Fifteen Letters (Khamsata ‘Ashara Maktuban)
Fifteen Letters ((Khamsata ʿAshara Maktūban))
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Letters from a great master:
- Fifteen letters by Shaikh ‘Abd Al-Qadir Al-Jilani
- Mystical interpretation of Qur’anic verses
- Beautifully articulated experiential spiritual advice
This Book
This book consists of fifteen letters by Shaikh ‘Abd Al-Qadir Al-Jilani. Articulated in a sublime mystical language, the letters describe spiritual experiences that are attained through striving against one’s base desires and committed devotion to Allah. They are written in a peculiar style whereby each sentence or group of sentences is followed by a related Qur’anic text, which is often a part of a verse.
The text is effectively a Sufi experiential interpretation of the quoted Qur’anic verses. This peculiar style of consistent pairing of mystical words of the Shaikh with a Qur’anic verse has produced an immensely beautiful text with a highly poetic tone.
This translation of the book is based on three manuscripts. The first is in King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, the second is in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, UK, and the third is kept in the Special Collections Library at Michigan University, USA.
Book Details
Author: ‘Abd Al-Qadir Al-Jilani
Editor of Arabic edition: Louay Fatoohi
Translators: Louay Fatoohi
Pages: 110
Size:203mm x 127mm
Publication Date: September/2014
Publisher: Luna Plena Publishing, UK
ISBN: 978-1-906342-20-3
Table of Contents
The Manuscripts
The Edited Text
Prelude (Manuscript “S”)
Prelude (Manuscript “B”)
Prelude (Manuscript “M”)
The Second Letter
The Third Letter
The Fourth Letter
The Fifth Letter
The Sixth Letter
The Seventh Letter
The Eighth Letter
The Ninth Letter
The Tenth Letter
The Eleventh Letter
The Twelfth Letter
The Thirteenth Letter
The Fourteenth Letter
The Fifteenth Letter
Epilogue
References
Also by Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani “Purification of the Mind (Jila’ Al-Khatir)“
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