{"product_id":"invocations-and-prayers-of-khwaja-abdullah-ansari-of-herat-paperback","title":"Invocations and Prayers of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari of Herat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSardar Jogendra Singh\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKhwaja Abdullah Ansari-Pir-i-Herat, or 'Sage of Herat'-who lived in the eleventh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecentury, is revered as one of the world's great and earliest Sufis. He turned to tasawwuf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Islamic mysticism) at a very young age, and came to be regarded as an extraordinary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eteacher, mystic, and an authority on Islam. Thousands were drawn to him and became his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efollowers, and to this day his poetry and prose-collected in Persian and Arabic texts that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare widely regarded as masterpieces-inspire and instruct scholars, seekers and the pious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efaithful alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbdullah Ansari's tomb in Herat, in modern-day Afghanistan-a country ravaged in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecent decades by discord and violence-remains a place of pilgrimage and peace for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emillions. In that beautiful sanctuary and elsewhere-including Panipat in India, where his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edescendants settled in the thirteenth century-his legacy and teachings continue to give\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esolace to humanity, guiding us towards humility and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compilation of Abdullah Ansari's invocations, prayers and counsels, selected\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom translations by two celebrated scholars, is a book of wisdom for all times. It is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof particular relevance today, over a millennium after these words were spoken and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecorded. As Syeda Hameed writes in her introduction, for our highly troubled and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeeply hurt world, this is the healing hand of a wise Sufi Pir. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782445826336,"sku":"9789354472282","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ec1322fa126e86be44070638fb943ece.webp?v=1780570834","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/invocations-and-prayers-of-khwaja-abdullah-ansari-of-herat-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}