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About the Author:
The late Hajjah Amina Adil, may God grant her peace, was called by all who knew her, Hajjah Anne, mother. She was the wife of the Grandshaykh of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order, Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil, for over fifty years. In addition to her own four children, sixteen grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren, she raised and nurtured with love and wisdom the thousands of students and visitors who descend yearly upon the humble house of the Shaykh in Cyprus.
Not one to spend time in idle talk, Hajjah Anne taught the art of servanthood by serving the Shaykh and his guests tirelessly with good humor, cooking everyday for everyone. She taught respect for God's gifts by never wasting anything and reusing everything. She taught worship by following faithfully Shariah and Sunnah and maintaining her Sufi practices. She taught patience, kindness, respect and hard work by her daily example. As a scholar, she passed on to new generations from her vast knowledge, stories of the Prophets and Saints - stories used to teach wisdom from the beginning of time.
About the Editor
Karima Sperling has a Ph.D (A.B.D.) in Anthropology from Stanford University. She embraced Islam over thirty years ago during three years of fieldwork on the Libyan-Tchad border. She has raised homechooled five children. However, her principle preparation for assembling this book was the time she spent among the grateful students and loving children of Hajjah Anne.
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Links Of Light - The Golden Chain
A CHILD'S VERSION OF THE NAQSHBANDI SUFI WAY
Sufi Kids Series
Hajjah Amina Adil (QS)
Retold by Karima Sperling
and Illustrated by Alia Sperling
The teachings presented here outline a course toward spiritual
realization that has rarely been made available before. This
book focuses on details of the Naqshbandi Sufi path, with
emphasis on the responsibility of the disciple to make progress
and advances in his spiritual discipline based on pure love and
longing for the Divine Presence. Starting with initiation at the
hands of the master, the book outlines the steps needed for the
devoted seeker to attain actual gnosis, reaching the level where
he or she is able to connect and communicate with masters, both
living and passed on, who are able to provide direct spiritual
support in assisting the seeker in reaching ever higher levels.
The book is essentially a manual in reaching the State of
Perfection, Maqam al-Ihsan, which the Prophet Muhammad described
as "to worship God as if you see Him and if you do not see Him,
to know He sees you." This station is the first goal of the
seeker in setting forth on the way of spiritual ascension. While
this station is not the seeker's ultimate destination, realizing
it is considered the first step into the circle of true seekers,
those whose vision is supported by God and who receive
inspiration from the Divine Presence.
228 pp. Paperback
Weight: 500 grams
Dimensions: 27.4cm x 20.8cm x 1.8cm (A4 Size)
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