Description: Major new translation of a unique and important Persian treatise on divine names in the Islamic tradition.
Review Quotes: "Chittick's translation is beautifully and masterfully done, and a model of how to translate Sufi classics ... This work is highly recommended for all students of Islamic studies, spiritual seekers, and those who wish to be taken inside the sanctity of the Divine Names." -- Religious Studies Review
"This book is a welcome and much needed contribution to Islamic Studies, and it is particularly beneficial for both graduate and undergraduate courses on Sufism, Islamic spirituality, and Islamic civilizations." -- Journal of Sufi Studies
"This is a wonderful introduction to the particular style, imagery, terminology, and worldview of Sufism, as well as to the ways in which the Persian cultural milieu added important elements to the Arabic intellectual and spiritual tradition in Islam." -- Maria Massi Dakake, author of The Charismatic Community: Shi'ite Identity in Early Islam