Sufism: A Wayfarer’s Guide to the Naqshbandi Way

Product Description SUFISM: A Wayfarer’s Guide to the Naqshbandi Way, unlike almost all books on Sufism in English, provides a window on the living Sufism of the Khalidi-Naqshbandi Sufis of Kurdistan. This text is quite unique, as it contextualizes the practice of Sufism both historically and within the Islamic religious milieu, clarifying many types of questions non-Sufis typically ask. Reviews An invaluably thorough manual of Khalidi-naqshbandi spiritual method, this text highlights the depths of the islamic revelation in its most authentic form. — T. J. Winter, Cambridge University A Wayfarer’s Guide is an important step forward on the understanding of the naqsh- bandi-Khalidi lineage, especially in the way that the shariah of islam is harmonized with its inner dimension, in the effectiveness of naqshbandi contemplative practices, and the resulting transformations. an unusual synthesis of the naqshbandi teaching written in a clear language and a very didactic approach, amin `ala al-din al-naqsh- bandi’s book is a worthwhile exposition of sufism written by a prominent shaykh of a famous sufi family in the Kurdish area of iraq. — Thierry Zarcone, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris It is much to be welcomed that this concise introduction to sufism, as understood by the Khalidi branch of the naqshbandi order, is now available in a clear and straightfor- ward english, in addition to the Kurdish original and arabic and Persian translations. Particularly useful are the definitions of the technical terms of sufism. recommended as an antidote to the psuedo-sufi literature now proliferating on the market. — Hamid Algar, University of California, Berkeley