Spiritual Path, Spiritual Reality

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<P>A prominent mystic and renowned anti-colonial warrior from Indonesia, Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar (1626¿1699), was exiled to South Africa where he played a pioneering role in laying the foundations of Islam. Offering a rich translation of Shaykh Yusuf¿s Arabic writings, <I>Spiritual Path, Spiritual Reality</I> fills an important gap on the works devoted to the spiritual dimension in the Muslim intellectual archive. </P><P>The introduction gives insight into his life and an understanding of how his mysticism was connected to his political engagement. Focusing on Islamic mysticism ¿ known as ?ufism ¿ the volume covers areas of spiritual discipline of the self, metaphysics and gnostic knowledge. The style is pedagogical with an instructive tone in keeping with the ?ufi path.</P>