| Title:
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WHEN MADMEN SPEAK...
THE OBSERVATIONS OF A MODERN DAY FOOL OF GOD |
| By: |
Shaykh Ahmed Elbisani, Colin Turner (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£30.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0700705066 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780700705061 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
31 December, 2008 |
| Series: |
Routledge Sufi Series |
| Pages: |
188 |
| Description: |
When Shaykh Ahmed, the self-styled 'fool of God', died in 1994, he left over five thousand pages of 'Sufi observations'. This book presents his observations. |
| Synopsis: |
When Shaykh Ahmed - the self-styled 'Fool of God' - died in 1994, he left over five thousand pages of hand-written 'table talk' to posterity; scattered through these pages were some seven hundred of the Shaykhs own aphorisms - or what he himself called 'Sufi observations'. Half of these - the shortest and, in some cases, the most controversial - go to make up this fascinating volume. Elbisani targets everything, and misses nothing. For instance, on the dry and uninspiring style of the average Muslim preacher: "Those who say that the pen is mightier than the sword have obviously never listened to the average Friday prayers sermon"; on the difference between real and nominal belief: "For most Muslims, Islam is a crutch: kick away the crutch and they may learn to walk ...and find God"; and on the idea of seeing God in everything: "If men knew the true nature of idol-worship, they would not criticize so harshly". |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
RoutledgeCurzon |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |