Spiritual Gems of Islam

Refi­ne your heart and mind with the wis­dom of Isla­mic spirituality

“To live a meaningful life―one that brings us joy, con­tent­ment and fulfillment―we have to do the inner spi­ri­tu­al work of beco­ming a more com­ple­te human being.”
―from the Introduction

Over the cen­tu­ries, Isla­mic sages have glea­ned tim­e­l­ess spi­ri­tu­al insights and prac­ti­ces from sacred texts, medi­ta­ti­on and know­ledge of the heart―gems that have been pas­sed down from gene­ra­ti­on to gene­ra­ti­on. This book invi­tes you―no mat­ter what your prac­ti­ce may be―to access the tre­asu­re chest of Isla­mic spi­ri­tua­li­ty, par­ti­cu­lar­ly Sufism, and use its wealth to streng­then your own journey.

The riches include gui­dance drawn from the Qur’an, sayings of the Pro­phet Muham­mad and Sufi poets such as the thir­te­enth-cen­tu­ry Rumi on cul­ti­vat­ing awa­re­ness, inten­tio­na­li­ty and com­pas­si­on for self and others. This book also fea­tures enter­tai­ning wis­dom tea­ching sto­ries, espe­ci­al­ly tho­se of Mul­la Nas­rud­din, Islam’s gre­at comic foil, to expand the mind and heart. It breaks down bar­riers to acces­sing this anci­ent tra­di­ti­on for modern see­kers by dis­pel­ling myths about the Mus­lim faith con­cer­ning gen­der bias, inclu­si­vi­ty and app­re­cia­ti­on for diversity.

Regard­less of whe­re you are on your spi­ri­tu­al jour­ney, you will find the­se gems wort­hy addi­ti­ons to your own tre­asu­re chest within.