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Introduction to Sufism - Belief - Oprah Winfrey Network

2015

Varun Soni, dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California, shares the basics of Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam that seeks to connect the worshipper to the divine through singing, dancing or artistic expression.

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The Rumi Daybook: 365 Poems and Teachings from the Beloved Sufi Master

"My heart wandered through the world constantly seeking after my cure, but the sweet and delicious water of life had to break through the granite of my heart." When the words of Rumi enter your heart, something softens, breaks, and is subtly reborn.

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Kabir Helmiski, Camille Helminski
2011
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In the House of Remembering: The Living Tradition of Sufi Teaching

These illuminating discourses, covering a wealth of themes relating to the inner life, open an accessible and refreshing window to the mature practical spirituality within the living tradition of Sufism.

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Kabir Helminski
2020
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The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation

In Sufi teaching the human heart is not a fanciful metaphor but an objective organ of intuition and perception. It perceives all that is beautiful, lovely, and meaningful in life—and reflects these spiritual qualities in the world, for the benefit of others.

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Kabir Helminski
2025
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Islamic Life and Thought

This book includes essays dealing with many of the major facets of Islam and Islamic civilization including law and society, the cultural and intellectual life of Islam embracing both the sciences and philosophy, and Sufism.

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Seyyed Hossein Nasr
2001
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Islamic Art and Spirituality

With remarkable breadth of vision, Seyyed Hossein Nasr reveals for both Western and Muslim readers how each art form in the islamic tradition is based upon a science of nature concerned, not with the outer appearance of things, but with their inner reality.

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Seyyed Hossein Nasr
1987
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Emerald Hills of the Heart: Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism (Vol.1)

This comprehensive study explores sufism as a form of self-purification, offering a deeper understanding of the sacred acts and a greater knowledge and love of the divine.

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Fethullah Gülen
2007
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Sufism and Taoism: A Comparative Study of Key Philosophical Concepts

In this deeply learned work, Toshihiko Izutsu compares the metaphysical and mystical thought-systems of Sufism and Taoism and discovers that, although historically unrelated, the two share features and patterns which prove fruitful for a transhistorical dialogue.

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Toshihiko Izutsu
2016
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Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure

The luminous presence of women who follow the Sufi Way—the mystical path of Islam—is brought to life here through their sacred songs and poetry, their dreams and visions, and stories of their efforts as they witness the Truth in many realms.

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Camille Adams Helminski
2003
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Princesses, Sufis, Dervishes, Martyrs & Feminists: Nine Great Women Poets Of The East

Rabi’a of Basra (d. 801) is considered one of the greatest Saints and founders of Sufism and composed powerful spiritual verse in Arabic. Rabi’a of Balkh (10th c.

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Paul Smith (translator)
2025
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Rabi'a From Narrative to Myth: The Many Faces of Islam's Most Famous Woman Saint, Rabi‘a al-‘Adawiyya

Rabi‘a al-‘Adawiyya is a figure shrouded in myth. Certainly a woman by this name was born in Basra, Iraq, in the eighth century, but her life remains recorded only in legends, stories, poems, and hagiographies.

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Rkia Elaroui Cornell
2019
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