Faith and practice of Islam
Subtitle: three thirteenth century Sufi texts
By: translated, introduced, and annotated by William C. Chittick.
Contributors: Chittick, William C.
Series: SUNY series in Islam
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Sufism -- Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Tabṣirat al-mubtadī. English. 1992.; Maṭāliʻ-i īmān. English. f1992; Manāhij-i Sayfī. English. 1992.
Description: As stated in the introduction, two of the three texts translated in this book focus on the contents of Islamic faith, while the third concentrates on the details of practice--that is, the works that Muslims should perform in order to observe the Shariah.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-279) and indexes.