The Sufi master Abu 'l-Hasan al-Kharqani asserted that the human state contains seventeen chief ruinous traits, each of which resembles a great tree, with main branches, smaller branches, twigs and leaves, all laden with various kinds of negativity. At the same time, human beings were granted six tremendous powers from the Divine: the power of attraction; the power of manifesting God's blessings; the power of intercession for those who oppress themselves; the power of directing the heart of seekers; the power of guidance; and the power to move in time and space.

The path from submersion in the negative traits to the unveiling of these six powers is known as the Migration to Perfected Character. Consisting of ten steps, it leads one from the ruinous aspects of the arrogant self, to achieve the state of satisfaction with the Divine decree and to achieve gnostic knowledge on the way to complete realization. Through a ten step program Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, a master of the Naqshbandi Sufi Path, describes the science of eliminating the seventeen ruinous characteristics of the tyrannical ego, to achieve purification of the soul. The sincere seeker who follows these steps, with devotion and discipline, will acheive an unveiling of the six powers which lie dormant within every human heart.

About the Author:
Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani received a degree in Chemistry from the American University of Beirut and then studied medicine in Louvain, Belgium. He later received his Islamic law degree, then went on to study the Sufi spiritual path with two great masters of wisdom. Other books by the shaykh include: Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition, Pearls and Coral, Angels Unveiled, Keys to the Divine Kingdom, Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine (7 volumes), Approach of Armageddon? and Women Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (with Dr. L.Bakhtiar). Shaykh Kabbani is chairman of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order, chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America, an educational organization based in Michigan, and co-chair of Kamilat Muslim women's organization.

Publications:
§ Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Way, 840 pp. detailing Naqshbandi Sufi tradition of classical Islam.
§ The Approach to Armageddon? An Islamic Perspective, 294 pp. details Islam’s perspectives on science and technology and prophecies regarding end times and Judgment Day.
§ Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine and Beliefs - 5 years in research and writing, 1500 pp. 7-volume, set describes Islamic beliefs according to the classical approach of the major schools of jurisprudence and doctrine.
§ The Naqshbandi Sufi Way: History and Guidebook of the Saints of the Golden Chain
§ Encyclopedia of Muhammad's Women Companions.
§ Angels Unveiled - a modern view of a traditional subject.
§ Pearls & Coral, Volumes I and II, classical Islamic teachings couched in an easy-to-read informal format.

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