The Key to Salvation: A Sufi Manual of Invocation (Islamic Texts Society)

This book is too expensive, but if you can find it at a lesser price, get the book. Although it is in question as to if this is REALLY an Ibn Ata'ullah text, the teacher who I studied this book did not say it was not, as well, he had the original in Arabic..hummm...certainly, this text is beautiful, easy to read. Although it is not your normal sufi text. This book offers solutions to your problems with prayer, worshiping Allah, and remembrance of Him. Have a problem with wondering off in wherever land when you pray? Wonder why when you make remembrance of Him (dhikr) your heart does not "feel" like it is there?This book offers many great antedotes to common problems why we face these delemas in our worship-they have become only for show. and not sincere! This book is for those who need some direction into how to worship Allah, help your heart, and soften it! Salafi's I highly recommend it because have you ever wondered why you condem every Muslim who wants to Worship Allah as though you see him? This texts will open new doors to softening the hearts of the dryest person!

This is an excellent translation of a classical Sufi text that can also serve as an introduction to Sufism and Sufi practice, particularly because the translator has done such a good job. The book begins with a short biography of the author ibn Ata Allah a classic Sufi Sheikh of the Shadhili Sufi order, then it moves on to a brief list of his works and then a short introduction to Sufism and Sufism as understood by the author.The second part of the book is the text itself which is very well translated. It includes invocations for the novice, types of invocation, loud invocation (A possible controversial topic) And a list of traditions of the Prophet Muhammad on various prayers at specific times and places.The third part of the book is a comprehensive index, list of scholars mentioned in the book and a short list of suggested reading, books in the English and French language. Most of them translations of classic Sufi texts.All in all it is no wonder that this translation has won a number of awards, its well written and well presented.

a must buy