The Book of Language: A Deep Glossary of Islamic and English Spiritual Terms (The Education Project series)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 150 pages
• Published by: The Book Foundation; 1st Book Foundation Ed edition February 1, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1904510167
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1904510161
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 9.9 ounces

Product Description
The spiritual vocabulary of the Islamic tradition offers profound and enlightening concepts that do not easily lend themselves to English translation. Serving as both a translation guide and a glossary, this book clarifies 150 key spiritual, philosophical, and metaphysical Quranic terms in English, from ahl, Allah, and amanah to will, worship, and witnessing. Essays are included on topics such as existence, spiritual cognition, and levels of knowing.


About The Author
Kabir Helminski is the author of numerous works on Islamic spirituality, including Living Presence. Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad is the author of The Sacred Origin of Sports and Culture. He is the cultural secretary to H. M. King Hussein of Jordan.


Reader Reviews
I found this at my local library and remain thoroughly impressed by this slim volume. I have been a fervent believer that until we gain a better understanding of the expansiveness and the limitations of our language to express spritual concepts, our knowledge of our own spiritual natures will remain only on the most basic level. In a few essays and a rather comprehensive glossary of both Arabic and English words defined in a spiritual context, this book does more to further our understanding of language in a 100+ pages than most heftier volumes I have read lately. Highly recommended for any collection of Islamic texts. Comment | | (Report this)