The Mystics of Islam
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Islamic mysticism and Sufi scholarship

The Mystics of Islam

R. A. Nicholson1914
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A landmark scholarly introduction to Islamic mysticism (Sufism), tracing its development from early Islamic asceticism through to the great mystical poets and philosophers. Nicholson draws on Arabic and Persian primary sources to illuminate the Sufi path (tariqa), the doctrines of fana (annihilation in God) and baqa (subsistence), the centrality of divine love, and the goal of union with the Divine. Profiles key figures including Rabia al-Adawiyya, al-Hallaj, al-Ghazali, Ibn Arabi, and Rumi. An essential academic gateway to Sufi thought and the esoteric dimension of Islam.

This edition1914
EditionFirst published 1914 by G. Bell and Sons, London
meditationdivine love and the Belovedmystical gnosis and knowledgeReligious philosophyMystical experiencemeditation and contemplationMysticismmystical theologyspiritual ascentPoetic Mysticismcontemplative practiceIslamic traditionMystical philosophyComparative theologymystical unionPhilosophical Mysticism

Contents32 chapters

  1. 01THE MYSTICS OF ISLAM
  2. 02EDITOR’S NOTE
  3. 03CONTENTS
  4. 04INTRODUCTION
  5. 05I. Christianity
  6. 06II. Neoplatonism
  7. 07III. Gnosticism
  8. 08IV. Buddhism
  9. 09CHAPTER I THE PATH
  10. 10CHAPTER II ILLUMINATION AND ECSTASY
  11. 11CHAPTER III THE GNOSIS
  12. 12The Revelation of the Sea
  13. 13CHAPTER IV DIVINE LOVE
  14. 14CHAPTER V SAINTS AND MIRACLES
  15. 15CHAPTER VI THE UNITIVE STATE
  16. 16BIBLIOGRAPHY
  17. 17A. General
  18. 18B. Translations
  19. 19INDEX
  20. 20Transcriber's Notes
  21. 21THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  22. 22"Cover"
  23. 23The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Mystics of Islam
  24. 24The Mystics of Islam, by Reynold A. Nicholson—A Project Gutenberg eBook
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