Book of certainty : the Sufi doctrine of faith, vision and gnosis / Abū Bakr Sirāj ad-Dīn (Martin Lings).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lings, Martin.

Series:

Golden palm series

Golden Palm Series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sufism.

Physical Description:

xi, 89 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Revised, expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Islamic Texts Society, [1992]

Summary:

"To express in the language of Sufism, that is, Islamic mysticism, some of the universal truths which lie at the heart of all religions" -- this is the book's avowed purpose. It came into being because the author was asked by a friend to set down in writing what he considered to be the most important things that a human being can know. He was also asked to make it very easy, and despite the depth of all that it contains, it has in fact a remarkable simplicity and clarity, due no doubt to the constant use of traditional imagery which awakens and penetrates the imagination.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0946621373

OCLC:

37877355