The Awarif-ul-Ma'arif,
*[A5] Hardback - 311 pages,
by Shaykh Shahib al-Din Suhrawardi


Translated into English by :  H.Wilberforce Clarke.
Published by: Taj Company, India,
Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.2 x 2.6 cm.




Description :


This books explains Shaikh al-Suhrawardî's, may Allah be pleased with him, sufi theology and its importance to the training of sufi disciples.


Awarif-ul-Ma'arif is is one of the oldest and most authentic books on tasawwuf (sufism). It is a manual for daily study and practice written by the the renowned thirteenth-century Sufi thinker, Shaykh 'Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi, may Allah be pleased with him.  The treatise recognizes the primary importance of the Qur'an and the Hadith, and functions as a medium of interpretation for the primary texts.




Synopsis : 

This classic book explains Shaykh Shahb al-Din al-Suhrawardî's, may Allah be pleased with him, sufi theology and its importance to the training of sufi disciples. His careful analysis of mystical ideas of self-annihilation, sufi exercises (dhikr), proper moral conduct (adab), and other areas that stressed the complete obedience to Islamic law and to the customs of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, May Allah shower His Mercy upon him, will reflect a sufi master's intention to ensure his sufi path reflected the truest and purest form of faith.