{"product_id":"masters-of-wisdom-of-central-asia-teachings-from-the-sufi-path-of-liberation-edition-new-2nd-ed","title":"Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia: Teachings from the Sufi Path of Liberation (Edition, New) (2ND ed.)","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReveals the secret teachings of the Khwajagan, the Masters of Wisdom of Turkish Sufism\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Provides biographies for the entire lineage of teachers in the Naqshbandi order, such as Yusuf Hamdani, the first recognized Khwajagan, and Baha’ al-Din Naqshband, from whom the Naqshbandi order of Sufis took its name\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Shows that this spiritual path focuses on expanding awareness of the heart to reach God-consciousness\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• An essential guide for understanding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eItlak Yolu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, the Sufi path of Absolute Liberation, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efana’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Annihilation in God\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlmost one thousand years ago a new and powerful nexus of spiritual transmission emerged in Central Asia and lasted for five centuries, reaching its culmination in the work of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKhwajagan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, or “Masters of Wisdom.” Like the much earlier \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRishi Pantha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of India, these masters of Turkish Sufism were not renunciates but advocated maintaining an active connection with the world, including raising a family or running a business. They exerted a remarkable influence on the destiny of Central Asia, yet their chief significance lies in their almost unparalleled depth of spiritual perfection.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBased on primary Persian and Turkish sources, the same texts used by the Sufi authority Idries Shah in his many books, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMasters of Wisdom of Central Asia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e explores the entire lineage of teachers from this golden age of Islamic Sufism. Author Hasan Shushud provides brief biographies of each teacher, such as Yusuf Hamdani, the first recognized Khwajagan; Ahmad al-Yasavi, the father of Turkish Sufism; and Baha’ al-Din Naqshband, from whom the Naqshbandi order of Sufis took its name. He examines their spiritual journeys, their writings and teachings, and their most famous sayings, incorporating occasional parables to illustrate their wisdom.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShushud reveals how this spiritual path focuses on expanding awareness of the heart and how heart awareness is a prerequisite for divine contemplation and God-consciousness, for the heart is the manuscript within the body on which the infinite mysteries of the Godhead are recorded.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn essential guide for understanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eItlak Yolu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, the Sufi path of Absolute Liberation, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efana’ fi-llah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Annihilation in God, this book is an indispensable work for anyone interested in Sufism or the spiritual history of Central Asia.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"ANT Stores","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44816033251514,"sku":"ING-ENG-3033","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/6952\/2618\/files\/Screenshot2024-02-01120144.png?v=1746551753","url":"https:\/\/checkout.s101.com\/products\/masters-of-wisdom-of-central-asia-teachings-from-the-sufi-path-of-liberation-edition-new-2nd-ed","provider":"S101","version":"1.0","type":"link"}