{"product_id":"the-kashf-al-mahjub","title":"The Kashf al-Mahjub","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Kashf al-Mahjub\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Ali Hujwiri (trans. Reynold A. Nicholson)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kashf al-Mahjub (\"Unveiling of the Veiled\") is the oldest surviving Persian treatise on Sufism, written in the 11th century by Ali ibn Uthman al-Hujwiri, a saint whose shrine in Lahore remains one of South Asia's most visited pilgrimage sites. The work systematically surveys the doctrines, practices, and personalities of early Sufism, making it an essential primary source for understanding the formation of Islamic mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is Reynold A. Nicholson's 1911 English translation, part of the E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Series, long regarded as the standard scholarly rendering of the text into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA public-domain work, offered as a free digital edition by Nile Book Store.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8b7355;margin:26px 0 10px 0;\"\u003eExcerpt\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"border-left:3px solid #c9a25a;margin:0;padding:2px 0 2px 18px;font-style:italic;color:#3a332a;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnow that in this our time the science of Ṣúfiism is obsolete, especially in this country. The whole people is occupied with following its lusts and has turned its back on the path of quietism, while the 'ulamá and those who pretend to learning have formed a conception of Ṣúfiism which is quite contrary to its fundamental principles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHigh and low alike are content with empty professions: blind conformity has taken the place of spiritual enthusiasm. The vulgar say, \"We know God,\" and the elect, satisfied if they feel in their hearts a longing for the next world, say, \"This desire is vision and ardent love.\" Everyone makes pretensions, none attains to reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Ali Hujwiri","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50144747749624,"sku":"EN-64786","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/leonardo_64786_kashf-al-mahjub_final.jpg?v=1786510956","url":"https:\/\/nilebookstore.com\/ar\/products\/the-kashf-al-mahjub","provider":"Nile Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}