The Sufi Message (Unity of Religious Ideals Vol. 9) (v. 9)

The present volume is the ninth of a series including all the works of Hazrat Inayat Khan (Baroda 1882-New Dalhi 1927), the great Sufi mystic who came to the Western World in 1910, until his passing in 1927 Volume IX. The Unity of Religious Ideals may lead you straight on the path to your ideal, discover for you the religion, in whatever form it may appear, waken in yourself the longing for the Light and the Goal, and thus you may find the Self, as a pearl hidden in the shell of your heart. In six parts the whole field of religion, is covered from the point of view of the mystic, the philosophy of religion, the concept of God and the God-ideal, the spirit of guidance and the spiritual hierarchy; then various religions and messengers are discussed, followed by a presentation of some religious symbols and their explanation. Finally, the concept of the divine message is presented, followed by an exposition of the role of universal Sufism, and what contribution it can give to the development of the individual and of humanity at large. All Religions are essentially one: since there is only one God and one truth it cannot be otherwise, This is one of the principal tenets of Sufism, and is one of the most important element of Hazrat Inayat Khan s message