Sufism: Veil and Quintessence : a New Translation with Selected LettersWorld Wisdom, Inc, 2006 - 196 páginas "This revised and expanded edition of Frithjof Schuon's Sufism: Veil and Quintessence contains: a new translation of this classic work; previously unpublished correspondence by Frithjob Schuon; an editor's preface by James S. |
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... true nature . When one speaks of a doctrinal “ quintessence ” , this can be either of two things : first , the loftiest and subtlest part of a doctrine , and it is in this sense that Sufis distinguish between the “ husk ” ( qishr ) and ...
... true nature . When one speaks of a doctrinal “ quintessence ” , this can be either of two things : first , the loftiest and subtlest part of a doctrine , and it is in this sense that Sufis distinguish between the “ husk ” ( qishr ) and ...
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... true that Arab stylists demand both logical clarity and dialec- tical effectiveness , the first pertaining to formal rectitude ( fasāhah ) and the second to a rhetoric that is mindful of content ( balāghah ) ; but this does not at all ...
... true that Arab stylists demand both logical clarity and dialec- tical effectiveness , the first pertaining to formal rectitude ( fasāhah ) and the second to a rhetoric that is mindful of content ( balāghah ) ; but this does not at all ...
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... true that the Koran had to state specifically that God does not hold believers responsible for their unconsidered oaths. At the level of language, the vice of an impulsive hyperbolism—especially in spiritual contexts—would be seriously ...
... true that the Koran had to state specifically that God does not hold believers responsible for their unconsidered oaths. At the level of language, the vice of an impulsive hyperbolism—especially in spiritual contexts—would be seriously ...
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... true that its opposite , sincerity , the 3 “ I am a slave and have no liberty ; I shall go wherever God orders me to go , whether to Paradise or to hell . ” This saying of Junayd shows that he looks on obedience as the most perfect ...
... true that its opposite , sincerity , the 3 “ I am a slave and have no liberty ; I shall go wherever God orders me to go , whether to Paradise or to hell . ” This saying of Junayd shows that he looks on obedience as the most perfect ...
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... East and West superabundantly proves that a great deal is necessary to dissuade the sinner from sinning ; it is true that the most terrible descriptions of hell may remain ineffective for the 7 Ellipsis and Hyperbolism in Arab Rhetoric.
... East and West superabundantly proves that a great deal is necessary to dissuade the sinner from sinning ; it is true that the most terrible descriptions of hell may remain ineffective for the 7 Ellipsis and Hyperbolism in Arab Rhetoric.
Termos e frases comuns
Absolute accentuation according Advaita Vedānta ahādīth Allāh Arabic Aryan beauty believe Bhagavad Gītā Book of Keys Brahma certitude Christian contrary Dhikr divine doctrine editor's note element esoterism Essence everything evil Exo-Esoteric Symbiosis expression fact faith Faqr fideists Frithjof Schuon fundamental Ghazzali gnosis hadith hand heart hence Hindu Hinduism Holy human Hyperbolism Ibn Arabi ilāha illā immanent includes Infinite inspiration intellection intelligence Islam knowledge Koran language literally Llāh logic Manifestation Māyā means mentality Mercy metaphysical moral Muhammad Muslim mystery mystical Name nature nonetheless outward Paradise paradoxical perspective philosophy pious point of view possible practice prayer precisely Principle priori Prophet qualities question Rahmah reality reason regard religion religious remembrance sacred saint Sanskrit Semitic sense Shahadah shariah soul speaking spiritual Sufi Sufism Sunnah Surah Symbiosis symbolism theology things thou tion traditional transcendent true truth Unity universal unto vaishya Vedānta veil virtue whereas wisdom words
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