Solomon's ring = Tadhkira Ghauthya : the life and teachings of a Sufi master / Gul Hasan ; selected, translated, and introduced by Hasan Askari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Qādirī, Sayyid Shāh Gul Ḥasan Qalandarī.

Contributor:

Askari, Hasan.

Arts Council of England.

Series:

Sacred literature series

The sacred literature series

Standardized Title:

Taz̲kirah-yi G̲h̲aus̲iyyah. Selections. English

Language:

English

Urdu

Subjects (All):

Qalandar Pānīpatī, G̲h̲aus̲ ʻAlī Shāh, 1804-1880.

Qalandar Pānīpatī, G̲h̲aus̲ ʻAlī Shāh.

Sufism--India.

Sufism.

India.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 218 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Tadhkira Ghauthya

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, [1998]

Summary:

Stories from the rich folk tradition of India told by the 19th-century Sufi master, Ghuath Ali Shah, and recorded by his disciple, Gul Hasan, are available here for the first time in English translation. In the vision of this great master, the Islamic and Hindu faiths are celebrated as paths to the one goal, and the imagination is identified as the principle and power by which we are given the free will to make our own destiny. For students of religion, Solomon's Ring provides an introduction to Sufism through one of its most important texts; for students of Asian history, it opens a window into the tumultuous religious world of 19th-century India. And for anyone seeking to understand what is universal and what is particular in a religious tradition, the teachings of Ghuath Ali Shah shed new light.

Notes:

"Funded by the Arts Council of England."

ISBN:

0761989838

0761989846

OCLC:

38431282