- Home
- New & Notable
- Ramzan Recommendations
- Mazhab Aur Rohaniyat
- Beyond Faith and Infidelity: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari
Beyond Faith and Infidelity: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari
By: Leonard Lewisohn
-
Rs 833.00
- Rs 980.00
- 15%
You save Rs 147.00.
Due to constant currency fluctuation, prices are subject to change with or without notice.
This study of the life and poetry of the Persian Sufi Mahmūd Shabistarī (d. 1339-40), whose 1000-couplet poem The Garden of Mystery has been described as the handiest introduction to the thought of post-Ibn ‘Arabi Sufism, deals with Shabistarī’s literary legacy both in his own era the last half century of the Mongol period coinciding with the greatest epoch in the history of Persian literature. The scholastic context of Shabistarī’s thoughts, his relationship to peripatetic philosophy, and his place in classical Persian Literature are discussed in depth and places his poetry for the first time in the context of local socio-political conditions. Composed in a highly symbolic language, and drawing upon the lexicon of several centuries of Persian symbolic poetry, the Garden of Mystery sets forth the dicta of the Sufis on a variety of themes such as ‘Thought’ (fikr), ‘the Soul’ (nafs), Knowledge (ma‘rifat), the Multiplicity and Unity of the Realms of Being, the Hierarchical Levels of Being, the Spiritual Voyage (sayr) and Methodical Progression on the Sufi Path (sulūk), nearness (qurb) and distance from God (bu‘d), and the evolution of the soul.
All the poetic work of Shabistarī shows a peerless flair for metaphysical penetration combined with an aphoristic skill in synthesizing intricate dilemmas of Islamic theological and theosophical thought, unrivalled by any other mediaeval Persian Sufi poet in brevity of output and profundity of content.
This study of the life and poetry of the Persian Sufi Mahmūd Shabistarī (d. 1339-40), whose 1000-couplet poem The Garden of Mystery has been described as the handiest introduction to the thought of post-Ibn ‘Arabi Sufism, deals with Shabistarī’s literary legacy both in his own era the last half century of the Mongol period coinciding with the greatest epoch in the history of Persian literature. The scholastic context of Shabistarī’s thoughts, his relationship to peripatetic philosophy, and his place in classical Persian Literature are discussed in depth and places his poetry for the first time in the context of local socio-political conditions. Composed in a highly symbolic language, and drawing upon the lexicon of several centuries of Persian symbolic poetry, the Garden of Mystery sets forth the dicta of the Sufis on a variety of themes such as ‘Thought’ (fikr), ‘the Soul’ (nafs), Knowledge (ma‘rifat), the Multiplicity and Unity of the Realms of Being, the Hierarchical Levels of Being, the Spiritual Voyage (sayr) and Methodical Progression on the Sufi Path (sulūk), nearness (qurb) and distance from God (bu‘d), and the evolution of the soul.
All the poetic work of Shabistarī shows a peerless flair for metaphysical penetration combined with an aphoristic skill in synthesizing intricate dilemmas of Islamic theological and theosophical thought, unrivalled by any other mediaeval Persian Sufi poet in brevity of output and profundity of content.
THE HERITAGE OF SUFISM - Volume 1, 2 & 3
By: Leonard Lewisohn
Rs 3,400.00 Rs 4,000.00 Ex Tax :Rs 3,400.00
Beyond Faith and Infidelity: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari
By: Leonard Lewisohn
Rs 833.00 Rs 980.00 Ex Tax :Rs 833.00
Zubin Mehta: A Musical Journey (An Authorized Biography)
By: VOID - Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy
Rs 892.50 Rs 1,050.00 Ex Tax :Rs 892.50
Shah WaliAllah and His Times A Studay of Eighteenth Century Islam Politics and Society in India -
By: Saiyid Athar Abbas Rizvi
Rs 1,020.00 Rs 1,200.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,020.00
The Origins of Political Order From Prehuman Times to the French RevolutioN
By: Francis Fukuyama
Rs 4,045.50 Rs 4,495.00 Ex Tax :Rs 4,045.50
Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys
By: Kay Hymowitz
Rs 845.75 Rs 995.00 Ex Tax :Rs 845.75
The Obama Syndrome: Surrender At Home War Abroad
By: Tariq Ali
Rs 1,100.75 Rs 1,295.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,100.75
The Quest For Meaning: Developing A Philosophy Of Pluralism
By: Tariq Ramadan
Rs 1,185.75 Rs 1,395.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,185.75
The Pakistan US Conundrum Jihadists The Military And The People The Struggle For Control
By: Yunas Samad
Rs 1,185.75 Rs 1,395.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,185.75
An Enemy We Created: The Myth Of The Taliban Al Qaeda Merger In Afghanistan 19702010
By: Alex Strick van Linschoten
Rs 4,197.50 Rs 8,395.00 Ex Tax :Rs 4,197.50
WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assanges War on Secrecy
By: David Leigh & Luke Harding
Rs 637.50 Rs 850.00 Ex Tax :Rs 637.50
Shah WaliAllah and His Times A Studay of Eighteenth Century Islam Politics and Society in India -
By: Saiyid Athar Abbas Rizvi
Rs 1,020.00 Rs 1,200.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,020.00
Nomad: From Islam To America: A Personal Journey Through The Clash Of Civilizations
By: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Rs 1,185.75 Rs 1,395.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,185.75
The Book of Tea Macmillan Collectors Library
By: Okakura Kakuzō
Rs 2,236.00 Rs 2,795.00 Ex Tax :Rs 2,236.00
Elevate Mindful 300pc Jigsaw Psychedelic Florals
By: 66 Books
Rs 1,865.75 Rs 2,195.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,865.75
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Revised and Updated
By: Stephen Covey
Rs 3,595.50 Rs 3,995.00 Ex Tax :Rs 3,595.50
Voice Of The Gods: Age Of The Five Book Three
By: Trudi Canavan
Rs 2,515.50 Rs 2,795.00 Ex Tax :Rs 2,515.50
You’re That B*tch: & Other Cute Stories About Being Unapologetically Yourself
By: Bretman Rock
Rs 2,800.75 Rs 3,295.00 Ex Tax :Rs 2,800.75
The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One
By: Amanda Lovelace
Rs 3,055.50 Rs 3,395.00 Ex Tax :Rs 3,055.50
A Promethean Vision: The Formation Of Karl Marx's Worldview
By: Eric Rahim
Rs 845.75 Rs 995.00 Ex Tax :Rs 845.75
What You Think of Me Is None of My Business
By: Terry Cole-Whittaker
Rs 2,970.75 Rs 3,495.00 Ex Tax :Rs 2,970.75
Puss in Boots My First Pull-the-Tab Fairy Tale My First Pull the Tab Fairy Tales
By: Auzou
Rs 2,375.75 Rs 2,795.00 Ex Tax :Rs 2,375.75
What Is Islam? - The Importance of Being Islamic
By: Shahab Ahmed
Rs 8,095.50 Rs 8,995.00 Ex Tax :Rs 8,095.50
Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science Of Human Goodness
By: Jamil Zaki
Rs 3,833.10 Rs 4,259.00 Ex Tax :Rs 3,833.10
An Entertaining Life - Designing Town and Country
By: Paolo Moschino
Rs 16,995.75 Rs 19,995.00 Ex Tax :Rs 16,995.75
Approaching the Qur'an - The Early Revelations (third edition)
By: Michael Sells
Rs 10,795.50 Rs 11,995.00 Ex Tax :Rs 10,795.50
Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacila Pathology - (HB)
By: William R. Proffit
Rs 6,226.25 Rs 7,325.00 Ex Tax :Rs 6,226.25
The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair
By: Joel Dicker
Rs 2,335.50 Rs 2,595.00 Ex Tax :Rs 2,335.50
The Sisters of Auschwitz: The true story of two Jewish sisters’ resistance in the heart of Nazi territory
By: Roxane van Iperen
Rs 1,270.75 Rs 1,495.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,270.75
PARAMOUNT LITTLE HAND’S BOARD BOOK ALPHABET ABC
By: SHAMA ZAIN
Rs 224.10 Rs 249.00 Ex Tax :Rs 224.10
Zubin Mehta: A Musical Journey (An Authorized Biography)
By: VOID - Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy
Rs 892.50 Rs 1,050.00 Ex Tax :Rs 892.50
THE HERITAGE OF SUFISM - Volume 1, 2 & 3
By: Leonard Lewisohn
Rs 3,400.00 Rs 4,000.00 Ex Tax :Rs 3,400.00
Beyond Faith and Infidelity: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari
By: Leonard Lewisohn
Rs 833.00 Rs 980.00 Ex Tax :Rs 833.00
Shah WaliAllah and His Times A Studay of Eighteenth Century Islam Politics and Society in India -
By: Saiyid Athar Abbas Rizvi
Rs 1,020.00 Rs 1,200.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,020.00