The Book of Sufi Healing,
*[A4] Paperback - 208 pages, Revised Edition,
by Shaykh Hakim Moinuddin Chishti,
Published by Inner Traditions, USA.
Back in Stock February 2024
Description :
New & Revised Edition
For the Sufis, the healing of the sick is considered to be the most important of all services to humanity. For the first time in the West, the author presents the secret principles and practices of this divine science, based on the 800-year tradition of the Chishtiyya Order.
Among the many topics covered are dietary recommendations of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, May Allah Bless him and grant him peace, the preparation of herbal formula's, healing with essential oils, illnesses arising at various stages of the soul's evolution, fasting and prayer, talismans, and the "infallible remedy."
Book Contents :
---Foreword,
---Shajarah, or line of Succession, of Shaykh Moinuddin,
---Notes on the Transliteration and Pronunciation of Arabic Words
---Preface
---Prologue.
---[1]. What is Health?
---[2]. The Hierarchy of Creation,
---[3]. The Stations of the Soul,
---[4]. Food and Health
---[5]. Akhlat : The Four Essences of the Body,
---[6]. Foods of the Prophet, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam,
---[7]. Herbal Formulas for Common Ailments,
---[8]. Fasting: The Best Medicine,
---[9]. Salaat: The Postures of the Prophets,
---[10]. The Soul of the Rose,
---[11]. The Universe of the Breath,
---[12]. Tawidh: The Merciful Prescriptions,
---[13]. Dhikr: Divine Remembrance,
---[14]. The Origin of Miracles,
---[15]. The Keys of the Treasures of the Heavens and the Earth,
---[16]. The Infallible Remedy.
---Appendixes;
------ [I]. The Islamic Calendar
------[II]. Some Useful Short Surahs of the Holy Qur'an
------[III]. The Divine Attributes
------[IV]. Glossary
------[V]. Bibliography
---Index.
- Review quote:
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- " . . an easy read that demystifies the Sufi practice of divine healing."
- Hakim Chishti is a naturopathic physician and one of the only recognized Tibb practitioners in the U.S. As a Fulbright Research Scholar, he studied Tibb medicine in Afghanistan, and has participated in international health symposia in Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan. Working from original material, he has translated the handbooks of Avicenna and the standard text on Tibb medicine, Mizan-ul-Tibb.
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*Dimensions : 25.5 x 17.8cm.