Delphi Collected Sufi Texts (Illustrated)

Ali al-Hujwiri

Jul 2025 · Eastern Treasures Book 6 · Delphi Classics

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Spanning almost a thousand years of mystical literature, this collection provides a wide range of Sufi masterpieces, including rare translations. Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice that is characterised by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism. The ultimate aim of Sufis is to seek the pleasure of God by endeavoring to return to their original state of purity. From beautiful poetry to mystical treatises, from divine songs to philosophical landmark texts, this eBook offers a seminal section of the world’s greatest Sufi masters. Delphi’s Eastern Treasures Series provides eReaders with rare and precious texts of Middle-Eastern and Asian literature, featuring prominent works of history, fiction, religion and philosophy. This eBook presents 15 Sufi masterpieces, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the life and works of the Sufi masters

* Wide range of Sufi authors over a millennia, including Rumi, Hafiz, Jami, Saadi and Zeb-un-Nissa

* Features rare translations

* Concise introductions to the works

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* Features a bonus Resources section, with three major works on the history and development of Sufi literature — discover the ancient world of the Sufis!

* Ordering of texts into chronological order

CONTENTS:

The Translations

Kashf al-Mahjub by Ali al-Hujwiri (c. 1070) (tr. Reynold A. Nicholson)

The Alchemy of Happiness (c. 1105) by Al-Ghazzali (tr. Claud Field)

Book I of ‘The Enclosed Garden of the Truth’ (1131) by Sanai (tr. J. Stephenson)

Bird Parliament (c. 1177) by Attar of Nishapur (tr. Edward FitzGerald)

Interpreter of Desires (1215) by Ibn Arabi (tr. Reynold A. Nicholson)

The Gulistan (1258) by Saadi (tr. Edwin Arnold)

The Masnavi (1273) by Rumi (tr. Edward Henry Whinfield)

The Secret Rose Garden (c. 1311) by Mahmoud Shabestari (tr. Florence Lederer)

The Divan (c. 1368) by Hafiz (tr. Herman Bicknell)

Songs of Kabir (c. 1450) (tr. Rabindranath Tagore)

Salaman and Absal (c. 1490) by Jami (tr. Edward Fitzgerald)

Selections from the Poetry of the Afghans (c. 1550) (tr. H. G. Raverty)

The Diwan (1702) by Zeb-un-Nissa (tr. Magan Lal and Duncan Westbrook)

The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî (1880) by Sir Richard Burton

The Secrets of the Self (1915) by Muhammad Iqbal (tr. Reynold A. Nicholson)

The Resources

Oriental Mysticism (1867) by E. H. Palmer

Mystics and Saints of Islam (1910) by Claud Field

The Mystics of Islam (1914) by Reynold A. Nicholson

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