The very heart of the Islamic tradition is love; no other word adequately captures the quest for transformation that lies at this tradition’s center. So argues esteemed professor of medieval Islam William C. Chittick in this survey of the extensive Arabic and Persian literature on topics ranging from the Qur’an up through the twelfth century. Bringing to light extensive foundational Persian sources never before presented, Chittick draws on more than a thousand pages of newly translated material to depict the rich prose literature at the center of Islamic thought.
William C. Chittick, professor of religious studies at Stony Brook University, is a leading translator and interpreter of classical Islamic texts.? His books includeThe Sufi Path of LoveandIn Search of the Lost Heart.? He lives in Mount Sinai, NY.
Bringing to light extensive never-translated Persian sources, William Chittick presents the rich prose literature on love at the center of Islamic spiritual thought
“Chittick is arguably the best scholar and translator of Classical Islamic Mysticism (Sufism) the Western World has ever produced. His books are sheer gold. But this latest work is a masterwork studded with unique spiritual gems on love.”—H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, author ofLove in the Holy Qur’an
“This masterpiece is the finest scholarly study of love in Islam ever produced. Chittick’s brilliant theo-philosophical analysis encompasses all the great Islamic thinkers and offers an urgent message not just for historians of religion, but for all Muslims and for those of every faith tradition.”—Stephen G. Post, Stony Brook University
“Rendering a vast Arabic and Persian repertoire into lucid English allows William Chittick to display how centralloveis in the Islamic tradition. Persian masters Maybudi and Sam’ânî olC#
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