Fons Vitae

Beads of Faith ( Book and DVD) Author:Gray Henry and Susannah Marriott Publisher: Fons Vitae The word bead itself has an "interfaith" origin. It comes from both the Sanskrit "buddh", which...

Title: Counsels of Religion Author: Imam Abdallah -Haddad/Mostafa al-Badawi ISBN:9781891785405 Publisher: Fons Vitae The Book of Counsels, the author’s largest work, was declared by Imam...

One of the most remarkable documents to have come down from classical Islamic civilization, this autobiography of the most influential thinker of medieval Islam (1058-1111) describes his education...

Ibn ?Arabi, the twelfth-century Spanish mystic, is considered by many the greatest master of Sufism. His large body of writings includes The Meccan Revelations (in 560 chapters) and The Bezels of...

Early Sufi Women is the earliest known work in Islam devoted entirely to women's spirituality. Written by the Persian Sufi Ab? 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sulami (d. 1021), this long-lost work provides...

It is fair to say that the "Book of Faith in Divine Unity and Trust in Divine Providence " plays an axial role in Ghazali's celebrated compendium, the Ihya Ulum al-din. What is at issue is not...

This book answers many of the questions often asked by seekers of inward illumination. What are the real implications of the doctrine of divine unity? How can proper concentration be achieved...

Title: Ibn Arabi and Kubrawis: The Reception of the School of Ibn ‘Arabi by Kubrawi MysticsAuthor: SEYYED SHAHABEDDIN MESBAHIISBN: 9781941610077Publisher: Fons Vitae This unique and important...

Islamic Jurisprudence According to the Four Sunni Schools(Al-Fiqh ‘ala al-Madhahib al-Arba‘ah) Author: Abd al-Pahman al-Jaziri Translator: Nancy Roberts Introduction: Frank E. Vogel Foreword:...

Title: Kashf al-Asrar The Unveiling of the Mysteries – Volume V Author: RASHID AL-DIN MAYBUDI / TRANSLATOR: WILLIAM C. CHITTICK ISBN: 9781891785221 Publisher: Fonsvitae Rashid al-Din Maybudi,...

Title: Lata’if al-isharat Subtle Allusions Volume VI Author: ABŪ L-QĀSIM AL-QUSHAYRĪ /Translated by KRISTIN ZAHRA SANDS ISBN: 978-1891785-21-4 Publisher: Fonsvitae Subtle Allusions (Lataʾif...

This precious translation of selections from the letters of Shaikh ad-Darqawi, the founder of a major branch of the Shadhiliyyah Order in North Africa in the 13th/19th century, belongs to a class of...

Title: Listen: Commentary on the Spiritual Couplets of Mevlana Rumi Author:Kenan Rifai/Translated by Victoria Holbrook ISBN: 9781891785870 Publisher: Fons Vitae Rumi's six-volume Masnavi is...

Title: Mary the Blessed Virgin of Islam Author: Aliah Schleifer ISBN: 9781887752022 Publisher: Fonsvitae The reasons for the importance of Mary as a spiritual figure in Islam are detailed in this...

Now that Rumi has become one of the best-selling poets in North America, interest in his life and times has increased dramatically. Practically every collection of his poetry provides a thumbnail...

This exceptional and thorough study is of interest to everyone, as it deals with a primal and universal relationship. It is also an important work for Muslim women, their children and for scholars...

Title: Painting Heaven: Polishing the Mirror of the Heart Author: Al-Ghazali, Demi and Coleman Barks and Illustrated By: Demi ISBN: 9781941610138 Publisher: Fons Vitae This enchanting tale...

This text has long been recognized as not only an Islamic "classic," but also as one of the great "spiritual autobiographies" of the world's greatest religious thinkers. It is also the narrative of...

Title: Reassurance for the Seeker: a Biography and translation of Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī’s al‐Fawāʾid al‐Jaʿfariyya, a commentary on forty Prophetic traditions Author: Samer Dajani ISBN:9781-887752-985 ...

Title: Responding from the Tradition: One Hundred Contemporary Fatwas by the Grand Mufti of Egypt Author:Sheikh ’Ali Goma’a ISBN: 9781891785443 Publisher: Fons Vitae This book is a collection of...

Title: Revealed Grace: The Juristic Sufism of Ahmad Sirhindi (1564-1624) Author: Arthur F. Buehler ISBN: 978-1-891785-89-4 Publisher: Fons Vitae Buehler has achieved a groundbreaking translation...

Title: Rumi and His Friends: Stories of the Lovers of God Author: Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi / Translated and selected by CAMILLE ADAMS HELMINSKI and SUSAN BLAYLOCK ISBN: 9781887752886 Publisher:...

Title: Shah Wali Allah’s Treatises on Islamic LawAuthor: Shah Wali Allah / Translated by MARCIA HERMANSENISBN: 9781891785467Publisher: Fons Vitae These new scholarly translations of Shah Wali...

Title: Spiritual Gems: The Mystical Qur'an Commentary Author: Ascribed to Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq/Translated and Annotated by Farhana Mayer ISBN: 978-189178530-6 Publisher: Fons Vitae This corpus of...

Title: Stories from the Thirty Birds: From “I” to HimAuthor: HASAN KERIM GUC / Translated by HILAL TOKATISBN: 9781941610954Publisher: Fons Vitae In Attar’s renowned 12th century...

Early Mystical sayings on The Prophet Muhammad’s Heavenly Journey: The Isra wa Mi'raj As compiled by Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman Sulami Translated and annotated by Frederick S. Colby This first time...

This unique biography of the saint Imam Abdallah al-Haddad takes readers into the fascinating world and spiritual life of 17th-and early 18th-century Yemen. The life of this great spiritual...

Title: Sufism:A Wayfarer’s Guide to the Naqshbandi Way Author: Shaikh Ami ‘ala ad-Din an-Naqshbandi written in Kurdish/Translated into Arabic by Dr. Muhammad SharifAhmad/English translation (from...

Title: Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: The Great Commentaries of the Holy Qur’an Series Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli and Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti/Translated by Dr. Feras Hamza/General Editor Ghazi bin Muhammad bin...

Title: Tafsir Al-Tustari: The Great Commentaries on the Holy Qur’an Series : Volume IV Author: Tustari (Author)/Annabel/Ali Keeler (Translator)/Yousef Meri (Editor) ISBN-13: 9781891785191 ...