The Secret of Secrets by Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

[TruthHood]

:salam:
Has anyone read this book?
How did they find it?

[FazalKhan]

Asalamu'Alaykum,

I found this book very inspirational, see the reviews at Amazon:-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Secrets-Golden-Palm/dp/0946621292/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219083464&sr=8-1

ws,
Fazal

[KeepTheGazeDown]

:salam:
Has anyone read this book?
How did they find it?

As Salaamu Alaikum

I read it a long time ago and from what i can recall it is an excellent read although the authenticity of the some things mentioned are questionable.

Was Salaamu Alaikum

[TruthHood]

Asalamu'Alaykum,

I found this book very inspirational, see the reviews at Amazon:-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Secrets-Golden-Palm/dp/0946621292/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219083464&sr=8-1

ws,
Fazal

Thanks for replying. I've reading up on sufism and this book seems very spritual, especially as i have learnt that Abd al Qadir Jillani is connected to Muhammed(SAWS).

:jazak:


As Salaamu Alaikum

I read it a long time ago and from what i can recall it is an excellent read although the authenticity of the some things mentioned are questionable.

Was Salaamu Alaikum

Thanks for replying. Which things do you find questionable? If you could explain breifly that would help as i don't wat to be misled in any way.

:jazak:

[KeepTheGazeDown]

Thanks for replying. Which things do you find questionable? If you could explain breifly that would help as i don't wat to be misled in any way.

:jazak:

As Salaamu Alaikum

As i said earlier it has been a long time since i read it but from what i can recall that a few incidents of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (RA) seem to be exaggerated, therefore do not take every incident mentioned to be authentic. It would have been better if the book was referenced properly in order to establish the authenticity of some the incidents mentioned.

Another point was i think towards the end there was something mentioned on the interpretation of certain dreams, very few people are well grounded in the interpretation of dreams and the way the chapter gives general conotations on certain dreams may lead to misinformation amongst people.

However, overall it is an excellent read and very inspirational.

An excellent book by the Shaykh is 'The Sublime Revelation' which was an excellent read and for people who understand arabic, I would advise them to read the arabic version of the book. One thing i learnt from this book was the emphasis laid on tauhid. There a few other books i have not been able to get hold off, however, i have heard that they are excellent.

Was Salaamu Alaikum.

[TruthHood]

As Salaamu Alaikum

As i said earlier it has been a long time since i read it but from what i can recall that a few incidents of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (RA) seem to be exaggerated, therefore do not take every incident mentioned to be authentic. It would have been better if the book was referenced properly in order to establish the authenticity of some the incidents mentioned.

Another point was i think towards the end there was something mentioned on the interpretation of certain dreams, very few people are well grounded in the interpretation of dreams and the way the chapter gives general conotations on certain dreams may lead to misinformation amongst people.

However, overall it is an excellent read and very inspirational.

An excellent book by the Shaykh is 'The Sublime Revelation' which was an excellent read and for people who understand arabic, I would advise them to read the arabic version of the book. One thing i learnt from this book was the emphasis laid on tauhid. There a few other books i have not been able to get hold off, however, i have heard that they are excellent.

Was Salaamu Alaikum.

:jazak:

I have ordered his other book 'Revelations Of The Unseen and plan to order 'The Sublime Revelation once i am finished. I also plan on purchasing some titles by Al Ghazali. Any reccomendations?

[KeepTheGazeDown]

:jazak:

I have ordered his other book 'Revelations Of The Unseen and plan to order 'The Sublime Revelation once i am finished. I also plan on purchasing some titles by Al Ghazali. Any reccomendations?

As Salaamu Alaikum

Imam Ghazali has written numerous books in a host of fields (e.g philosphy,sufism etc) which are simply outstanding. I think the most well known work is ihya-ul-uloom.
If you are looking for something spiritual I would highly recommend 'spiritual discourses' by Mufti Taqi which is a very easy read.

Was Salaamu Alaikum

[TruthHood]

:salam:

I have heard about the spritual discourses by Mufti Taqi Usmani :insh: i will purchase the complete volume.

Thanks for your reccomendations.

:ws:

[Isa al-Maliki]

:salam:

There's nothing in Sirr al-Asraar (Secret of Secrets) that is questionable.
Talking about a few incidents, well the book is not a story book but a book written by Shaykh Abd-ul-Qaadir al-Jilani :anhu:. So these incidents do not exist in the main text, while some editors might have included a foreword to give some information about Hadhrat. It's a great book, and i would say it's a perfect read for someone interested in tassawuf.

:ws:

[KeepTheGazeDown]

:salam:

There's nothing in Sirr al-Asraar (Secret of Secrets) that is questionable.
Talking about a few incidents, well the book is not a story book but a book written by Shaykh Abd-ul-Qaadir al-Jilani :anhu:. So these incidents do not exist in the main text, while some editors might have included a foreword to give some information about Hadhrat. It's a great book, and i would say it's a perfect read for someone interested in tassawuf.

:ws:

As Salaamu Alaikum

Borther are talking about the arabic version or the english one?

Was Salaamu Alaikum

[Isa al-Maliki]

:salam:

It doesn't matter in what language one reads it as long as the translation is fair.
No such incidents are mentioned in the main text itself, but like i said some forewords might include certain stories. So it all comes down to what edition is in ones posession. But if what is in your posession only includes the text intself, then there is nothing objectional whatsoever. It's a book written by Hadhrat, not about them.

And Allah Knows best,
Soofiman

[KeepTheGazeDown]

:salam:

It doesn't matter in what language one reads it as long as the translation is fair.
No such incidents are mentioned in the main text itself, but like i said some forewords might include certain stories. So it all comes down to what edition is in ones posession. But if what is in your posession only includes the text intself, then there is nothing objectional whatsoever. It's a book written by Hadhrat, not about them.

And Allah Knows best,
Soofiman

As Salaamu Alaikum

I have not got the book in my possesion at the moment, however, from what i recall there was an incident narrating the respected shaykh bringing a chicken bone back to life. That incident from what i recall was not referenced. Another point was seeing snakes in dreams, if you please post that bit we can discuss it.

Was Salaamu Alaikum.

[Isa al-Maliki]

As Salaamu Alaikum

I have not got the book in my possesion at the moment, however, from what i recall there was an incident narrating the respected shaykh bringing a chicken bone back to life. That incident from what i recall was not referenced. Another point was seeing snakes in dreams, if you please post that bit we can discuss it.

Was Salaamu Alaikum.

:salam:

I understand, but that is not a part of the actual book. So i guess it must be a foreword written by the translator or the publishers.

:ws:

[MujahidAbdullah]

I have the version of the book translated by Mukhtar Holland and I dont remeber this incident in the book, I do recomend it though.

[Abul Haris]

Is there a PDF version?

Can someone help me find it please?

[TheShoaibr]

Assalamu alaikum
This is my first post on this site. Seeing that i really enjoyed this book. The interpretation i read was by SHAYK TOSUN BAYRAK AL-JERRAHI AL-HALVETI. I think that it is a good book to read.
shukran