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1	The Essential Rumi more books like this by Coleman Barks, John Moyne, A J Jarthur John Arberry add to wishlist In the early 13th century, Jalauddin Rumi was already an accomplished scholar when he encountered a visiting dervish who changed his life. After a spiritual reckoning, Rumi began writing mystic poems that celebrate an intimate relationship with the holy. Here, Barks, the poet and translator largely responsible for Rumi's rather amazing late-20th ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.97! \| first editions
2	The Koran Interpreted: A Translation more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry add to wishlist This classic, authoritative translation brings the full meaning and power of the sacred book of Islam to Western readers. "Certainly the most beautiful English version, and among those by non-Muslim translators, the one that comes closest to conveying the impressions made on Muslims by the original".--Wilfred Cantwell Smith, Harvard University. see all copies from £6.33! new only from £9.10!
3	Sufism more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry add to wishlist The first concise history of Sufism to appear in any language, this work remains among the best. A noted scholar offers insights into every aspect of Sufism, from interpretation of the word of God and the life of the Prophet to the theorists of Sufism, the structure of Sufi theory and practice, and more. see all copies from £7.48! new only from £7.74!
4	The Mystical Poems of Rumi 1 more books like this by Jalalu'l-Din Rumi, A J Jarthur John Arberry (Translator) add to wishlist Rumi, who wrote and preached in Persia during the thirteenth century, was inspired by a wandering mystic, or dervish, named Shams al-Din. Rumi's vast body of poetry includes a lengthy poem of religious mysticism, the "Mathnavi," and more than three thousand lyrics and odes. A.J. Arberry, who selected four hundred of the lyrics for translation, ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.41! \| first editions
5	The Koran more books like this by Arthur John Arberry (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
6	The Doctrine of the Sufis more books like this by Arthur John Arberry add to wishlist This reissue of the English translation of a classic Arabic text in the history of Sufism, the mystical aspect of Islam, preserves the beauty and simplicity of the original, with verse renderings of the many poetic citations. From the Arabic of Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi. see all copies from £8.72! new only from £8.72! \| first editions
7	Aspects of Islamic Civilization as Depicted in the Original Texts more books like this by Arthur John Arberry add to wishlist An anthology of selections from Arabic and Persian writers see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.67! \| first editions
8	Classical Persian Literature more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry add to wishlist This is a single volume account of the first rebirth of a national literature in the national language, tracing the course of its development and full maturity from the beginning of the 9th century to the end of the 15th century. see all copies from £22.88! new only from £30.22! \| first editions
9	Salaman & Absal more books like this by Jami, A J Jarthur John Arberry, Fitzgerald add to wishlist see all copies from £10.54! new only from £10.54! \| first editions
10	Oriental Essays more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry, Arberry a J add to wishlist In this book Professor Arberry describes the lives and labours of six great scholars - Simon Ockley, Sir William Jones, E. W. Lane, E. H. Palmer, E.G. Browne and R. A Nicholson - men who were devoted to building a bridge between the peoples of Europe and Asia. To these biographical essays, Arberry has appended a fragment of candid autobiography ... see all copies from £27.42! new only from £54.15!
11	Religion in the Middle East: Volume 1, Judaism and Christianity more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry add to wishlist It is generally accepted that the Middle East witnessed the ancient rise of monotheism and its dissemination. The three faiths predominantly concerned - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - have retained their separateness and have been in different degrees torn asunder by schisms; but less well known has been the degree of co-operation between the ... see all copies from £25.07!
12	Religion in the Middle East: Volume 2 more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry add to wishlist It is generally accepted that the Middle East witnessed the ancient rise of monotheism and its dissemination. The three faiths predominantly concerned - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - have retained their separateness and have been in different degrees torn asunder by schisms; but less well known has been the degree of co-operation between the ... see all copies from £25.07! first editions
13	Muslim Saints & Mystics: Episodes from the Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Memorial of the Saints) more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry (Translator), Farid Attar add to wishlist see all copies from £11.15!
14	Religion in the Middle East 2 Volume Set more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry add to wishlist It is generally accepted that the Middle East witnessed the ancient rise of monotheism and its dissemination. The three faiths predominantly concerned - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - have retained their separateness and have been in different degrees torn asunder by schisms; but less well known has been the degree of co-operation between the ... see all copies from £51.09! first editions
15	Mystical Poems of Rumi more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry (Translator), Jalalu'l-Din Rumi add to wishlist see all copies from £8.10!
16	Sufism: An Account of the Mystics of Islam more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry add to wishlist In this short account of Sufism, the name given to the mysticism of Islam, the author shows how mysticism developed out of a single creed and ritual and the influence it exerts on the life, art and literature of the Muslim people. The Sufi is bound to study the life of the Mohammed, to comprehend his code of conduct and be intimate with the ... see all copies from £3.10! new only from £8.72! \| first editions
17	Arabic Poetry more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry add to wishlist see all copies from £66.05!
18	Poet of Malta more books like this by A J Jarthur John Arberry (Editor), Dun Karm, P Grech (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £14.84! first editions

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