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Nicholson's Mystics of Islam was the first book in the West to offer a lucid and sympathetic picture of Islamic mysticism, and I believe that many scholars and lay people have received their first introduction to the spiritual aspects of Islam as a result of having read this modest, yet precious book, which has not lost any of its importance.

Nicholson wrote two very influential books: Literary History of The Arabs (1907) and The Mystics of Islam . a b c Gibb, H. A. R. (2004), "Nicholson, Reynold Alleyne", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Nicholson, Reynold (2000).

Nicholson wrote two very influential books: Literary History of The Arabs (1907) and The Mystics of Islam (1914). Nicholson's magnum opus was his work on Rumi's Masnavi, published in eight volumes between 1925 and 1940. Kashf al-Mahjub of al-Hajvari. E. J. W. Gibb Memorial. Works by Reynold A. Nicholson at Project Gutenberg. Works by or about Reynold A. Nicholson at Internet Archive.

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The Mystics of Islam Paperback – October 8, 2007. I propose to offer a few remarks on the origin and historical development of Sufism, its relation to Islam, and its general character. Not only are these matters interesting to the student of comparative religion; some knowledge of them is indispensable to any serious student of Sufism itself.

In The Mystics of Islam, Reynold A. Nicholson draws lines to old Christian, gnostic, neoplatonistic and even the Buddhist influences from where Sufism origins. The book is rich on examples, poems and references to Sufi masters and writers. Dowload here (84 pages): Mystics of Islam. Category: Philosophy, Sufism Tags: Dervish Mysticism Sufism. 3 Responses to The Mystics of Islam by Reynold A. Nicholson.

Reynold A. Sufism is a mystic tradition within Islam that encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to Divine love and the cultivation of the elements of the Divine within the individual human being. Practitioners of this tradition are known as "Sufis" generally, though some senior members of the tradition reserve this term for those who have attained the goals of the tradition. Although some people refer to this tradition as Sufism, others refer to it as the Sufi Way.

The Mystics of Islam book. Nicholson's Mystics of Islam was the first book in the West to offer a lucid and sympathetic picture of Islamic mysticism, and I believe that many scholars and lay people have received their first introduction to the spiritual aspects of Islam as a result of having read this modest, yet precious book, which has not lost any of its importance.

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The mystics of islam. Routledge, Kegan Paul, London. Scanned, proofed, and formatted in HTML by Chris Weimer, December 2001; graciously donated to sacred-texts. THE title of this book sufficiently explains why it is included in a Series 'exemplifying the adventures and labours of individual seekers or groups of seekers in quest of reality. Sufism, the religious philosophy of Islam, is described in the oldest extant definition as 'the apprehension of divine realities,' and Mohammedan mystics are fond of calling themselves Ahl al-Haqq, 'the followers of the Real. By. REYNOLD A. Aberdeen) LECTURER ON PERSIAN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE FORMERLY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE. Dr. Nicholson sets before us the results of twenty years' unremitting labour, and that, too, with remarkable simplicity and clarity for such a subject at the same time he lets the mystics mostly speak for themselves and mainly in his own fine versions from the original Arabic and Persian. CONTENTS Introduction. The mystics of islam.

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THE title of this book sufficiently explains why it is included in a Series 'exemplifying the adventures and labours of individual seekers or groups of seekers in quest of reality. Sufism, the religious philosophy of Islam, is described in the oldest extant definition as 'the apprehension of divine realities, ' and Mohammedan mystics are fond of calling themselves Ahl al-Haqq, 'the followers of the Real.