The Key to Salvation

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The Key to Salvation

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A Sufi Manual of Invocation

Author: IBN ATA ALLAH AL-ISKANDARI

Translated by: MARY ANN KOURY-DANNER

ISBN (PAPERBACK): 978 0 946621 27 9
PRICE: £19.99

PAGES: 270
SIZE: 234 x 156mm
PUBLISHED: 1996
OTHER: Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

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This is the first English translation of Miftah al-falah, a thirteenth century Sufi text, written by Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah, one of the great masters of the Shadhili Sufi order. It is considered to be one of his most important works because it sets out the principles of actual Sufi mystical practices, shedding light on the sacred invocations, and associated practices, such as the spiritual retreat.

Written in a clear, lucid style, it offers a glimpse into the Sufi world of the 7th Islamic century and allows us to see almost at first hand how the novice was guided by the Sufi Shaykh and, above all, the purpose and preparation involved in engaging in the invocation, dhikhru’llah. Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah sets out to define it, to explain its nature and power, to show its results and to prove that it is part of the Prophet’s Sunna, or practice. The author goes to great lengths to point out many Qur’anic verses where dhikru’llah is mentioned and cites many noted authorities.

Mary Ann Koury-Danner, currently Area Specialist for Middle Eastern Studies at Indiana University Library, has already won two awards for this translation.

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