Table of Contents
PUBLISHER’S NOTES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PREFACE
ON THE SUFI SCIENCE OF SELF-REALIZATION
FOREWORD
STEPPING FORTH ON THE PATH TO THE DIVINE PRESENCE
The City of Knowledge
The Light of Creation
Saints in Hiding
Balancing the Self
The House of Illness
Dieting for the Soul
Breaking the Ego’s Pride
INTRODUCTION
The Journey to Discipleship
Three Levels of Following
THE SEVENTEEN RUINOUS TRAITS (AL-AKHLAQU ’DH-DHAMIMAH)
The Tree of Bad Manners
1. Anger (al-Ghadab)
A Visit to the Sultan of the Saints
2. Love of This World (Hubbu ’d-Dunya)
The Loyalty of Dogs
3. Malice (al-Hiqd)
Moses’ Response
4. Jealousy (al-Hasad)
Exorcism
5. Vanity (al-‘Ujb)
Jihad of the Inner Self
6. Stinginess (al-Bukhl)
Generosity of Muslims
7. Avarice (al-Tamà)
8. Cowardice (al-Jubn)
9. Indolence (al-Batalah)
The Primordial Pledge of Employment
10. Arrogance (al-Kibr)
The Ocean of Hunger
11. Ostentation (al-Riya’)
The Cleansing of Death
12. Attachment (al-Hirs)
The Two Meanings of Attachment
13. Superiority (al-'Azhamah)
14. Heedlessness and Laziness (al-Ghabawah wa ’l-Kasalah)
15. Anxiety (al-Hamm)
Working without worry
16. Depression (al-Ghamm)
17. The Eight Hundred Forbidden Acts (al-Manhiyat)
THE TEN STEPS TO DISCIPLESHIP (AL-KHUTUWATU ’L-'ASHAR)
Migrating and Meditating (al-Hijrah wa ’l-Muraqabah)
About the Qiblah
Following True Leaders
The Focus of the Heart
1. Standing Up for Truth (al-Istiqamah)
Vigilance
Self-Awareness (al-Yaqazah)
2. Repenting through the Prophet (at-Tawbah)
3. Auditing (al-Muhasabah)
4. Turning Humbly to Your Lord in Surrender (al-Inabah)
Eleven Defects that Must Be Eliminated
1. Arrogance (al-Kibr)
2. Envy (al-Hasad)
3. Greed (at-Tamà)
4. Anger (al-Ghadab)
5. Rancor (al-Ghill)
6. Love of Fame and Praise (Talabu ’l-'Uluw)
7. Ostentation (ar-Riya’)
8. Stinginess (al-Bukhl)
9. Praising the Rich (Madhu ’l-Aghniya’)
10. Despising the Poor (Ihtiqaru ’l-Fuqara’)
11. Cheating (al-Ghush)
The Turning Point: The Eight Stages of Truth
1. Faith in Truth(al-Imanu bi ’l-Haqq)
2. True Decision(Qararu ’l-Haqq)
3. The Word of Truth (Kalamu ’l-Haqq)
4. True Behavior (Suluku ’l-Haqq)
5. True Action ('Amalu ’l-Haqq)
6. The Struggle of Truth (Juhdu ’l-Haqq)
7. The Meditation of Truth (Ta’amulu ’l-Haqq)
8. True Concentration (Tarkizu ’l-Haqq)
5. Contemplating Deeply (at-Taffakur)
6. Remembering Your Subconscious (at-Tadhakkur)
7. Holding Fast (al-'Itisam)
The Presence of Saints
8. Running to God (al-Firaru il-Allah)
9. Training (at-Tamrinu wa ’t-Tadbir)
10. Listening (al-Istimà)
THE SIX POWERS OF THE HEART (AL-HAQA’IQ AL-QALBIYYAH AS-SITT)
The Opening of the Heart
Decoding the Realities