- ISLAMIC SUFISM:The Science of flight in God,with God, by God, and Union and communion with God
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CONTENTS PAGE Publisher's Note 1 Introduction 3
CHAPTER 1
THE PATHETIC CONDITION OF THE WORLD 7
The Diagnosis 8 Science cannot Deliver a Verdict on the Purpose of life 10 Islam Presents a Glaring Contrast 14 Science has no Greater Champions than Muslims 15 The Modern Scientific Age Was Born in Islamic Centres of Learning 17 The Partial Acceptance of Islam by the West 17 The West Misses the Bus 18 Islam Recommended by Non-Muslims 32 Spiritual Activity in Russia 33 Extracts From "Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain" 33 The Bible, the Quran and Science. 40 Possibilities of Planets Similar to Earth (in the Holy Quran) 47 Conquest of Space. (in the Holy Quran) 47 The Expansion of the Universe (in the Holy Quran) 47 Science Surrendering to Sufism 52 Science and Sufic Wahdat-ul-wujud 54
CHAPTER 2
BELIEF IN GOD
Conception of God in Islam 61 The Grades of Being. (Maratib-i-wujud) 62 The Descents: I, II and III 63 The Gradation of Existence 63 General Explanation 64 The Fourth Descent 65 Thee Fifth Descent 66 The Sixth Descent 66 The Universe is a Display of God's Essential Attributes 66 The Oneness of Being Wahdat-ul-Wujud 67
CHAPTER 3
MAN HIS GREATNESS AND PURPOSE OF LIFE
Sufism and Science Agree 69 The Spiritual Senses 70 The Six Corresponding Spiritual Worlds 71
CHAPTER 4
THE SUFI PATH
Science and Sufism Struggling for the Same Goal 74 It is More Difficult to Disprove than to Prove the Existence of God 74 Outer and Inner Aspects of Islam 76 The Necessity of a Sheikh 77 Duties of the Sheikh 79 Methods of Approach 83 The Orthodox Way 83 The Way of Elites 84 The Way of Lovers 84 Love in the Saying of Prophet 85 Fana 89 Fana-al-Fana 91 Neoplatonism is Half the Journey 93 The Two Phases of Sufism as Compared to One in all Other Mysticisms 93 Separation in Union 94 Some More Characteristics of Baqa-bi-Allah 96 Veils of Light Between Man and God 97 Necessary and Contingent Being 98 On Nearness of God 99 On Immanence and Transcendence 102 What is Man 102 Master Junaid on the Goal of Sufism 103 The Royal Road of Islamic Sufism 105 Sufism and Renunciation 106 Difference between a Muslim Sufi and a Western Spiritualist 107
CHAPTER 5
THAT MYTH OF FOREIGN ORIGIN OF SUFISM
Muslim Reaction 112 Reasons for Misunderstanding on the Part of Orientalists 114 Did the River Suddenly Start Flowing in the Opposite Direction? 118 Can You Borrow From a Borrower 118 Absence of the Word Sufi in the Prophet's Time 120 Similarity of Terms 122 Sufism and Pantheism 126 Concealment of Spiritual Attainments 139 The Prophet's Mission Was to Wage a War for Human Rights and Justice in the World 141 Sufism and Orthodoxy 144 Influence of Sufism on Christians in Modern Times 156 Richard Burton (from England) 157 Fair Fax (from England) 157 Wilberforce Clark (from England) 157 Shah Shahidullah Faridi (from England) 159 and his Spiritual Psychology of Islam 162 Sufi Dr. Abdul Aziz (from Hinduism) 183 Sufi Abdus Salam (from Hinduism) 184 Sufi Habibullah Lovegrove (from England) 