Al-Fath Ar-Rabbani (The Sublime Revelation): A Collection of Sixty-two Discourses

DESCRIPTION:

62 Discourses [Majalis] by Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani in the guesthouse [ribat] and the schoolhouse [madrasa] in Bagdad, between the years AH 545 and AH 546. Longer than the discourses of Revelations of the Unseen, these profoundly moving lectures used to be attended by crowds of more than seventy thousand people. As we have been told in the Shaikh's biography, Necklaces of Gems, more than 400 inkwells would be used in one session by the scribes recording his every word. Treasured for centuries by those fortunate enough to have a handwritten copy, the entire 62 discourses are available in English for the first time. These discourses cover every aspect of the spiritual path necessary for those who aspire to attain to the nearness of Allah. Translated by Muhtar Holland.

DETAILS:

ISBN: 9781882216024
AUTHOR: Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani
TRANSLATOR: Muhtar Holland
BINDING: Paperback
PAGES: 473
DIMENSIONS: 22 CM x 14 CM
PUBLISHER: Kitab Bhavan (New Delhi, India)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, born near the Caspian Sea, was the son of the great saint Fatima bint Abdullah al-Sawma’i. After a period of intense intellectual and mystical training he received the khirqa (robe of initiation) and was soon recognised as a saint and scholar, consulted, loved and revered by caliph and pauper alike. As one of the most venerated figures in Sufism, his burial place in Baghdad still attracts numerous visitors from many countries.