Some Aspects of Sufism As Understood and Practised Among The Malays

A classic book by Prof Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas published in 1963 in now being reprinted.

Content:

A. AN INTRODUCTION TO SUFISM
I. The Etymology and Significance of the Term Sufi and the Origin of Sufism
II. An Outline of the Phase of Development in Sufism

B. SUFISM AS UNDERSTOOD AMONG THE MALAYS

III. Some Prominent Malay Mystics
IV. Sufi Orders in Malaya

C. SUFISM AS PRACTISED AMONG THE MALAYS
V. Two Famous Order in Malaya
VI. Ratibs VII. The Ratib Samman Ceremony
VIII. Exposure of Counterfeit: The Taslim
IX. Conclusion

Tadib Foundation. 2020. Hardback with dustjacket