The Qur'an and the Prophet in the Writings of Shaykh Ahmad al-AlawiA treasury of Sufi commentary by an author whose stunning interpretations and penetrating insights are rare, even among the most renowned of Sufi authors, The Quran and the Prophet in the Writings of Shaykh Ahmad al Alawi presents for the first time in English all of the collected works of al Alawi on the two guiding principles of Islam. The Shaykh had embarked on a full commentary on the Quran, but only completed an introduction explaining his

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Unlike any other collection of Islamic stories

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and a significant contribution to the discourse on liberal education

The author seeks to delve deeper to help draw us closer to the Prophet and attain spiritual well-being through reverence and remembrance of his saintly qualities