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He authored numerous books on religion and spirituality as well as being a poet and a painter. With over one billion believers throughout the globe, islam remains one of the most misunderstood of the worlds great revelations. Extract from the quran and the sunnah, understanding islam. The quran and the sunnah by frithjof schuon world wisdom. Featured audio all audio latest this just in grateful dead netlabels old time radio 78 rpms and cylinder recordings. The christians faith and his heroism are continually being put to the test. Understanding islam is a reprinting and revised translation of frithjof schuons previous work surrounding the nature of islam and why it has attracted a billion and a half followers. Images of islam, an essay by frithjof schuon world wisdom. In this fully revised and amended translation of his masterpiece, philosopher frithjof schuon offers readers a deeper understanding of islam, the worlds second largest religion. Understanding islam by frithjof schuon traditional hikma. Schuon is widely recognized as one of the most influential scholars and teachers within the sphere of comparative religion whose religious worldview was influenced by his study of the hindu philosophy of advaita vedanta and islamic sufism. A new translation with selected letters writings of frithjof schuon by frithjof schuon pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad with over one billion believers throughout the globe, islam remains one of the most misunderstood of the worlds great revelations. Frithjqf schuon understanding islam frithjof schuon with a foreword by annemarie schimmel woridwisdom contents foreword v preface viii. Contents foreword v preface vzzz islam 1 the quran 39 remarks on the sunna 95 the prophet 103 the path 127 index 195.
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