Early Sufi Women books But in the center of

But in the center of a new generation of young Pakistanis who go to mosques as well as McDonald's

-- The Christian Century

the authors discuss important themes that have had an impact on Muslim communities in Africa

It is also hoped that it will promote still further the goodwill and understanding between the East and West

culled from the great Sufi manuals of spirituality

Early Sufi Women books But in the center ofThis earliest known work in Islam devoted entirely to women's spirituality was written by the Persian Sufi Abu 'Abd ar Rahman as Sulami. The long lost text provides portraits of 80 Sufi women who lived in the central Islamic lands between the 8th and 11th centuries C. E. As spiritual masters and exemplars of Islamic piety, they served as respected teachers and guides in the same way as did Muslim men, often surpassing men in their understanding of