{"product_id":"invocations-and-prayers-of-khwaja-sardar-jogendra-singh-9789354472282","title":"Invocations and Prayers of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari of Herat","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sardar Jogendra Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354472281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354472282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.35d","brand":"Sardar Jogendra Singh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057639551231,"sku":"9789354472282","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ce8e7f1-8431-4960-9f32-f8ebb271afc7.jpg?v=1685048101","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/invocations-and-prayers-of-khwaja-sardar-jogendra-singh-9789354472282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}