Ruhollah Khomeini The mystery of prayer

the ascension of the wayfarers and the prayer of the gnostics

Sayyid Amjad Hussain Shah Naqavi's annotated scholarly translation of Ayatollah Khomeini's 'The Mystery of Prayer' brings to light a rarely studied dimension of an author better known for his revolutionary politics. Writing forty years before the Islamic revolution, Khomeini shows a formidable level of insight into the spiritual aspects of Islamic prayer. Through discussions on topics such as spiritual purity, the presence of the heart before God, and the stations of the spiritual wayfarer, Khomeini...

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Engels | 166 pagina's | Brill, Leiden | 2015

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