Sufi Poems is a selection of poems from the golden period of Sufism especially chosen and translated from the Arabic by the distinguished scholar Dr Martin Lings.
Mantiqu’t-Tair is one of the masterpieces of Persian literature of which a complete and annotated translation into English is here presented for the first time as The Speech of the Birds.
This edition presents Ibn 'Ajiba’s (1747-1809) commentaries on key poetic verses from the third chapter of Imam Al-Busiri’s (1211–1294) celebrated poem Al-Burdah.
Dar al-Turath is honoured to present a nasheed that represent a choice selection of remembrance of Allah and His beloved. NOTE: Audio CD is not included
Civilization of Paradise is both a collection of Qur’an inspired poetry and a fascinating record of intimate dialogs with a Sufi master in Damascus. Poetry, in the case of Asad Ali, is a way of life and prayer.
The Dalaʾil al-Khayrāt has been a source of light for the Muslim community ever since its composition in the late 9th/15th century by Imam al-Jazuli, and it is probably the most oft-recited compilation of ṣalwat in the Muslim world.
Iqd ul-Luli (Necklace of Pearls), by al-Sayyid Muhammad bin Hassan bin 'Alawi al-Haddad, may Allah have mercy upon him, is a poetic biography of the honorable and venerated Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra, may Allah be pleased with her, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
Ever since its composition in the seventh Islamic century, by the poet, scholar and spiritual master Muhammad b. Saʿid al-Buṣiri, al-Kawakib al-durriyya fī madḥ Khayr al-Bariyya (‘The Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation’), more commonly known as the Burda, has been a mainstay of the Muslim choral tradition from East to West.
Pearls of the Faith is a book that harkens back to a slower time; before the nanosecond; before supersonic travel; before the advent of cyberspace; when handwritten letters took weeks to deliver; and people could sit under a canopy and read light verse about other faiths in faraway lands.
Clear Arabic text with English translation, including commentary by Shaykh Alawi al-Maliki outlining the proofs & the validity of commemorating the Prophet's birth.