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CONTEMPLATIVE»DISCIPLINES»

"IN SUFISM"•Dr. Mir Valiuddin MA PhD-

•Edited'by·•Dr Gulshan Khakee ·

East-West-Publications ·• London- The Hague ·

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Contents

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FOREWORD vi

PREFACE VII

INTRODUCTION XI

CHAPTER 1 Purification of the Self 1

ii Cleansing of the Heart 11

III Dhikr and Prayer 31

iv Methods of Dhikr: The Qadiriyya and

Naqshbandiyya Orders 51

ν Methods of Dhikr : The Chishtiyya Order 75

vi Emptying of the Sirr 93

vII Emptying of the Sirr: Contemplation in

the Naqshbandiyya Order 109

viii Illumination of the Spirit 137

BIBLIOGRAPHY 167