Best of
Islam

1967

Tales of the Dervishes: Teaching Stories of the Sufi Masters Over the Past Thousand Years


Idries Shah - 1967
    For centuries dervish masters have instructed their disciples by means of these teaching stories, which are said to increase perception and knowledge and provide a better understanding of man and the world. In wit, construction, and piquancy, they compare with the finest tales of any culture. Idries Shah spent many years traveling through three continents to collect and compare oral versions of these remarkable stories. This anthology, presented in the dervish manner, contains stories drawn from the repertories of dervish masters over a period of more than a thousand years.

Islam In Theory And Practice


Maryam Jameelah - 1967
    This book is not a comprehensive study of Islamic doctrine... It is rather an attempt to concentrate upon selected aspects of Islam and their practical applications... (from the author's preface)