Secrets of the Beloveds: A Guide to the Sacred Sufi Language of Love

Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah
Paperback, 600 pages
9789699512063

Sirr-e-Dibaran

Sirr-e-Dilbaran (Secrets of the Beloveds), written in the 1940s by a revered Sufi master, Zaugi Shah A (1878-1951), from the Indian Sub-continent. This work explains the technical terms of Sufism in easy-to-understand language.

Arranged alphabetically, in the order of the original Urdu book, it clarifies key concepts of the Sufi tradition, while dispelling misconceptions about the Sufi way. The author's own spiritual experience permeates the work.

It covers topics such as dream interpretation, music in Islam, the spiritual heart (galb), the marks of a true guide, and subtle satanic influences.

An appendix, The Grades of Being, charts the six stages by which God manifested the universe and mankind.

A timeless resource for researchers of the Sufi tradition, students and most of all seekers of the path.