The Book of Nizamuddin Aulia

 The Book of Nizamuddin Aulia : New,
*[A6] Paperback - 200 pages,
by Mehru Jaffer,
Published by Penguin Books.




Description :


The Book of Nizamuddin Aulia, may Allah be pleased with him, reveals the life and teachings of the most beloved and revered of medieval Sufi saints. Nizamuddin Aulia was born in 1236, in great poverty. He grew up in a tumultuous world and saw three dynasties and seven sultans wreak havoc over an entire nation in the name of religion.


Staying away from the corridors of power, the mystic chose instead to dedicate his life to the Sufi vision of love and spiritual enlightenment and to serving the needs of the poor.
If Muinuddin Chishti, may Allah be pleased with him, introduced Sufism to India, Nizamuddin helped spread his message across the country as the head of the Chishti Sufi order.


Even today, his shrine in New Delhi, the Nizamuddin Dargah, draws countless devotees and visitors. In this rich, colourful book, Mehru Jaffer tells the story of Nizamuddin Aulia from man to saint, vividly bringing alive the history of the period.









Table of Contents :

---Foreword,
---Prologue,
---The Basic Tenets of Nizamuddin Aulia's Teachings.


---[1]. The Conflict,
--------The Sultan verses the Sage,
--------Of Nafs and Qalb,
--------Sama,
--------Hunuz Dilli Dur Ast,
--------The Last Tughlaq,

---[2]. The Sultan of the Soul,
--------The Scholar,
--------The New Religion,
--------The Aulia and the Ulema,
--------The Majority,
--------The Miserable of All Beings,
--------What is Love?

---[3]. Bibi Zulaikha,
--------From Bukhara to Badayun,
--------A Vision and a Sacrifice,
--------The Making of a Saint,
--------Lessons in Humility,
--------The Tale of the Turban,
--------The Path to Tawakkul.

---[4]. The Beloved,
--------The Intuitive Bond,
--------The Chishtis and the Suhrawardi,
--------Baba Farid's Story,
--------The Mentor and His Successor,
--------Life in Ajodhan,
--------The Initiation.

---[5]. Leading the Chishti Sufi Order,
--------The Ghiyaspur Retreat,
--------The Chishti Way,

---[6]. The Man Who Made Nizamuddin Smile,
--------The Birth of Qawwali,
--------The Poet and his Muse,
--------The Successor and the Lover,
--------Between the King and the Sage,
--------The Epitaph.

---[7]. Chirag Dilli and the Way Forward,
--------Muhammad bin Tughlaq's Rule,
--------Chirag Dilli.

---[8]. Nizamuddin's Legacy,

  
--- Reflections and Thoughts : Nizamuddin Aulia,

---Bibliography,
---Acknowledgements.

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*Dimensions : 17.3 x 11.5cm.