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001			ocn827010521
003			OCoLC
005			20230705144502.0
008			130204s2013 vtu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2013003056
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019			_a854748580
020			_a9781594734304 _q(alk. paper)
020			_a1594734305 _q(alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)827010521 _z(OCoLC)854748580
037			_a1351396 _bQBI
092			_a297.57 _bR147
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aRahman, Jamal.
245	1	0	_aSpiritual gems of Islam : _binsights & practices from the Qur'an, Hadith, Rumi & Muslim teaching stories to enlighten the heart & mind / _cby Imam Jamal Rahman.
260			_aWoodstock, VT : _bSkyLight Paths Pub., _c2013.
300			_axvi, 230 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aRahman invites you-- no matter what your practice-- to access the treasure chest of Islamic spirituality, particularly, Sufism, and to use its wealth to strengthen your own journey.
505	0		_aOpening up to the light. This is the book (Qur'an 2:2) : Meditate on its signs (Qur'an 38:29) ; The Qur'an is a shy and veiled bride / Rumi ; I was a secret treasure and I longed to be known (Hadith Qudsi) ; We have not known you as we should have (Hadith) -- Cultivating inner spaciousness. Know thyself and you shall know thy Lord (Hadith) ; Die before you die (Hadith) ; The road is long, the sea is deep / Fariduddin Attar ; In the name of God, boundlessly compassionate and infinitely merciful (Qur'anic invocation) ; We have made some of you as a trial for others : will you have patience? (Qur'an 25:20) ; Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage (Qur'an 84:19) ; Will you not see? Will you not listen? ; Will you not pay attention? (Qur'an 54:17, 7:204) -- Purifying and expanding the heart. O my Lord! Open for me my heart! (Qur'an 20:25) ; Bring to God a sound heart (Qur'an 26:89) ; Who has a better dye than God? (Qur'an 2:138) ; Embrace not only the ten thousand joys of life, but also the ten thousand sorrows (traditional saying) ; There is room inside for only one of us / Rumi -- Remembering your sustainer. Bow in adoration and draw closer (Qur'an 96:19) ; Truly in the remembrance of God do hearts find rest (Qur'an 13:28) -- Doing what is beautiful. Persevere in doing good : behold! God loves the doers of good (Qur'an 2:195) ; Ah! What a beautiful fellowship! (Qur'an 4:69) ; Be just; this is closest to being God-conscious (Qur'an 5:8) ; Confound not truth with falsehood (Qur'an 2:42) ; All things have we created in proportion and measure (Qur'an 54:49) ; Work in the invisible world at least as hard as you do in the visible / Rumi ; Move from knowledge of the tongue to knowledge of the heart (traditional saying) ; Whoever ... believes in God has grasped the most trustworthy handhold (Qur'an 2:256) -- Walking on spacious paths. Women are the twin-halves of men (Hadith) ; Come to know each other (Qur'an 49:13) ; Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord (Qur'an 3:133) -- Being in the mystery. Praise be to Allah ... who made the angels messengers with wings (Qur'an 35:1) ; What is this love and laughter? (Hafiz) ; To God we belong and to God we are returning (Qur'an 2:156) ; A lovesick nightingale among owls / Rumi. -- Selected Qur'anic passages and Hadith -- The most beautiful names of Allah : Amsa al-Husna.
650		0	_aIslam _xQuotations, maxims, etc.
650		0	_aSpiritual life _xIslam. _9338405
650		0	_aIslamic ethics. _9338406
994			_aC0 _bNFG
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