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University of North Carolina PressChapel Hill  \n1975 The University of North Carolina PressAll rights reservedManufactured in the United States of America  \n09 o807060520 I9181716  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data  \nSchimmel,Annemarie.Mystical dimensions of Islam.  \nIncludes bibliographical references.  \n1.Sufism.I.Title.  \nBPI89.2.534297'-473-16I2ISBNo-8078-I223-4(cloth)ISBN-I3:978-0-8078-7271-6(pbk.)  \nTO T HE SAINTS OF SHI R AZ  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nCONTENTS  \nILLUSTRATION s /xiA BBREVIATIONs /xiiiFO RE W OR D /xvii  \nT HE AR A B I C A LPH A BE T AN DN OTE ON T RAN S CRIPT ION /xix  \nTHE M U SLIM YEAR /xxi  \n1.WHAT IS SUFIS M?/3  \n2.HIST ORICA L OUTLINES OFCLASSICAL SUFISM /  23The Formative Period /23  \nSome Mystical Leaders of  \nthe Late Ninth Century /42  \nAl-Hallaj,Martyr of Mystical Love /62The Period of Consolidation:From Shibli to Ghazzali /77  \n3.THE PATH /98  \nThe Foundations of the Path /g8Stations and Stages /109Love and Annihilation /130Forms of Worship /148  \n4.MAN AND HIS PERFECTION /187Some Notes on Sufi Psychology /187Good and Evil:The Role of Satan /193Saints and Miracles /199The Veneration of the Prophet /213  \n5.SUFI ORDERS AND FRATERNITIES /228Community Life /228  \nAbū Sa‘id ibn Abi'l-Khayr /241The First Orders /244  \n6.THEoSoPHICAL SUFISM /259Suhrawardi Maqtūl,  \nthe Master of Illumination /259IbnArabi,the Great Master /263Ibn al-Farid,Mystical Poet     274The Development ofIbnArabi's Mysticism of Unity /279  \n7.THE ROSE AND THE NIGHTINGALE:PE RSI AN AND TUR KIS HMYSTICAL POETRY /287Immortal Rose /287The Pilgrimage of the Birds:Sanai and 'Attar /301  \nMaulana Jalaluddin Rumi /309Turkish Popular Mysticism /328  \n8.SUFISM IN INDO-PAKIST AN /344The Classical Period /344  \nThe“Naqshbandi Reaction”/363  \nKhwaja Mir Dard,a“Sincere Muhammadan”/373Mystical Poetry in the Regional Languages一Sindhi,Panjabi,Pashto /383  \n9.EPILOGUE /403  \nA PPENDIX 1  \nLetter Symbolism in Sufi Literature /411  \nA PPENDIX 2  \nThe Feminine Element in Sufism /426  \nBI BLIOGRAPHY /437  \nADDEN DU M TO THE BI BLIOGRAPHY /469INDEX OF KORANIC QUOTATIONS /475INDEX OF PROPHETIC TRADITIONS /477IN DEX OF NAMES AND PLACES /479IN DEX OF SU BJE CTS /497","cbCaioKAlfn4TgGl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioKAlfn4TgGl","pdf",32249128,535,"English","# Contents\n## Illustration s / xi\n## Abbreviations / xiii\n## Foreword / xvii\n## The Arabic Alphabet and Note on Transcription / xix\n## The Muslim Year / xxi\n## What is Sufism? / 3\n## Historical Outlines of Classical Sufism / 23\n## The Path / 98\n## Man and His Perfection / 187\n## Sufi Orders and Fraternities / 228\n## Theosophical Sufism / 259\n## The Rose and the Nightingale: Persian and Turkish Mystical Poetry / 287\n## Sufism in Indo-Pakistan / 344\n## Epilogue / 403\n## Appendix 1: Letter Symbolism in Sufi Literature / 411\n## Appendix 2: The Feminine Element in Sufism / 426\n## Bibliography / 437\n## Addendum to the Bibliography / 469\n## Index of Koranic Quotations / 475\n## Index of Prophetic Traditions / 477\n## Index of Names and Places / 479\n## Index of Subjects / 497","[{\"question\":\"What does the book define as Sufism?\",\"answer\":\"It presents Sufism as the Islamic mystical tradition and explains what Sufism is in its opening chapter.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book organize the historical development of classical Sufism?\",\"answer\":\"It separates historical outlines into formative and later phases, highlighting key mystical leaders and periods of consolidation.\"},{\"question\":\"What topics are covered in the later chapters on Sufi thought and practice?\",\"answer\":\"The later sections address the path toward spiritual stations, human perfection and Sufi psychology, saints and miracles, Sufi orders and community life, and philosophical mysticism and mystical poetry.\"}]","Mystical Dimensions of Islam | PDF",1348]