[Aleenkagirlla]

To the request in the OP:

I recommend Sh. Husain AbdulSattar's most excellent series of talks in September 2009 on the Fundamentals of Tasawwuf. Easy to DL on an MP3 player and listen to.

In fact, I think listening to just about any of his general talks will give you a good idea of what sufism is - submitting to Allah (swt) and following the sunnah of the Prophet (saws), to the purify and polish of the heart to reach the Divine.

[Smittoh]

Brother David, please get yourself a copy of the "Book of Assistance" of Imam al-Haddad. [Ignore the picture at the front]. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Assista.../dp/1887752587

[Galinastva]

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/show...ation&p=622012

all offtopic posts will be moved to the link above. Enjoy.

[dAy2EWlg]

my question to everyone is, is this type of sufism where you become one with allah and that type of stuff the true sufism or the false sufism? If its the false sufism, where do i learn the principles of the true sufism, i dont want indepth, i want an overview so i can full understand what sufism itself actually is

im really sorry bro but i just cant accept this as a methodology whereby i accept whatever the shaykh says, i really would need to see proof for things. the truth must be provable for the sincere person, Allah would never leave us to our whims and desires when he gave us intellect to research things, i came to islam through this research

My brother, please spare yourself and the rest of us a lot of wasted time by kindly reading and/or listening to the resources suggested in this thread. I am relisting all of them here and giving you links, wherever available, for how to purchase these books from a UK retailer (since you appear to be based there). I am putting them in the order that I think they should be read and/or listened to. My brother, once doing so, please come back with any questions you might have. Once again, please go through them in this order (I think that the last two books are optional for your purposes):

1) Bustan al Arifin ("Garden of the Gnostics") of Imam Nawawi [http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/produc...oducts_id=279]

2) "Fundamentals of Tassawuf" Lectures done in September 2009 [http://sacredlearning.org/general-talks/category]

3) Shari'ah and Tariqah by Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyyah [ http://www.scribd.com/doc/25518400/Shariat-Tariqat ]

4) Realities of Sufism by Shaykh Abd Al-Qadir Isa [ http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/produc...oducts_id=2898 ]

5) Merits of Remembrance of Allah: Ibn Qayyim, al-Wabil al-Sayyib [http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/produc...ducts_id=3126]

6) Sharh Futuh al-Ghaib [http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/produc...ducts_id=3647]

[MediconStop]

My brother, please spare yourself and the rest of us a lot of wasted time by kindly reading and/or listening to the resources suggested in this thread. I am relisting all of them here and giving you links, wherever available, for how to purchase these books from a UK retailer (since you appear to be based there). I am putting them in the order that I think they should be read and/or listened to. My brother, once doing so, please come back with any questions you might have. Once again, please go through them in this order (I think that the last two books are optional for your purposes):

1) Bustan al Arifin ("Garden of the Gnostics") of Imam Nawawi [http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/produc...oducts_id=279]

2) "Fundamentals of Tassawuf" Lectures done in September 2009 [http://sacredlearning.org/general-talks/category]

3) Shari'ah and Tariqah by Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyyah [ http://www.scribd.com/doc/25518400/Shariat-Tariqat ]

4) Realities of Sufism by Shaykh Abd Al-Qadir Isa [ http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/produc...oducts_id=2898 ]

5) Merits of Remembrance of Allah: Ibn Qayyim, al-Wabil al-Sayyib [http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/produc...ducts_id=3126]

6) Sharh Futuh al-Ghaib [http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/produc...ducts_id=3647]

alright inshallah will do, buying books mighht be a bit difficult though so may be a while

[dAy2EWlg]

alright inshallah will do, buying books mighht be a bit difficult though so may be a while

Brother, please ask for the moderators to give you my email address and then email me please insha'allah.

[arindiruppya]

I would highly recommend the english translation of Bustan al Arifin ("Garden of the Gnostics") of Imam Nawawi:

http://www.islamicbookstore.com/b9959.html

Bustan ul Areefin was written by Qadhi Abullais Samarqandi i dunno where they got Imam Nawawi unless there r two with same title..

wa assalam..

[dAy2EWlg]

Bustan ul Areefin was written by Qadhi Abullais Samarqandi i dunno where they got Imam Nawawi unless there r two with same title..

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Yes.