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Enlightened Poems of Mu'in Ud-Din Chishti: (Large Print & Large Format Edition)
Contributor(s): Smith, Paul (Translator), Chishti, Mu'in Ud-Din (Author)

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 ISBN: 109162481X     ISBN-13: 9781091624818
Publisher: Independently Published
OUR PRICE: $19.95  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: May 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 8" W x 10" L (0.99 lbs) 222 pages
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Large Print
 
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ENLIGHTENED POEMS OF MU'IN UD-DIN CHISHTI (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Mu'in ud-din Chishti (1141-1230) also known as Gharib Nawaz or 'Benefactor of the Poor', is the most famous Sufi Perfect Master of the Chishti Order of the Indian Subcontinent. In his book Pre-Mughal Persian in Hindustan, Muhammad 'Abdu'l Ghani states... "He was the greatest lyric poet of his age. His style is exuberant and precise at once. His poems are a storehouse of transcendental thoughts beautifully ordered and forcefully expressed. There is always a sense of pious serenity and joy in his verses that are teeming with Divine Love... his poetry resembles closely that of Hafiz... He takes his readers along with him solely to spiritual ecstasy and gives them a peep into the ethereal world..." Today, hundreds of thousands of Muslims, Hindus, Christians and others take grace from his tomb and poems. This is the largest selection of his ghazals translated into English in the correct form and meaning. Introduction includes: Life, Times & Poetry of Mu'in ud-din Chishti, The Chishti Order of Sufism, Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry, The Ghazal Form He Used. Bibliography. Glossary... Large Type 16p, Large Format Paperback 8" x 10" 206 pages. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Seemab and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and 12 screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa
 
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