SHARFUDDIN MANERI Indian Sufi Perfect Master of the 14th C.: Poems & Letters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798631502031)

SHARFUDDIN MANERI Indian Sufi Perfect Master of the 14th C. POEMS & LETTERS Translation & Introduction Paul SmithSharfuddin Maneri, popularly known as Makhdoom-ul-Mulk (1291-1381), was a Persian faqih, Islamic scholar, theologian and Sufi Master and poet born in Maner, Bihar, India. His influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of South Asia have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His book have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. His works are written mostly in Persian, but occasionally he also used Arabic in his verse. His works are widely read today in their original language across the world. Translations of his works are very popular, most notably in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. According to accounts from his life, he preached the importance of realization of the self and criticized desire of perishable things. His teachings concentrate on a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity and contentment. The collection of his letters (Maktoobat) and sermons (Malfoozat) received wide acclaim. His Maktoobat is regarded as a 'working manual' among the highest in Sufi circles it is a 'Series of a Hundred Letters' (essays on definite subjects) addressed to his disciple Qazi Shamsudd n. Maktubat-i-Bist-o-hasht, a 'Series of 28 Letters', replies to the correspondence of his senior disciple, Muzaffar, the prince of Balkh. He later wrote a series of 150 letters. All books are full of his poems in the forms of ruba'is, qit'as and dohas (couplets). This is the first translation of his poems in the poetic forms. Introduction on his Life, Times & Work, God-Realization & the Perfect Master (Qutub) & On the forms of Poetry he used. Appendix of Edited Letters. Large Format (8" x 10") Large Print (16 pt) 438 pages Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, Iqbal, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Hali and many others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books, screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Author: Paul Smiyj, Sharfuddin Maneri
ISBN-10: 8631502030
ISBN-13: 9798631502031
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2020
Pages: 440
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.91lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.89d
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