It is an English book that is an annotatred translation (from the original Persian) of a Sufi classic by a great saint who is an eminenet historical figure. The same people who buy books from serhind prokashon may be interested to buy this book.
"marvelous" Dr. Alan Abdul-Haqq Godlas Professor of Religion University of Georgia
"Sufi Irshad Alam has produced an interesting and challenging translation of a part of the Maktubat-i Imam-i Rabbani. In coming to grips with the difficulties of his version, the reader may gain access to some of the meanings of Imam-i Rabbani."
Dr. Hamid Algar Professor of Islamic Studies and Persian University of California at Berkeley
Table of Contents
VERIFICATION OFTHE TRANSLATION FOREWORD BY THE TRANSLATOR LIFE AND WORKS OF THE MUJADDID Life Birth and Family Prophecies on the Mujaddid First Stage in Education Life in Agra Return to Sirhind Initial Sufi Training Khwaja Baqibillah's Mission to India The Meeting with Khwaja Baqibillah The Birth of the Mujaddidi Tarikah The Parting from This World The Exalted Rank of the Great Mujaddid The Rank of the Guardian Some More Exalted Ranks The Promise of Forgiveness Writings 34
THE BOOK PREAMBLE: ODE TO KHWAJA BAQIBILLAH Sufi Technical Terms: the First Lesson Insertion of the End in the Beginning Monist Ontologies Reviewing the Monist Ontologies Naqshbandi Science is Sublime
PART I FAITH — CREED OF THE MAINSTREAM SUNNITE COMMUNITY Existence Reviewing Basic Concepts in Ontology Knowledge: The Chrono-epistemology Speech: Inter-relationship of Speech and Time The Act: Interrelationship of the Act and Time Incomparability Similarity Is Merely Allegorical Rejection of One-and-the-sameism Changelessness Perfection Eternalness and Beginninglessness All-Powerfulness/the philosophers Ibn Arabi/Wahdat-i Wujud
THE GREAT MUJADDID AHMAD SIRHINDI Worldly Occasions/Their Effectivities God Desires and Creates Both Good and Evil Eternal Bliss/Eternal Damnation The Vision Dispatch of the Prophets is Mercy Can Intellects Guide Us Without Revelation? Prescription of the Shariah is a Blessing Revelation is True Punishment in the Grave Allah May Judge or He May Forgive The Day of Resurrection The Reckoning, the Scale, the Bridge Paradise, Hell, Everlastingness of Punishment Angels The Ulama is "More" Correct Than the Sufis Faith/ Holding Enmity to the Enemies of God The Shiites Are Wrong in Calumniating the Companions Allah's Enmity with Faithlessness Is "Personal" The Faithless Will Not Receive Allah's Mercy in the Last World Greatest Benefit: All the Faithful Will Finally Be Forgiven Increase or Decrease of Faith Miracles The Well-Instructed Caliphs: their Relative Superiorities The Companions: their Disputes
PART II PRACTICE Ablution Prayer Comments: The Purpose of Tarikah
PART III PIETY: THE PURPOSE OF TARIKAH Naqshbandi Tarikah Clings to the Sunnah Loud Zikr Songs, Dances, Ecstasies, Raptures Singing: Advice to His Pir's Sons
