false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172167847m/144931.jpg 144931 6 <div>Martin Lings provides an excellent and authoritative introduction to the mystical movement of the Sufis based on his lifelong interest in Islamic culture. His explanation derives from a profound understanding of Sufism, and extends to many aspects which are usually neglected. His illuminating answer to 'What is Sufism?' gives a taste of the very subject matter itself. What do Sufis believe? What do they aim at? What do they do? Unlike other writers on the subject, Martin Lings treats all the three questions with equal justice. He is thus able to give a wealth of answers to the main question 'What is Sufism?', each answer being from a different angle but all going to the root of the matter. A reviewer wrote 'Should the book appear in paperback, I would use it for undergraduate and graduate courses on Islamic civilization', and in fact <i>What is Sufism?</i> has become a set book in colleges and universities on both sides of the Atlantic. It is now accepted as the authoritative statement on the subject of Sufism and it has been translated into French, German, Italian and Spanish. It has also been published in Sarajevo in Bosnian, and is available in Braille.<br></div> 840442 1975 What is Sufism? (Islamic Texts Society) total:19|5:2|4:8|3:8|2:1| 19 68 36 5 5 0 false false Thu May 22 19:10:13 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 22:12:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Fri Jan 02 09:57:58 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 10:02:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 14 07:40:30 -0700 2007 Mon May 14 07:42:11 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 20:22:17 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 15:36:49 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 20:22:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 17 09:45:29 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 09:45:57 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 22:19:46 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 22:19:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 05:23:01 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 05:23:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 18:40:08 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 18:40:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 10:59:39 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 10:59:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 11:03:45 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 11:03:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 27 16:57:49 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 16:57:49 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat May 16 11:11:54 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 11:11:54 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Apr 23 15:33:22 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 15:33:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 08 18:20:11 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 18:20:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 08 18:14:01 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 18:14:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 05:15:56 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 05:16:01 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 02 11:21:44 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 11:21:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 23 15:26:16 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 15:26:16 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 24 01:48:28 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 01:48:29 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Nov 16 19:16:50 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 19:16:50 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=144931