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Book SynopsisContributes to the field of Islamic studies, philosophy, and comparative religion achieves a twofold objective. This work draws from various sources, especially in the domain of Sufism, or Islamic mysticism. It is an in-depth meditation on the relationship between love and knowledge, multiplicity and unity.
Trade Review"A tour de force in Islamic theology." -- -Sachiko Murata University at Stoneybrook, State University of New York "An expression of prayerful piety that draws uponan ontology of divine love and its centrality to the human condition." -- -Keith Doubt Wittenberg University "A mystical text, one that could take its place alongside the great mystical treatises of Islamic spirituality." -- -Maria Lichtmann Appalachian State University "A beautiful work, a profound meditation on love, will and knowledge that gives the reader an understanding of that idea of unity, or tawhid...A necessary reading to all who deny the role of love in Islamic thought." LOOK UP DIACRITICAL MARKS FOR TWAHID. -- -Adam Seligman Boston University "Beautifully written and skillfully translated, it allows for a fresh understanding of the inner, mystical aspects of the Islamic tradition in the words of a present-day Sufi Muslim." -Choice "A rare and important contribution to the field of Islamic studies, philosophy, and comparative religion." -- -Barry McDonald former Managing Director and Senior Editor, World Wisdom Books. "Focuses on Sufism in a study of love in the Muslim theological tradition; draws parallels with Christian mysticism." -The Chronicle of Higher Education "...considers the relationships between love and knowledge multiplicity, and unity, heart and intellect." -Publishers Weekly
