed towards the transformation of man s being and the attainment of the spiritual virtues; ultimately it leads to the vision of God. It is for this reason that many Sufis define Sufism by the saying of the Prophet of Islam concerning spiritual virtue (ihsan): "It is that thou shouldst worship God as if thou sawest Him, for if thou seest Him not, verily He seeth thee."

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