The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi

The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273
Sufism -- Doctrines

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.

William C. Chittick

Bloomington, Ind. : World Wisdom

Foreward by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Series: Library of perennial philosophy. Spiritual masters--East and West series

Foreword / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- I. Sufism and Islam -- II. God and the world : "the infinitude of the all-possible" -- III. The nature of man -- 1. Universal man -- 2. The fall -- 3. The trust -- IV. Operative sufism -- 1. Union with God -- 2. The Nafs -- 3. Knowledge and method -- 4. The limitations of rational knowledge.

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