Company with the Beloved
The true Beloved is our Lord, the Merciful and Everlasting. Company with Him is to feel His presence…
Ma‘rifa
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Knowledge of God (Ma‘rifa)
Ma’rifa is a special knowledge that is acquired through reflective thought, sincere endeavor, using one’s conscience and inquiring…
A History of Sufism for Western Readers
Among the general Western public, Sufism has often been confused with the mystical traditions of the Far East,…
Ma’rifa (Spiritual Knowledge of God)
Ma‘rifa literally denotes skill or talent, a special ability that belongs to certain people, and knowing by certain…
The Imperatives of Marifa the Pitfalls of Modernism
My chief aim was to stress how precious the perspective of ma‘rifa is, not only as the dimension…