This is a concise biographical account of each of the Masters of the largest modern Sufi Order (Nimatullahi) from the Prophet Mohamed to contemporary times.

Masters of the Path: A History of the Masters of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order

Biographies & Memoirs

Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh

Leaders & Notable People

Khaniqahi Nimatullahi Publications [KNP]

This book contains essays on the three principal concepts: "the science of Sufism" with definitions and explanations. The Sufi concept of knowledge: the difference between knowledge imparted through revelations and that accessible to reason. The hierarchical levels of Divine Unity.

Sufism I: Meaning, Knowledge and Unity

Religion & Spirituality

Islam

This is a collection, in two volumes, of sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Hadiths) having to do with the humane aspects of Islamic tradition. It contains commentaries by the great classic Persian poets and spiritual masters in the Sufi tradition.

Traditions of the Prophet, Volume 1

The book examines ten spiritual 'stations'’ and '‘states'’ that are usually discussed in pairs. The spiritual traveler experiences these inward transformation as opposites, which propel and balance his/her movement on the path towards God.

Sufism II: Fear and Hope, Contraction and Expansion, Gathering and Dispersion, Intoxication and Sobriety, Annihilation and Subsistence

This is a collection, in two volumes, of sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Hadiths) having to do with the humane aspects of Islamic tradition. It contains commentaries by the great classic Persian poets and spiritual masters in the Sufi tradition.

Traditions of the Prophet, Volume 2

The Nurbakhsh Encyclopedia of Sufi Symbolism. It consists of 16 volumes. The first multi-volume compilation of spiritual terms in any Western language. Category: Sufism/Islam/Religion/Mysticism/Wisdom literature/Encyclopedias. This volume examines the meanings of the metaphors that symbolize the limbs and traits of the BelovedÃ‚Â’s body, along with the vocabulary connected with festive and convivial gatherings. It includes terms such as wine, tavern, goblet, and so forth.

Sufi Symbolism: The Nurbakhsh Encyclopedia of Sufi Terminology, Vol. I: Parts of the Beloved's Body; and Wine, Music, Audition and Convivial Gatherings

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

This is a book about mystics who approaching inner certainty in God enjoy '‘tranquility'’ and '‘serenity'’ through '‘submission'’ to God'’s will. Gradually, the trails of travelling through 'fluctuations' or constant changes of state temper the wayfarer'’s heart until it reaches '‘stability'’ in perfection

Sufism III: Submission, Contentment, Absence, Presence, Intimacy, Awe, Tranquillity, Serenity, Fluctuation, Stability

In this book, Dr. Nurbakhsh, drawing from the writings of the great Sufi masters, presents both their favorable and unfavorable interpretations of Satan, who from the Sufi point of view does not exist as a power before God but as a symbol for the ego and its passions.

The Great Satan (Eblis)

It explains the terms used by the Sufis to describe love, the lover and the Beloved, as well as the terms used to describe the gestures, states and expressions of figurative love.

Sufi Symbolism: The Nurbakhsh Encyclopedia of Sufi Terminology, Vol. II: Love, Lover, Beloved, Allusions and Metaphors

This is the fourth volume of five volumes. The sufi concepts of repentance, abstinence, renunciation, wariness, humility, humbleness, sincerity, constancy and courtesy are described in detail.

Sufism IV: Repentance, Abstinence, Renunciation, Wariness, Humility, Humbleness, Sincerity, Constancy, Courtesy

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