Shaikh Sharfuddîn Manerî
 
Letters from a Sûfî Teacher
 
CONTENTS.
  PAGE.
Title Page
Foreword
On Monotheism 1
Turning to God, or Conversion 5
On Seeking the Teacher 8
On the Qualifications of a Teacher 12
On Discipleship 15
Discipleship (continued) 16
The Friend of God 19
The Brotherhood of Friends 20
Polytheism, and the Friendship of God 22
Lights 23
The Unveiling of the Supersensuous 25
On the Same 28
Illumination 29
Dreams 30
On Misconceptions 32
The outer and the inner Ailments 34
The Origin of Theosophy 36
Seeking the Path 37
The Pillars of the Path 39
Religion, the Path and Truth 39
Accessory to Prayers 41
Purification 42
The Motive 44
Prayer 45
Invoking the Divine Help 46
The Divine Allegiance 47
The Sacred Formula 48
The Naked Faith 49
The Inner Polytheism 51
The Divine Knowledge 52
Love and Devotion 55
Seeking God 58
The Way to God 60
Speech and Conduct 62
Magnanimity 64
Knowledge 65
The Steps of a Disciple 67
Islâm 71
The Noble Qualities 73
Contemplation 76
Renunciation 78
On the Same 80
The Clearing of the Path 81
Self-Control 83
Truth 84
The Descent from Adam 87
Confidence 91
Pursuit and Renunciation 92
The Company of the Saints 93
Service 97
The Transmutation of Evil Qualities 99
Avarice 101
The Evil of the World 103
Renunciation of the World 104
The Final Doom 106
The Soul 108
The Heart 109
The Desire-Nature (Nafs) 110
Desire 112
Discipline of the Desire-Nature 114
The same (Continued) 115
Alienation from the Desire-Nature 117
Self-Toleration 118
Hidden Differences of Stages 118
Heedlessness 120
Sorrow 121
Conduct 122
Seclusion 124
Death 126
Hell 128
Heaven 129