Shaykh Abd Al-Khaliq Al-Shabrawi; Translated from the Arabic by Mostafa al-Badawi

The Quilliam Press (1997) ISBN 1872038131 paperback Index 76 pp. $9.95

This book unlocks the secrets of the seven degrees through which the soul progresses as it travels the Sufi Path to its Lord. It teaches the novice how to transform the Inciting Soul, the lowest and most egotistic of the self’s manifestations, into the Reproachful Soul, which must then become Inspired, Serene, Contented, and Found Pleasing, until it attains the ultimate degree of sanctity and wholeness as the Perfect Soul. To achieve this progressive purification of the self, special Sufi practices, litanies and attitudes of mind are recommended. Both practical and profound, this book offers a concise manual of Sufi teaching on the Way to spiritual liberation.

The author, Shaykh Abd al-Khaliq al-Shabrawi (1887-1947), was employed as a professor at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, but was best known as a realized master of the great Khalwati Order of Sufis. A tireless worker for spiritual unity and harmony, he was also initiated into the Shadhili and Naqshabandi Orders.

Mostafa al-Badawi author of the Fons Vitae Imam al-Haddad Spiritual Masters series is a disciple in the Sufi order of Imam al-Haddad. Mostafa al-Badawi is one of the world's premier translators of Islamic spiritual texts. He is a Consultant Psychiatrist and member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He studied under many shaykhs, foremost among whom is the late Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad. His other translations include: Book of Assistance, The Lives of Man, Two Treatises, and The Prophetic Invocations. He is also the author of Man and the Universe: An Islamic Perspective, recently published. He resides in Madinah.

Of related interest:

Fons Vitae:

Sufi Sage of Arabia - Imam al-Haddad - NEW

The Book of Assistance, Imam al-Haddad

Gifts for the Seeker by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad.

The Lives of Man by Imam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad.

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Key to the Garden by Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad