The Poetry of the Sufis

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Sufism had its origins in the early days of Islam and was defined by its mystical and philosophical absorption with the search for God and the love and grace of God. The striving for union with God was the ultimate Sufi goal but could not be achieved until death, so earthly life devoted itself to worship God, love mankind, respect nature and conquer the Self, severing the chains of our worldly life. Along the centuries numerous interpretations and definitions of Sufism have waxed and waned but the undeniable beauty of their verse in its myriad of forms including the musical Ghazal (love song), Masnavi (narrative) and Rubai (quatrain) always remains. Our chronological volume of the classic Sufi poets helps us understand the spiritual direction of Sufism, starting with Rabia in the 8th century through to Khwaja Ghulam Farid over a thousand years later. It is a journey of fascinating thoughts and beauty. 1 - The Poetry of the Sufis - An Introduction 2 - Your Hope Is My Heart by Rabia al Basri 3 - In My Soul by Rabia al Basri 4 - In Love by Rabia al Basri 5 - The Holy Water by Rabia al Basri 6 - If I Adore You by Rabia al Basri 7 - Your Image Is In My Eye by Mansur Al Hallaj 8 - I Do Not Cease Swimming by Mansur Al Hallaj 9 - Thy Spirit Is Mingled In My Spirit by Mansur Al Hallaj 10 - Awareness Is Rapture by Abdullah Ansari 11 - I Came by Abdullah Ansari 12 - The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam 13 - The Walled Garden by Sanai Ghaznavi 14 - All Pervading Consciousness by Farid ud-Din Attar 15 - Bird Parliament or The Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar (an Extract) 16 - Why Was Adam by Farid ud-Din Attar 17 - Intoxicated By the Wine of Love by Farid ud-Din Attar 18 - An Ocean Without Shore by Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi 19 - With My Very Own Hands by Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi 20 - Fire by Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi 21 - Listen O Dearly Beloved by Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi 22 - You Speak of the Glory of God by Shams Tabrizi 23 - I Shall Not Place You In My Heart by Shams Tabrizi 24 - A Life Without Love by Shams Tabrizi 25 - The Past Is an Interpretation by Shams Tabrizi 26 - How Philosopher's Deceive Themselves by Jalaluddin Rumi 27 - What Is To Be Done by Jalaluddin Rumi 28 - Till Man Destroys Self by Jalaluddin Rumi 29 - You Who Are My Soul's Repose by Jalaluddin Rumi 30 - Fasting by Jalaluddin Rumi 31 - Only Breath by Jalaluddin Rumi 32 - Your Grief For What You've Lost Holds A Mirror by Rumi 33 - Description of Humility by Saadi 34 - One Body by Saadi 35 - On the Excellence of Learning by Saadi 36 - Who Attains the Secret of Unity. From the Mystic Rose Garden by Mahmud Shabistari 37 - Why Call They a Creature United. From the Mystic Rose Garden by Mahmud Shabistari 38 - Life's Mighty Flood by Hafiz 39 - Slaves of Thy Shining Eyes by Hafiz 40 - Sleep On Thine Eyes by Hafiz 41 - Stop Being So Religious by Hafiz 42 - Beloved by Hafiz 43 - The Heart is the Thousand Stringed Instrument by Hafiz 44 - My Heart Cries by Kabir 45 - My Body and My Mind by Kabir 46 - All Things Are Created by the Om by Kabir 47 - Song 9 - Oh How May I Ever Express That Secret Word by Kabir 48 - All Jewels by Kabir 49 - Song 49 - That Which You See Is Not by Kabir 50 - Kalam - I by Sultan Bahu 51 - The City of Baghdad by Sultan Bahu 52 - Neither Hindu Nor Muslim by Bulleh Shah 53 - There Is a Thief In the Folds of My Arms by Bulleh Shah 54 - Wind Blew! The Sand Enveloped the Body by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai 55 - If You Are Seeking Allah by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai 56 - Kafi 18 by Khw Author - Rumi. Narrator - Ghizela Rowe. Published Date - Tuesday, 31 January 2023.

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