Beschreibung:
This is a translation of 'Sirr al-Asrar' by Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077-1166AD), considered by many to be one of the greatest saints of Islam and the eponymous founder of the Qadiriyya order. This book contains the very essence of Sufism, giving a Sufi explanation of prayer, fasting, almsgiving and pilgrimage.
1. The Places of the Souls within the Body; 2. On Knowledge; 3. On Repentance; 4. On Remembrance; 5. On the Vision of God; 6. The Veils of Light and Darkness; 7. On the Purification of the Self; 8. On the Meaning of Ritual Worship and Inner Worship; 9. On Charity; 10. On Fasting Prescribed by the Religion and on Spiritual Fasting; 11. On the Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Inner Pilgrimage of the Heart; 12. On Withdrawing from the World; 13. On Dreams.