Monthly Archives: June 2013

Letter 58 of volume I from the Maktūbāt of Imām Rabbānī

On the description that the Path we are up to traverse is in all seven steps, that opposed to the mashā’ikh (shaikhs) of other orders, the Naqshbandi mashā’ikh have begun the journey from the command-world [Ālam-i Amr], that the Path … Continue reading

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Maktūbāt (letters) of Hazrat Khwājā Ubaydullāh Ahrār (quddis sirruhū)

The Sufi letters (Maktūbāt) of Hazrat Khwājā Ubaydullāh Ahrār quddis sirruhū (1404-1490 CE) have been recently published and translated by Jo-Ann Gross, professor of history at the College of New Jersey. This is the first ever publication of these letters … Continue reading

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