Awarifu-l-ma'arif

"Used as a manual for the study of Sufism by Sufis of all Orders" ~(Rev. John Subhan, Sufism), this book is rooted in the illuministic philosophy whose practice led to the execution for heresy of Suhrawardi Maqtul ('the murdered') at Aleppo, in 1191 of the Christian Era. The teaching of Suhrawardi was highly mystical and dealt with the deeper aspect of Sufism. "It is not so much an Order as a school of mystic philosophy" ~ (Canon Sell, The Religious Orders of Islam). Among the subjects discussed are: The Teacher, Behaviour of the Disciple, Customs of the Sufi community, The Robe, Dreams, Deep Knowledge, State, Certainty, Essence, The Self, The Soul, Epiphany and Concealment Austerity, Trusting, Contentment Love, Effacement and Permanency.