The four pillars of spiritual transformation : the adornment of the spirituality transformed (Ḥilyat al-abdāl) / by Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240

Table of Contents: “…The way of the Lord and the way of the soul -- The writing of the "ilyat al-abdl -- The Spiritually Transformed Saints (abdl) -- The abdl according to Ibn ¡Arab -- Ibn ¡Arab's meeting with the abdl -- The title: "ilyat al-abdl -- The structure of the "ilyat al-abdl -- The four pillars of knowledge -- Translation of the "ilyat al-abdl -- Silence -- Seclusion -- Hunger -- Vigilance.…”
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A prayer for spiritual elevation and protection : al-Dawr al-a'lā (·Hizb al-wiqāya) / by Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Michel Chodkiewicz; Introduction; 1 The Dawr Today Contemporary contexts; Damascus; Istanbul; The United Kingdom; 2 A Prayer across Time Historical dimensions; Transmitters of the prayer; Chains and authorisations; Windows onto Islamic culture and thought; 3 The Prayer for Spiritual Elevation and Protection Properties; The text and its contents; Translation and Arabic text; Transliteration; Appendix: Manuscript copies and chains of transmission; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover…”
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The spiritual writings of Amir ʻAbd al-Kader / by ʻAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥyī al-Dīn, Amir of Mascara, 1807?-1883

Table of Contents: “…On the Necessity of a Spiritual Master -- 8. The Two Deaths -- 9. When the Sight will be Dazed ... -- 10. …”
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Contemplation : an Islamic psychospiritual study / by Badrī, Mālik

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Songs and dances from Morocco. by Hassan, Chalf

Table of Contents: “…El-Maddahine (Isawi) : spiritual dance (6:05) --…”
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The bezels of wisdom / by Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240

“…The Classics of Western spirituality…”

Umar Ibn al-Fāriḍ : Sufi verse, saintly life /

“…Classics of Western spirituality…”

And diverse are their hues : color in Islamic art and culture /

Table of Contents: “…Color and the mystics: light, beauty, and the spiritual quest /…”

The Qurʾan and sayings of Prophet Muhammad : selections annotated & explained / by Sultan, Sohaib

Table of Contents: “…On contemplation, reason, and faith -- On God and divine attributes -- On revelation and scripture -- On prophetic character and message -- On the purpose and responsibility of human life -- On the stages of human life -- On the psyche, heart, and soul -- On spiritual practice and discipline -- On laws in daily life -- On noble character and good morals -- On envisioning a just and moral society -- On pluralism, inclusive theology, and interfaith relations -- On peace, war, and reconciliation -- On women and gender relations -- On marriage and family life.…”

Letters of a Sufi scholar : the correspondence of ʻAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī (1641-1731) / by Akkach, Samer, Nābulusī, ʻAbd al-Ghanī ibn Ismāʻīl, 1641-1731

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: ʻAbd al-Ghanī and the culture of correspondence -- The intellectual milieu -- The letters of the Wasā'il -- List and description -- Places, towns, and correspondents -- Map of the Eastern Ottoman Provinces -- Content and significance -- On understanding Islam: letter 1 -- On struggle (jihād): letter 3 -- On causality: letter 4 -- On solitude: letters 6 and 10 -- On quick-passing thoughts (khawāṭir): letter 14 -- On smoking: letter 25 -- On cosmogony and the unity of being: letters 61 and 62 -- On piety, spirituality, and ethics: all letters.…”
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The life of Ibn Hanbal / by Ibn al-Jawzī, Abū al-Faraj ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻAlī, approximately 1116-1201

Table of Contents: “…His Statements about Renunciation and Spiritual Weakness --…”
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Contemplation of the holy mysteries and the rising of the divine lights = Mashāhid al-asrār al-qudsiyya wa maṭāliʻ al-anwār al-ilahiyya / by Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Spiritual journey: "Rise beyond and you will discover"; Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi; This edition; The style and symbolism of the Contemplations; The Arabic language; From Ibn 'Arabi's Preface; 1 Contemplation of the Light of Existence as the Star of Direct Vision rises; 2 Contemplation of the Light of Taking as the Star of Affirmation rises; 3 Contemplation of the Light of the Veils as the Star of Strong Backing rises; 4 Contemplation of the Light of Intuition as the Star of Transcendence rises…”
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Sanctity and mysticism in medieval Egypt : the Wafāʼ Sufi order and the legacy of Ibn ʻArabī / by McGregor, Richard J. A.

Table of Contents: “…Sanctity and Muhammad Wafa' -- Absolute Being and Its Self-disclosure -- The Preexistential and the Everlasting -- Spiritual Anthropology -- Cosmology -- The Teaching Shaykh and Beyond -- The Muhammadan Reality and the Pole -- Sanctity, the Renewer, and the Seal -- 6. …”
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Medieval Italy : texts in translation /

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Medieval Italy texts in translation /

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Virtues of the Imam Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. by Ibn al-Jawzī, Abū al-Faraj ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻAlī, approximately 1116-1201

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 25: His Age When He Began Teaching Hadith and Giving Legal OpinionsChapter 26: His Devotion to Learning and the Attitudes That Informed His Teaching; Chapter 27: His Works; Chapter 28: His Aversion to Writing Books Containing Opinions Reached through the Exercise of Independent Judgment at the Expense of Transmitted Knowledge; Chapter 29: His Forbidding Others to Write Down or Transmit His Words; Chapter 30: His Remarks on Sincerity, on Acting for the Sake of Appearances, and on Concealing One's Pious Austerities; Chapter 31: His Statements about Renunciation and Spiritual Weakness.…”
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The life of Ibn Ḥanbal / by Ibn al-Jawzī, Abū al-Faraj ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʻAlī, approximately 1116-1201

