Best of
Islam

1970

The Book of Certainty: The Sufi Doctrine of Faith, Vision and Gnosis


Martin Lings - 1970
    It came into being because the author was asked by a friend to set down in writing what he considered to be the most important things that a human being can know. He was also asked to make it very easy, and despite the depth of all that it contains, it has in fact a remarkable simplicity and clarity, due no doubt to the constant use of traditional imagery which awakens and penetrates the imagination.

The Mysticism of Hamzah Fansuri


Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas - 1970
    

Edessa 'The Blessed City'


J.B. Segal - 1970
    The story of its community, administered by Rome, Byzantium, Arabs, Crusades, and Turks, reflects the vicissitudes of Mesopotamian history.