A Return to the Spirit - Martin Lings

Just added to our bookstore: A Return to the Spirit by Martin Lings (Shaykh Abu Bakr Sirajudeen).

This final work of the greatly revered Martin Lings opens with an
insightful autobiographical account of his own interior journey, the
finding of a spiritual master, and the conclusions he ultimately
reached regarding the inner life and Islam. The 96-year-old author, a
respected British scholar, recounts the lessons learned from his life
including the answers to profound questions such as: How did I come to
put First things First?, What is the Spiritual Significance of Tears
and Laughter?, What is the Spiritual Significance of Civilization?,
What is the Qur'anic Doctrine of the Afterlife?



Prior to publication of this volume, its distinguished author, Martin
Lings, did in fact "return to the Spirit" on May 12th 2005. This has
occasioned the addition to this work of an "In Memoriam" appendix.
Readers will be treated to tributes that have arrived from the world
over written by those who simply read and loved his work to those who
knew him personally, some of whom were under his spiritual direction.
These diverse accounts of this extraordinary man round out a profound
image of his person. The book also includes a selection of previously
unpublished photographs taken throughout his life.



A special "In Memoriam" section includes words from Shaykh Hamza Yusuf.

While browsing our bookshelves, please take a look at some other important texts like Imam Ghazali's "Faith in Divine Unity and Trust in Divine Providence".

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