Maḥmūd al-Iḥsān
In the field of Taṣawwuf and Sulūk, in the light of the Qurʾān and Ḥadīth and the experiences of the masters of Sulūk
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A comprehensive manual of taṣawwuf and spiritual wayfaring, compiled and arranged by Mufti Aḥmad Sṁib Khānpūrī (Dāmat Barakātuhum) from the Qurʾān, Ḥadīth, and the recorded experiences of the masters of the spiritual path.
Contents
ISharīʿah (Islamic Law)›
The Reality of Sharīʿah and Its NecessityThe Components of Religion and SharīʿahThe Definition of Sharīʿah, Ṭarīqah, Ḥaqīqah, and Maʿrifah, and Their Interrelation
IIṬarīqah (The Spiritual Path)›
The Reality of ṬarīqahThe Necessity of Taṣawwuf and Its PrevalenceThe Aspects of Sainthood (Wilāyah)Beneficial Investigations Relating to Prophethood and SainthoodTypes of Spiritual Paths and WayfaringThe Station of the Spiritual Wayfarer (Sālik)The Rectification of the Inner Self and Its RequirementsA Brief Outline of ṬarīqahThe Order of Attaining Spiritual Wayfaring and Its Headings
IIIPledge of Allegiance and Discipleship (Bayʿat wa Irādat)›
Chapter One: On the Pledge of Allegiance (Bayʿat)Chapter Two: On the Perfect Spiritual Guide (Shaykh-e-Kāmil)Chapter Three: On Spiritual Affinity Between Shaykh and Disciple (Munāsabat)Chapter Four: On the Company of the Shaykh (Ṣuḥbat-e-Shaykh)
IV(A) Actions›
Chapter One: On Spiritual Discipline and StrivingChapter Two: On Character (Akhlāq)Chapter Three: On Blameworthy Character Traits (Akhlāq Dhamīma)
V(B) The Fruits of Actions›
Chapter One: On the Fruit from the Servant — Servitude (ʿAbdiyyat)Chapter Two: On the Fruit from Allāh
VIThe Means›
Chapter One: On Ḥikmī Striving (Mujāhada Ḥikmiyya)Chapter Two: On True Striving (Mujāhada Ḥaqīqiyya)