Sufism for non-sufis?
Subtitle: Ibn ʻAṭāʼ Allāh al-Sakandarî's Tâj al-'arûs
By: [translated by] Sherman A. Jackson
Contributors: Jackson, Sherman A.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9780199873678
Subjects: Sufism; Early works to 1800; Religious life; Islam
Other titles: Ibn ʻAṭāʼ Allāh al-Sakandarî's Tâj al-'arûs; Bride-groom's crown : containing instructions on refining the self.
Work titles: Tāj al-ʻarūs al-ḥāwī li-tahdhīb al-nufūs
Description: Sherman Jackson offers a translation and analysis of Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Sakandari's 'Taj al-'Arus', a work on spiritual education steeped in the classical Sufi tradition. Written in classical aphoristic style, the text is a treasure trove of spiritual wisdom and self-refinement.
Notes: "Tāj al-ʻarūs al-ḥāwī li-tahdhīb al-nufūs, a full translation ... here under the title The bride-groom's crown containing instructions on refining the self"--P. 3.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from Arabic.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The bride-groom's crown : containing instructions on refining the self / Ibn ʻAṭāʼ Allāh al-Sakandarî.