Sharafuddin Maneri by Paul Jackson
"An ambitious and much welcomed series...The books will be welcomed not only by those who are interested in deepening their knowledge of the Western spiritual tradition but also by those who are looking for more than the usual gruel served up by many of our contemporary 'spiritual' writers." The New Review of Books and Religion Sharafuddin Maneri: The Hundred Letters translation, introduction and notes by Paul Jackson, S.J. preface by Syed Hasan Askari foreword by Bruce Lawrence When, however, the light of God Almighty comes into view without the veil of soul or heart, it becomes perfectly clear. There is no colour, quality, limit, comparison, or contrast to it. It itself is the stability and firm support of all existing beings. Here there remains neither rising nor setting; right nor left; height nor depth; space nor time; near nor far; day nor night; neither earth nor world nor heaven itself. Here the pen breaks; the tongue is tied; the intellect sinks into the pit of nothingness, while understanding and knowledge are lost in the wilderness of amazement. Ibn Yahya Maneri, c 1263-1381 Known as "The Spiritual Teacher of the Realm," Maneri is venerated as on e of the most famous Islamic saints. This Sufi master was born in Bengal in Northeast India where he lived, taught, and founded the Firdausiya order of Bihar. These letters were written to the Governor of Chausa in Western Bihar as a basic presentation of his teachings for spiritual advancement. Dr. Bruce Lawrence in his foreword says of the letters that "they are unrivaled…and cannot be surpassed…as an invitation to experience the Sufi Way as a Sufi master experienced and described it, to join him in the endless struggle which has been ordained for man alone in the whole created order, to seek perfection while clinging to the pain of love." Syed Hasan Askari in speaking of Maneri says, "He still enjoys immense popularity in religious and official circles, among Hindus as well as Muslims, a tribute which has been denied to other Sufi masters…" †
MARGO BARKER is Lecturer in Nutritional Epidemiology in the School of Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK PAUL BISSELL is Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, UK MEGAN BLAKE is Lecturer in Geography at the University of Sheffield, UK LINDSAY BLANK is Research Associate in Public Health at ScHARR, University of Sheffield, UK REBECCA BROWN is Research Associate in the Centre for Child and Family Research, Loughborough University, UK JOSEPH BURRIDGE is a Part-Time Teacher in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham, a University Teacher in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Loughborough, and a Research Associate in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Sheffield, UK HEATHER CLARK is Research Associate in Public Health at ScHARR, University of Sheffield, UK LUCY CRANE is a PhD student in the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, UK PENNY CURTIS is Senior Lecturer in Research in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK CAROLINE DRYDEN is Lecturer in Health Studies in ScHARR, University of Sheffield, UK KATIE ELLIS is a PhD student in the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK PAMELA FISHER is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Huddersfield, UK FIONA FORD is Research Dietician in Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK OSCAR FORERO is Research Associate at ESRC's Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics, Lancaster University and a Consultant Tutor for The Centre for Development, Environment and Policy at SOAS-University of London, UK REBEKAH FOX is Research Associate in the Department of Health and Social Care at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK ROBERT FRASER is Reader in Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK ELIZABETH GOYDER is Reader in Public Health Medicine at ScHARR, University of Sheffield, UK TRISH GREEN is an independent scholar KRISTIN HEFFERNAN is Lecturer in Social Work at the State University of New York at Brockport, USA PETER JACKSON is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield, UK ALLISON JAMES is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sheffield and Director of the Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth, UK MAXINE JOHNSON is Research Associate in Public Health at ScHARR, University of Sheffield, UK JULIA KEENAN is Research Assistant at the Leeds Social Science Institute, University of Leeds, UK JODY MELLOR is Research Assistant in the School of Religious and Theological Studies at Cardiff University, UK ALAN METCALFE is Research Associate in the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, UK PAULA NICOLSON is Professor of Critical Social and Health Psychology in the Department of Health and Social Care at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK SARAH OLIVE is a PhD student at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK BRIGITTA OSZ is a PhD student in Anthropology at the University of Szeged, Hungary JENNY OWEN is Senior Lecturer in Health Studies at ScHARR, University of Sheffield, UK GERALDINE SHIPTON is a psychoanalyst in private practice and an honorary Senior Research Fellow in ScHARR, University of Sheffield, UK GRAHAM SMITH is Senior Lecturer in Social Science in the Department of Health and Social Care, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK HELEN STAPLETON is Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK HIROKO TAKEDA is Lecturer in Japanese Studies in the School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield, UK PAUL WARD is Associate Professor of Public Health Research at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia
| SKU | CIN0809122294G |
| ISBN 13 | 9780809122295 |
| ISBN 10 | 0809122294 |
| Title | Sharafuddin Maneri |
| Author | Paul Jackson |
| Condition | Good |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Paulist Press International,U.S. |
| Year published | 1979-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
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