{"product_id":"the-emir-of-the-stations-belkacem-bouasria-ouldabderrahmane-9798258982636","title":"The Emir of the Stations: The Second Spiritual Life of Abdelkader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe had fought for a homeland.\u003cbr\u003eThen he understood that man's final homeland is God.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Emir of the Stations\u003c\/b\u003e is a powerful biographical novel devoted to the second spiritual life of Emir Abdelkader: the life that begins after surrender, after the loss of visible power, after captivity in France, after Toulon, Pau, and Amboise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does not tell only the story of the Algerian hero, the warrior, the statesman, the leader of resistance against colonial conquest. It follows the man after the sword: the prisoner, the exile, the father, the spiritual master, the neighbor of Ibn ʿArabī, the protector of the innocent, and the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Book of the Stations\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeprived of his land, Abdelkader discovers another geography: the geography of the soul.\u003cbr\u003eEvery place becomes an inner station.\u003cbr\u003eToulon: the forbidden sea.\u003cbr\u003ePau: the cold of the vanquished.\u003cbr\u003eAmboise: the silent dead.\u003cbr\u003eBursa: the recovered book.\u003cbr\u003eDamascus: the open house.\u003cbr\u003eMecca: effacement.\u003cbr\u003eḤirāʾ the inner cave.\u003cbr\u003eDummar: the final garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Damascus, in 1860, when the city burns and Christians are threatened, the Emir opens his home. With his Algerian companions, he protects thousands of lives. His hospitality becomes a rampart. His faith becomes action. His mercy becomes courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this novel also reveals the most secret struggle: the struggle against glory, hatred, spiritual pride, and the temptation to turn suffering into an idol. Abdelkader no longer seeks to defeat men; he seeks not to be defeated inwardly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Sufism, by the vision of Ibn ʿArabī, by \u003cb\u003etawḥīd\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003efanāʾ\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eraḥma\u003c\/b\u003e, and spiritual chivalry, \u003cb\u003eThe Emir of the Stations\u003c\/b\u003e is a journey from loss to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel of exile, faith, memory, and inner greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book about a man whom History tried to turn into a statue, but who chose to remain a servant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, he no longer has a kingdom.\u003cbr\u003eHe has a direction.\u003cbr\u003eAnd that direction leads to God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Belkacem Bouasria Ouldabderrahmane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258982636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Belkacem Bouasria Ouldabderrahmane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084162965759,"sku":"9798258982636","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-emir-of-the-stations-belkacem-bouasria-ouldabderrahmane-9798258982636","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}