Description
The Essence of Sufism
Book Specifications
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Title | The Essence of Sufism |
| Format | [A5] Paperback |
| Type | Book |
| Publication Date | 2015 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Publisher | Heritage Press |
| Author | Shaykh Abu Bakr |
| Translator | Amjad Mahmood |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780957693791 |
| Length (mm) | 188 |
| Width (mm) | 125 |
| Depth (mm) | 9 |
| Weight (g) | 109 |
| Numbered Pages | 70 |
| Total Pages | 96 |
| Added to our catalogue on | 26th November 2022 |
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Book Description
Sufism, or tasawwuf, has been the classical name given to the Islamic discipline of purifying the heart of its spiritual maladies. The Qur’an has warned: A Day [of Judgement] in which neither wealth nor children shall be of any benefit [to anyone], except one who comes to Allah with a sound heart
(26:88-9). The masters of Sufism speak of there being two thousand definitions of Sufism; however, the most inclusive of them was provided by their supreme authority, al-Junayd:
‘Sufism is to adopt every lofty character trait and renounce every base character trait.
This short treatise was penned by Shaykh Abu Bakr al-Mulla
(d. 1270 AH), a traditional scholar from a learned family from al-Ahsa, in modern-day Saudi Arabia, wherein he elaborates on the foundations of this discipline. These principles are contextualised through Qur’anic verses, hadiths and axial aphorisms from leading Sufi masters of the past. Although brief, the manual is full of profound and moving wisdom that every Muslim should be characterised by.
Contents
Transliteration Table
Translator’s Introduction
Author’s Biography: Shaykh Abú Bakr al-Mulla
Editor’s Biography: Shaykh Yahyä ibn Muhammad al-Mulla
Shaykh Abd-Allah ibn Abi Bakr al-Mulla’s Introduction
THE PRIMARY TEXT (AL-MATN)
The Essence of Sufism (Math)
THE PRIMARY TEXT WITH COMMENTARY (AL-MATN WA AL-SHARH)
The Essence of Sufism (Sharh)
- Sufism (Tasawwuf)
- Vigilance of Allah Most High (murāqabah)
- How to attain the rank of vigilance The sign of following one’s whim
- The best state for the slave
Forsaking prohibitions takes precedence over supererogatory acts of devotion
Self-abasement
- Statements from the Sufi masters on self-abasement
Humility before Allah Most High
- Statements from the Suf masters on humility
- The most astonishing account of humility
Satisfaction with the lower self is the root of all evil
- Statements of self-criticism from pre-eminent Suff masters
Four methods for diagnosing the diseases of the self
Submission and contentment with the divine decree
- Important note
Leaving what does not concern one
The three principles
- Contentment with divine destiny (al-gada’ wa al-qadr)
- You are a fettered slave
- The temporality of this world and the eternality of the Afterlife
Be in this world as if you are a stranger or a wayfarer
Building and decorating one’s home in the Afterlife
Concluding remarks
