The Fragrant Scent - 'Abd al-Rahman al-'Aydarus

The Fragrant Scent is the first English translation of the work of the great eighteenth-century scholar Sayyid Abu al-Marahim 'Abd al-Rahman b. Mustafa b. Shaykh al-'Aydarus. The book is a meditation on the fleeting thoughts that pass through the mind of the spiritual wayfarer, and the author's aim is to provide guidance for those on the spiritual path.The author describes his treatise as a commentary on Suhrawardi's famous Sufi work, 'Awarif al-ma'arif, and he draws on a rich selection of authoritative... Zobrazit více