Beschreibung:
Martin Lings, formerly Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts in the British Museum and the British Library, is the author of two works on Islamic mysticism, 'The Book of Certainty' and 'A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century', both published by the Islamic Texts Society. His 'Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources', also published by the Islamic Texts Society, has been internationally acclaimed as a masterpiece.
What do Sufis believe? What do they aim at? What do they do? Unlike other writers on the subject, Martin Lings treats all the three questions with equal justice. This classic work on Sufism has been used as set book in colleges worldwide and has been translated into five languages.
Author's Preface; 1. The Originality of Sufism; 2. The Universality of Sufism; 3. The Book; 4. The Messenger; 5. The Heart; 6. The Doctrine; 7. The Method; 8. The Exclusiveness of Sufism; 9. Sufism throughout the Centuries; Index; Index of Arabic Words.