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A contemporary presentation of the 99 names of God according to the Sufi tradition, in which it is said, "These are the divine attributes by which God manifests himself in the world and by which He completes the spiritual life of man". Compiled from original Arabic and Turkish texts, this is the most extensive presentation available to readers in any Westerns language. Also included are the 201 Divine Names of the Prophet.
Shaykh Tosun Bayrak’s life is so full that it is hard to state it in a few words. When he was young he was a socialist, in the West he was a bohem and anarchist, in Morocco a rich man and an aristocrat, in İstanbul a dervish and in New York he becomes a shaykh… In his long and passionate life, Shaykh Tosun has been in a spiritual quest. Through this memoir we witness not only the life of Tosun Baba but also the republic epoch of Turkey. An incredible journey of transformation from having everything of World, into becoming nothing…
The Tree of Being (Shajarat al-Kawn in Arabic) is a work by Ibn Arabi, interpreted by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak who also includes here two other short works . Ibn Arabi (1165-1240) knew and influenced the great men of his time, including Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Jalaluddin Rumi and Suhrawardi, and his influence spread beyond the Islamic world to medieval Europe. Dante shows the influence of Ibn Arabi in the Divine Comedy for example.The book has four sections. First is the interpreter's introduction which includes a biography of Ibn Arabi and a discussion of his approach to Sufism. The second concerns Ibn Arabi's devotion to the Prophet Muhammad as the perfect man and gives a description of his character and actions. Third is a listing of the 201 names and attributes of the Prophet. The fourth is an interpretation of The Tree of Being a commentary on the mystical elements of the Qur'an and Islam comprising an inspired description of the cosmos and the perfect man as microcosm.
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This book is a comprehensive introduction to the past and present of American Muslim communities. Chapters discuss demographics, political participation, media, cultural and literary production, conversion, religious practice, education, mosque building, interfaith dialogue, and marriage and family, as well as American Muslim thought and Sufi communities. No comparable volume exists to date.
In our day, which is characterized by a great misunderstanding of Islam, this work outlines the ideal of an Islamic society at the time of the Prophet Muhammad.