Fifteen Letters (Khamsata 'Ashara Maktuban)

Description

Fifteen letters by Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani to one of his disciples. Originally written in Persian, they were translated into Arabic by 'Ali Husamu'd-din al-Muttaqi (the Devout), who said of them, "... these letters comprise nuggets of wisdom and spiritual counsel, couched in various forms of allegory, metaphor, paraphrase and quotation, including approximately two hundred and seventy-five Qur'anic verses. They also contain allusions to the experiences [adhwaq] and spiritual states [halat] of the Sufis (may Allah's good pleasure be conferred upon them all). Translated into English by Muhtar Holland cover Fifteen Letters_ Khamsata 'Asha - Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani Fifteen Letters Contents Publisher's Preface Acknowledgments Translator's Introduction Fifteen Letters Prologue The First Letter The Second Letter The Third Letter The Fourth Letter The Fifth Letter The Sixth Letter The Seventh Letter The Eighth Letter The Ninth Letter The Tenth Letter The Eleventh Letter The Twelth Letter The Thirteenth Letter The Fourteenth Letter The Fifteenth Letter Notes Concerning the Author Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani About the Translator