The Sun will Rise in the West

 The Sun will Rise in the West - The Holy Trail,
[A5] Paperback - 156 pages,
by Sayyid as-Shaykh Taner al-Ansari,
by Ansari Publications, USA.



Description :



The Sun Will Rise in the West is a primer on Sufism, written especially for Western readers who are looking for a comprehensive explanation of the principles and practice of this ancient spiritual path. This book also serves those who may be familiar with Sufism and wish to further their quest for a practical application of the tenets of this time-honoured spiritual system in a modern world.


In this inspiring book written specifically for the Western reader, Shaykh Taner Ansari synthesizes his wisdom of the Sufi path for knowing and loving God. This study of Sufism serves as a guide for finding your purpose and acting according to it. To the Sufi, actions, thoughts, feelings, spoken words, all transmit vibrational patterns which produce reactions in the universe.


The goal is to understand which reactions please the Creator as opposed to which please only one's ego. The Sufi route to this goal is via the heart, for love is the medium of Unity necessary for a connection between a person and the Divine.


The book discusses the practices that open a student's inner organs of perception to an expanded world of radiance which is normally unseen.  The Shaykh serves as the guide and protector on this journey and the book clearly describes the responsibilities of both the Shaykh and the Sufi student.




Shaykh Taner Ansari al-Qadiri al-Rifa'i was born in Turkey to a devout Muslim family of Sayyids. After graduating from Gazi University in Turkey he went onto study further in the United States and Canada. He was initiated into the 'Qadiri Rifa'i' tariqa in Istanbul under Sayyid Shaykh Muhiyuddin Ansari, from whom he received ijazah to teach tasawwuf (Sufism). His spiritual lineage also includes the Naqshbandi, Mevlevi and Bektashi orders where his shaykh sent him to study. Shaykh Taner with his shaykhs permission went onto establish the Qadri Rifa'i Ansari Sufi Order worldwide.


Shaykh Taner teaches and gives regular classes and talks Internationally. He also holds regular lectures about Sufism and leads congregational zikr (dhikr) in Remembering God. He is also the author of Grand Masters of Sufism: Abdul Qadir Geylani's 'Secrets of Secrets' and Shaykh Ahmed ar Rifa'i's 'Guidance to Mysticism' and 'The Sun will Rise in the West: The Holy Trail' and 'What about My Wood: 101 Sufi Stories.'

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