Stations of the Sufi Path The 'One Hundred Fields' (Sad Maydan) of Abdullah Ansari of Herat

by Angha, Nahid; Ansari, Abdullah; Ansari of Heart, Abdullah

• ISBN13: 9781901383362
• ISBN10: 1901383369
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-15
• Publisher: Archetype

Summary

Stations of the Sufi Path' is a new translation of a key Sufi text and the first Persian work to address the stages, or stations, of the Sufi way. Its author, Abdullah Ansari, was born in 1006 in Herat in present-day Afghanistan, and is considered one of the greatest as well as one of the earliest of the Persian Sufi scholars whose works constitute an important contribution to the intellectual history of Islam. Detailed descriptions of each 'station' make this work an esoteric masterpiece, now almost one thousand years old, that invites the reader on a spiritual journey of self-discovery.

Author Biography

Nahid Angha is Co-director of the International Association of Sufism and its chief representative to the United Nations. She is Editor of 'Sufism' journal, and founder of the International Sufi Women Organization. Her dedication to peace has led her to serve in leadership roles in various interfaith organizations and to forge an educational partnership with the Dominican University of California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword	p. 1
Introduction	p. 17
An Annotated Translation of 'Abdullah Ansari's Sad Maydan (One Hundred Fields)	p. 73
A note on editions of the Sad Maydan, reference works, dates and transliteration	p. 147
Ansari's other works	p. 153
Ansari and the Khanaqah institution	p. 159
Ansari's rhyming prose	p. 161
Bibliography	p. 165
Index	p. 173
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