Prayer and Meditation

Health and healing through prayer and meditations

Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship

  This book, a translated work, describes the five pillars of Islam, and best practices for attainment of faith through the practical aspects of worship based on the five pillars of Islam. It isn't overly complex, and some readers would probably finish...

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The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation

This book is written by an established translator of Rumi's works, and is a good book for understanding more about Sufism and the psychology of Sufism, Islamic spirituality, and important aspects of the Sufi life. Rather personal and full of insights from the Quran...

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The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin

A story of the Mulla Nasrudin: The Town Gossip: “Nasrudin, I just saw some men delivering a huge tub of stew.” Nasrudin: “What’s it to me?” The Town Gossip: “They were taking it to your house.” Nasrudin: “What’s it to you?” Read about the exploits and wisdom of the...

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The Poems of Hafez

The Poems of Hafez

The 14th-Century Persian poet Hafiz has had his works translated and enjoyed for centuries. This translation, written by a native Iranian, reads very well in English, and is less literal than other translations available. Though only collecting half of Hafiz complete...

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What is Sufism? (Islamic Texts Society)

What is Sufism? (Islamic Texts Society)

This book, written by subject expert Dr. Martin Lings, is a very comprehensive introduction to Sufism, from both historical and practical viewpoints. Dr. Lings' observations were written at a time prior to his own conversion to Islam, and conveys Sufism as an integral...

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The Pocket Rumi (Shambhala Pocket Classics)

The Pocket Rumi (Shambhala Pocket Classics)

The cry of the soul in love with God has never been more eloquently expressed than by the great Persian Sufi master Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–1273). Readers have thrilled to his ecstatic songs of divine union for more than eight hundred years. Now, here is a collection of the best of Rumi’s poetry in an edition small enough to carry with you wherever you go

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