Self-Building: An Islamic Guide for Spiritual Migration Towards Allah - Hardcover

Alamdar, Sayyid Hussein

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1491848839 ISBN 13: 9781491848838

Publisher: Authorhouse, 2014

Synopsis

This book deals about the Islamic Gnosticism and present a comprehensive narrative about the Theoretical Gnosticism (Irfan-e-Nazari). In accordance with Islamic Ideology the most exalted aim of God and his divinely appointed prophets is the training and guidance of human being in their spiritual journey from earthly temporary abode towards the eternal God's Celestial-Kingdom. The main contents of the book as mentioned earlier are the etiquette and instructions of Gnostic journey, ways and manners of servitude, detailed descriptions of deeds and worships that must be performed by a wayfarer, and what sort of behaviors and restrictions they must practice in order to attain the desired results. The book consists of preface and three parts covering the following topics: Self-purification, Human Virtues, What to be?, Heart in Qur'an, Hard-heartedness, Self-refinement, Self-struggle, Egotism, Worldliness, Piety, Characteristics of the Pious, Repentance or Self-Cleansing, Training and Perfection of Self, Faith, Means of Achieving Perfection and God's Nearness, Invocations, Instructions, Obstacles of the Path, Nourishment of Moral Virtues, Righteous Deeds etc. The most prevalent misunderstanding about Islamic Mysticism which must be clarified is that relinquishment of worldly involvement, seclusion, and monasticism are not prerequisites for undertaking a spiritual migration towards God-Almighty; on the contrary, as it would be shown in the later part of this book, Islam demands from its followers that while living among the people a normal social life discharging the individual and collective obligations, they shouldn't be negligent of their own selves and must pay special attention towards their spiritual purification.

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About the Author:

Sayyid Hussein Alamdar, P.E., holds a M.S.C.E. from the University of South Carolina, at Columbia, S.C. He worked for Duke Power Company, Charlotte N.C. (1971-1982) and served as Project Manager, Hydroelectric Projects at the Water & Power Company, Tehran, Iran (1983-2003). During his 20 years stay in Tehran, besides attending to his professional duties, he availed of the opportunity to meet with the eminent Scholars and erudite Ulama. Among other things, he had the fortune of attending Islamic Seminary under the able tutorship of Grand Ayatollah Seyed Mohammad Taqi Hakim and Hajj Aghai Ali Solemani in Tehran. On his return to the U.S, he founded the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.) Islamic Cultural Services (A.I.C.S.) of U.S.A. to disseminate and impart the learning and knowledge of Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.). Imam Rida (A.S.) is reported to have said to one of his followers: "May Allah bless the servant who keeps our vicegerency (vilayat) alive through publication of our learning and knowledge". Alamdar has translated the following classical books of the most eminent Iranian Islamic scholars from Persian into English, 1. Self-Building: Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini 2. Truth and Falsehood: Martyr Allameh Murtaza Mutaheri (R.A.) 3. Discourse of Patience: Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenie 4. Profundities of Prayer: Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenie 5. Spiritual Journeys of the Mystics: Grand Ayatollah Malaki Tabrizi (R.A.) 6. Radiance of Vicegerency: Grand Ayatollah J'afar Sobhanie 7. The Story of Karbala: Ayatollah Ali Nazari Munfarid 10. How to Bridge the Generation Gap? Grand Ayatollah Seyed Muhammad Taqi Hakim 11. Every Body Must Know: Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini 12. The Biography of Sayyid Radi (R.A.): Muhammad Ibrahim Nejad 13. The Life of Imam Zain al-A'abedin (A.S.): 14. The Life of Imam Baqir (A.S.) 15. The Life of Fatimeh Zehra (S.A.): 16. The Life of Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.): Sayyid Mundhir Hakim.

About this edition

• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1491848839
• ISBN 13: 9781491848838
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 380