185 Mr. Les Hope (from England) 187 Dr. Rollo (from England) 188 Abdullah Moltke (from Germany) 189 Sheikh Abdul Qadir Assufi (from England) 190 Sheikh Murad. (from U.S.A) 191 Detailed Examination of Actual Allegations 192 Richard Hartmann 192 William Jones 195 John Malcom 196 F.R.D. Tholuck 196 D.B. MacDonald 198 Max Horten 199 Asin Palacios (from Spain) 199 Louis Massignon 204 William Stoddart 205 H.C. Happold 208 MacDonald Influenced by Sufi Gatherings 209 Spencer Trimingham 211 Margaret Smith 212 Annemarie Schimmel 213 Strong Influence of Islamic Sufism on Hindu Mysticism 223
The influence of Sufism on the Hindu Sects Lingayats (Jangamas) and Siddhars 226 Ramananda and Kabir 232 Guru Nanak 236 Sixteenth century Hindu Saints 238 Kabir's Disciples 238 Sundar Das 241 Virbha 242 Lal Das and Baba Lal 242 Dharna Das and Pran Nath 243 The Eighteenth Century Saints 244 Jagjiwan Das 244 Bulla Sahib 245 Gharib Das 245 Rama Charan 245 Ninteenth Century Hindu Saints 245 One Important Question 247 Conclusion 248
CHAPTER 6 THE SPIRITUAL ORDERS (Salasul-i-Tariqat)
Spiritual Orders, A Brief Description 249 Conclusion. 259
CHAPTER 7 SUFI SHRINES
Sufi Shrines and their Important Role 261 Urs 264 Etiquettes of Attendance 265 Some more Etiquettes 267
CHAPTER 8 260 SUFI MUSIC (QAWWALI-SAMAA)
Some examples of Sufi Poetry 270 Qawwali Poetry 271 Modes of Expression 272 King's Poetry is the King of all Poetry 273
CHAPTER 9 ISLAMIC WORSHIP
Five Pillars of Islam 276
1. Kalima Tayyibah 276
2. Salat 276 Wudhu 277 Things which Necessitate Bathing 279 The Mode of Prayer 279 Prayer is Nullified By 279 The Five Prayers 279 Jamaat. 280 Extra Prayers 281 The Funeral Prayer (Janaza) 281
3. Saum or Roza 281 The Mode of Fasting 282 Voluntary Fasts 283 The Fasts of Taiy 283 Daudi Fast 283
4. Zakat (Charity) 283
5. Haj 284 CHAPTER 10
SPIRITUAL EXERCISES
Zikr 285 Six Stages of Descent 285 Kinds of Zikr 287 1. Zikr Ism Zat 287 2. Zikr Nafi Ithbat 287 3. Shaghl-i-Sihpaya 287 4. The Breathing Exercise 288 5. Moraqaba-i-Zat 288 The Christian Way of Approach 288
CHAPTER 11 GLIMPSES INTO SUFI LIFE
Hasan of Basra and His Slave 293 How Malik Bin Dinar Came to be so Named 293 Habib The Persian 295 Miracles of Habib 298 Rabia Al Adawiya 298 Prayers (Dua) of Rabia 300 Fuzail and Emperor Harun Al Rashid 303 Ibrahim Bin Adham 305 Abu Yazid Bestami 307 Yusof Bin Hussain Razi 309 Abu Abdullah Ibn Al-Mobarak 310 The Conversion of Abd Allah-al-Mobarak 310 Abd Allah-al-Mobarak and His Slave 313 Sofyan Al-Thauri and the Caliphs 314 Dawud Al-Ta'i 318 Al-Mohasibi 318 The Austerity of Hareth-e-Mohasibi 318 Sari Al-Saqti 320 Anecdotes of Sari 320 Ahmad-e-Khazruya and His Wife 321 Ahmad-e-Khazruya Wrestles With His Soul 321 Anecdotes of Ahmad-e-Khazruya 232 Yahya-e-Mo'adh Razi and His Debt 324 Yahya-e-Mo'adh Razi and His Brother 325 Abo-al-Qasim Al-Jonaid 328 Junaid Put to Proof 328 Junaid Preaches 328 Anecdotes of Jonaid 329 The Doctrine of Abu Said Kharraz 355 Abul Hassan Nuri 356 Dhul-nun Misri and the pious disciple 357 Ibn Arabi 362 Iranian Sufis
GLOSSARY 367 BIBLIOGRAPH 381 INDEX 383 THE AUTHOR |
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