Attar, one of the giants of Islamic, Persian and world literature, was born near Mashhad in Persia in 1136 CE. He was a perfumer who was also a leader of a mystical school of poets and was himself ren...

Vividly recreating the early life of Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order, Bestower of Light presents an intimate portrait of a contemporary Sufi master dealing with the complexit...

The stories compiled in this book were first heard in 1982 by a small group of people visiting with Bawa Muhaiyaddeen in Colombo, Sri Lanka. From July to October, in the early hours of dawn, the story...

Here is one of the great works of world literature. This epic poem, here in prose translation, explores the nature of the spiritual path through the allegory of the brave birds who go in search of the...

In 10th Century Cordoba, where Moslems, Jews, and Christians lived in creative splendor under the Omayyad Caliphs, al-Kiran dreamed of dancing with Kristien, a Nubian slave-princess and high priestess...

I read Chasm of Fire three times, I shall read Daughter of Fire, I expect, the rest of my life. There is no way to praise the book sufficiently. It ranks with the greatest of all spiritual literatur...

This book explains how Ancient Egypt is the origin of alchemy and present-day Sufism, and how the mystics of Egypt camouflage their practices with a thin layer of Islam. The book also explains the pro...

Many countries claim Mulla Nasrudin as a native, though few have gone so far as Turkey in exhibiting his grave and holding an annual Nasrudin Festival, when people dress up and enact the famous jokes ...

""The Glance" is that mystical moment when the eyes of two spiritually connected individuals meet - such as the life-changing meeting of Rumi and Shams of Tabriz. These powerful, complex and newly tra...

In these days it is necessary-more than before-to emphasize the inner, spiritual aspects of the pilgrimage and the other duties of the believer. . . . [this] new book will be a good help for all those...

Sufi master hazrat inayat khan (1882-1927) was the first teacher to bring sufism to the west. This comprehensive anthology of his writings provides a great introduction to his teachings. Each chapter ...

According to Sufi tradition, The Prayer or Salat was first taught by angels who themselves practiced it in celestial adoration. Here The Prayer's ancient rituals are made marvelously accessible as the...

One of the leading Sufi teachers of the West distills the timeless wisdom of mystical Islam into a beautifully illustrated book, combining the oral wisdom and visual splendor of the Sufi world traditi...

A departure from most compilations of Kabir, this volume begins with an introduction primarily focusing on Kabir as a poet, judging and appreciating the Persian Sufi on the canons of English litera...

In response to the many inquiries he has received about the Sufi tradition from people from all walks of life, leading Sufi expert Idries Shah presents a clarifying series of questions and answers tha...

"For Sufis love is a fire that burns away all traces of separation. Vaughan-Lee teaches how to live this burning and describes stages on the path. This book includes descriptions of the ""friends of G...

"Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there was kingdom that, naturally had a king. One day the King decided that out of the many possibilities the best thing he could do would be to build a great ...

This book provides perhaps the most complete and detailed account available of the aim, method, and living practice of Sufism in the modern world.?The book is intended for a general audience, as well ...

THE MULLA WENT TO SEE A RICH MAN. 'GIVE ME SOME MONEY.' 'WHY?' 'I WANT TO BUY...AN ELEPHANT.' 'IF YOU HAVE NO MONEY, YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP AN ELEPHANT.' 'I CAME HERE,' SAID NASRUDIN, 'TO GET MONEY,...