Understanding Islam: A New Translation with Selected Letters

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World Wisdom, Inc, 2011 - 252 pages
With over one billion believers throughout the globe, Islam remains one of the most misunderstood of the world's great Revelations. In this fully revised and amended translation of his masterpiece, philosopher Frithjof Schuon offers readers a deeper understanding of Islam, the world's second largest religion. Featuring an extensive appendix of previously unpublished materials and detailed editor's notes to aid readers, this book is a must for any collection.
 

Contents

Islam
1
The Koran and the Sunnah
33
The Prophet
85
The Path
105
Selections from Letters and Other Previously
163
The Three Dimensions of Sufism
177
Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases
229
Biographical Notes
251
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