Table of Contents: “…The Life of IBN Hanbal -- Ibn Hanbal's Birth and Family Background -- His Lineage -- His Childhood -- The Beginning of His Search for Knowledge and the Journey He Undertook for That Purpose -- The Major Men of Learning Whom He Met and on Whose Authority He Recited Hadith -- His Deference to His Teachers and His Respect for Learning -- His Eagerness to Learn and His Single-Minded Pursuit of Knowledge -- His Powers of Retention and the Number of Reports He Knew by Heart -- His Learning, His Intelligence, and His Religious Understanding -- Praise of Him by His Teachers -- Teachers and Senior Men of Learning Who Cite Him -- All the Men of Learning Who Cite Him -- Praise of Him by His Peers, His Contemporaries, and Those Close to Him in Age -- Praise of Him by Prominent Successors Who Knew Him Well -- A Report That the Prophet Elijah Sent Him Greetings -- Reports That al-Khadir Spoke in His Praise -- Praise of Him by Pious Strangers and Allies of God -- Allies of God Who Visited Him to Seek His Blessing -- His Fame -- His Creed -- His Insistence on Maintaining the Practices of the Early Muslims -- His Reverence for Hadith Transmitters and Adherents of the Sunnah -- His Shunning and Reviling of Innovators and His Forbidding Others to Listen to Them -- His Seeking of Blessings and Cures Using the Qur'an and Water from the Well of Zamzam, as Well as Some Hair and a Bowl That Belonged to the Prophet -- His Age When He Began Teaching Hadith and Giving Legal Opinions -- His Devotion to Learning and the Attitudes That Informed His Teaching -- His Works -- His Aversion to Writing Books Containing Opinions Reached through the Exercise of Independent Judgment at the Expense of Transmitted Knowledge -- His Forbidding Others to Write Down or Transmit His Words -- His Remarks on Sincerity, on Acting for the Sake of Appearances, and on Concealing One's Pious Austerities -- His Statements about Renunciation and Spiritual Weakness -- His Remarks on Different Subjects -- Poems He Recited or Had Attributed to Him -- His Correspondence -- His Appearance and Bearing -- His Imposing Presence -- His Cleanliness and Ritual Purity -- His Kindness and His Consideration for Others -- His Forbearance and His Readiness to Forgive -- His Property and Means of Subsistence -- His Refusal to Accept Help Even in Distress -- His Generosity -- His Accepting Gifts and Giving Gifts in Return -- His Renunciation -- His House and Furniture -- His Diet -- His Indulgences -- His Clothing -- His Scrupulosity -- His Shunning Appointment to Positions of Authority -- His Love of Poverty and His Affection for the Poor -- His Humility -- His Accepting invitations and His Withdrawal upon Seeing Things He Disapproved Of -- His Preference for Solitude -- His Wish to Live in Obscurity and His Efforts to Remain Unnoticed -- His Fear of God -- His Preoccupation and Absentmindedness -- His Devotions -- His Performances of the Pilgrimage -- His Extemporaneous Prayers and Supplications -- His Manifestations of Grace and the Effectiveness of His Prayers -- The Number of Wives He Had -- His Concubines -- The Number of His Children -- The Lives of His Children and Descendants -- How and Why the Inquisition Began -- His Experience with al-Ma'mun -- What Happened after the Death of al-Ma'mun -- His Experience with al-Mu'tasim -- His Reception by the Elders after His Release, and Their Prayers for Him -- His Teaching of Hadith after the Death of al-Mu'tasim -- His Experience with al-Wathiq -- His Experience with al-Mutawakkil -- His Refusing Ibn Tahir's Request to Visit Him -- What Happened When His Two Sons and His Uncle Accepted Gifts from the Authorities -- Some Major Figures Who Capitulated to the Inquisition -- His Comments on Those Who Capitulated -- Those Who Defied the Inquisition -- His Final Illness -- His Date of Death and His Age When He Died -- How His Body Was Washed and Shrouded -- On Who Sought to Pray over Him -- The Number of People Who Prayed over Him -- The Praising of the Sunnah and the Decrying of Innovation That Took Place during His Funeral Procession -- The Crowds That Gathered around His Grave -- His Estate -- Reactions to His Death -- Reaction to His Death on the Part of the Jinns -- On the Condolences Offered to His Family -- A Selection of the Verses Spoken in Praise of Him in Life and in Commemoration of Him in Death -- His Dreams -- Dreams in Which He Appeared to Others -- Dreams in Which He Was Mentioned -- The Benefit of Visiting His Grave -- The Benefit of Being Buried Near Him -- The Punishments That Befall Anyone Who Attacks Him -- What to Think about Anyone Who Speaks Ill of Him -- Why We Chose His Legal School over the Others -- On the Excellence of His Associates and Successors -- His Most Prominent Associates and Their Successors from His Time to Our Own.…”
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The Qurʼān : a new translation /

Azazeel / by Zaydān, Yūsuf

The principles of Sufism / by Bāʻūnīyah, ʻĀʼishah bint Yūsuf, -1516 or 1517

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