Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition - Hardcover

Kabbani, Shaykh M. Hisham

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9781930409231: Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition

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ISBN 10: 1930409230 ISBN 13: 9781930409231

Publisher: Islamic Supreme Council of America, 2004

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This book is the most detailed and authentic book ever written about a Sufi order in English. It provides a comprehensive history of the Naqshbandi Tradition, tracing the lives of its foremost teachers from Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) to the present. Their life stories are intimately woven with landmark events of history. However, the book also contains much more. It details the fundamental principles of the Sufi path and the primary teachings of the Naqshbandi Order, exploring the doctrines and philosophy behind this important current in spiritual thinking.

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About the Author:

Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani is a scholar from the Middle East. He graduated with a B.A. in Chemistry from the American University of Beirut and then went to Louvain, Belgium to continue his medical studies. He later received his Islamic law degree.

Other books by the shaykh include: The Approach of Armageddon: An Islamic Perspective, Angels Unveiled, Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine (7 volumes), and Encyclopedia of Muhammad's Women Companions and the Traditions They Related (with Dr. L. Bakhtiar).

Shaykh Kabbani is the chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America, a religious organization based in Washington, D.C.

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