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Sufism for non-Sufis? : Ibn Ata' Allah al-Sakandari's Taj al-'arus / [translated by] Sherman A. Jackson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ibn Ata Allah, Ahmad ibn Muhammad, d. 1309.
- Standardized Title:
- Tāj al-ʻarūs al-ḥāwī li-tahdhīb al-nufūs. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sufism--Early works to 1800.
- Sufism.
- Religious life--Islam--Early works to 1800.
- Religious life.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (166 p.)
- Other Title:
- Ibn Ata' Allah al-Sakandari's Taj al-'arus
- Bride-groom's crown containing instructions on refining the self
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Sherman Jackson offers a translation and analysis of Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Sakandari's 'Taj al-'Arus', a work on spiritual education steeped in the classical Sufi tradition. Written in classical aphoristic style, the text is a treasure trove of spiritual wisdom and self-refinement.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Bride-Groom's Crown: Containing Instructions on Refining the Self; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 12, 2012).
- Includes index.
- Contains:
- Bride-groom's crown : containing instructions on refining the self.
- ISBN:
- 9786613594983
- 0-19-987368-2
- 1-280-49975-3
- OCLC:
- 794003792
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