Mystical Islam: An Introduction to SufismSufism is Islam's principal mystical tradition. To its followers it provides the inner, esoteric or purely spiritual dimension of the faith. It is a centuries-old path to spirituality that has developed throughout the Islamic world, fundamentally influencing the religion and its followers, although to non-Muslim observers it remains mysterious and little-understood. Mystical Islam presents an accessible introduction that encompasses the full history and richness of the Sufi spiritual tradition. |