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Shaikh Sharfuddin Maneri (14th century) is also known as Makhdum-ul-Mulk, or Master of the Kingdom. Born near Patna in Behar, India, he was initiated by Najibuddin Firdausi, and was equally proficient in secular learning and esoteric knowledge. The present book consists of the translation of extracts from the Maktubat-i-Sadi (“The Hundred Letters,” or rather essays on definite subjects), the most elaborate and comprehensive of his works.

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Table of Contents

Publisher's Note. ix
Foreword. xi
TRANSLATION. 1
On Monotheism. 3
Turning to God, or Conversion. 6
On Seeking the Teacher. 8
On the Qualifications of a Teacher. 10
On Discipleship. 12
On Discipleship (continued). 13
The Friend of God. 15
The Brotherhood of Friends. 16
Polytheism, and the Friendship of God. 18
Lights. 19
The Unveiling of the Supersensuous. 20
On the Same. 22
Illumination. 22
Dreams. 24
On Misconceptions. 24
The Outer and the Inner Ailments. 26
The Origin of Sufism. 27
Seeking the Path. 28
The Pillars of the Path. 30
Religion, the Path, and Truth. 30
Accessory to Prayers. 31
Purification. 32
The Motive. 33
Prayer. 34
Invoking the Divine Help. 36
The Divine Allegiance. 36
The Sacred Formula. 36
The Naked Faith. 37
The Inner Polytheism. 38
The Divine Knowledge. 39
Love and Devotion. 41
Seeking God. 44
The Way to God. 45
Speech and Conduct. 46
Magnanimity. 48
Knowledge. 49
The Steps of a Disciple. 50
Islam. 53
The Noble Qualities. 54
Contemplation. 56
Renunciation. 57
On the Same. 59
The Clearing of the Path. 60
Self-Control. 61
Truth. 62
The Descent from Adam. 64
Confidence. 67
Pursuit and Renunciation. 68
The Company of the Saints. 69
Service. 71
The Transmutation of Evil Qualities. 73
Avarice. 74
The Evil of the World. 75
Renunciation of the World. 77
The Final Doom. 78
The Soul. 79
The Heart. 80
The Desire-Nature (Nafs). 81
Desire. 83
Discipline of the Desire-Nature. 84
Discipline of the Desire-Nature (continued). 85
Alienation from the Desire-Nature. 85
Self-Toleration. 85
Hidden Differences of Stages. 87
Heedlessness. 88
Sorrow. 89
Conduct. 90
Seclusion. 91
Death. 92
Hell. 93
Heaven. 94

Edition Notes

This book was originally published as Letters from a Sufi Teacher, Benares and London: Theosophical Publishing Society, n.d. (ca. 1908). The original system of transcription has been preserved. A few misprints have been corrected, and the style of references has been made uniform. The terms “Mohammadan” and “Mahomedan” have been replaced by “Muslim.” The term “Theosophy”, occasionally used by the translator to refer to Tasavvuf, has been replaced by “Sûfîsm.”

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Maktubat-i-Sadi
Copyright Date
2010
Translation Of
Maktubat-i-Sadi

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Translator
Baijnath Singh

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Pagination
xii, 98
Number of pages
110
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7.81 x 5.06 x inches

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OL24387946M
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9780984308248
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