Description: A rich, engaging and approachable work on understanding Islamic virtue ethics through philosophical, mystical and literary texts
Brief description: Cyrus Ali Zargar is Associate Professor of Religion at Augustana College, in Rock Island, Illinois, where his primary research interest is the literature of medieval Sufism in Arabic and Persian.
Review Quotes: 'This fine study, supported by careful analysis of primary texts, illustrates the congruence of Islamic philosophy and Sufism on the issue of achieving self-perfection, to which human beings are called both by prophetic wisdom and by rational acumen.'--William C. Chittick, Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies, Stony Brook University