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Sharafuddin Maneri: The Hundred Letters (Classics of Western Spirituality)
by Syed Hasan Askari (Editor: Paul Jackson)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Paulist Press (1979-01-01)
ISBN: 0809122294
EAN: 9780809122295
Dewy Decimal #: 297.4
Paperback: 480 pages
SKU: BA08022406
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Exactly as shown, Covers flat and shiny, Spine uncreased, Text clean with NO marks.
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Product Description
Known as "The Spiritual Teacher of the Realm," Maneri is venerated as on e of the most famous Islamic saints. This Sufi master was born in Bengal in Northeast India where he lived, taught, and founded the Firdausiya order of Bihar. These letters were written to the Governor of Chausa in Western Bihar as a basic presentation of his teachings for spiritual advancement. Dr. Bruce Lawrence in his foreword says of the letters that "they are unrivaled…and cannot be surpassed…as an invitation to experience the Sufi Way as a Sufi master experienced and described it, to join him in the endless struggle which has been ordained for man alone in the whole created order, to seek perfection while clinging to the pain of love." Syed Hasan Askari in speaking of Maneri says, "He still enjoys immense popularity in religious and official circles, among Hindus as well as Muslims, a tribute which has been denied to other Sufi masters…"
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Classics of Eastern spirituality
Rating  (5)
Date: 2000-08-18
6 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is worth reading excellant script on Classics of Eastern spirituality. This book original in Persian written by the great Indian Sufi of Bihar who spread Islam all over Eastern India. This work was translated for the first time in Urdu, The native Indan language by Seyed mohammad Ilyas Firdousi in 1960, and in English by Mr. Paulm Jackson. Congratulations and many tributes to Mr. Jackson.
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