Journey Through Ten Thousand Veils

by Maryam Kabeer Faye

Overview

Born in a Jewish family, Maryam Kabeer was led to live in India and Nepal, and in monasteries in Europe, and then guided to embrace Islam at the hands of an ancient Sufi Master a few minutes away from the tomb of the Prophet Abraham. She then was guided to study intensively with Sufi Masters around the world. Her journey to the holy places and people of the earth, led her finally to Africa and the deep truth that all lives are totally interconnected and united with our own. This book is a significant and revealing social commentary, also dispelling many other myths and stereotypes such as the proposition, often fostered by the media, that women are inevitably oppressed in Islam. On the contrary, it is by entering into the heart of Islam that the author was liberated, elevated, empowered, and guided to realize the true purpose of her existence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781597846370
Publisher:	Tughra Books
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	972,884
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Sheikha Maryam Kabeer Faye a speaker and writer on Islam, Sufism, and spirituality. She travels extensively throughout the world on the mission of building bridges of light, knowledge, and understanding.

Table of Contents

1 Impressions Which Formed Me 1

2 UC Berkeley-Flying into the Open Sky 17

3 Setting Out on the Path 33

4 Entrance to India 39

5 In Search of Maharaj-Ji 43

6 Waiting for the Sheikh 57

7 Saved by Grace 67

8 Who Am I? In the City Flowing with Light 71

9 Life in the Monasteries 79

10 Short Stay in America, Culture Shock, Longing to Return to Sanctified Land 89

11 Embracing Islam in El Khalil, the Place of Abraham (a.s.), Friend of God 97

12 Praying in the Dome of the Rock 107

13 Building the Adobe Mosque 117

14 Meeting the Ancient Sage 121

15 The Resonance of Allah, the Deepening Experience of Prayer 135

16 The Vale of Kashmir, Crown Jewel of the World, Imprisoned but Free 157

17 Mecca, Medina, and the Mountain of Light 165

18 Return to the Continent of Origin, Allahu Wahidun! 185

19 Walking in the Footsteps of the Friends of God 203

20 The Therapy of Liberation, a Journey of Consecration 215

21 Repel What Is Evil With What Is Better. Travelling to Places in Peril on a Mission of Healing, Solidarity, and Peace 229

22 In the Time Allotted Before, in the Blinking of an Eye, We Must Go. How Can We Reach the Goal? 249

23 The Circle Is Complete 277

24 The Way of Muhammad, Mercy for All the Worlds 285