The Book of Certainty: The Sufi Doctrine of Faith, Vision and Gnosis (Islamic Texts Society)

A book which has to be read by every one Gold. This books helped me in the enlighten my search for guidance

Excellent reading with great insight for every human being

This esteemed & excellent book is a masterpiece.A must have item for people who are conscientious, determined, spriteful & motivated,who have a zest for activity.Beautiful.

This is another great book by Martin Lings AKA Abu Bakar Siraj ad-Din. It deals with the complex issue of certainty and what it means. Not an easy book to understand for a novice who do not have the understandings of Sufism or its metaphysical and philosophical approach to God and its creations. Its a great companion book to understand writings of other older Sufis like Ibn' Arabi. If you do not understand it in one go, take time. This is not a book to be read on the fly, its size is deceptive. If you are a novice in this field then read it slowly, think, and let it percolate.

Extraordinary.

Being neither Muslim nor Sufi, some of this is a very "dense" read. But having some background in both, I find the imagery and metaphors fascinating. I find myself drawing the cosmology discussed so that I can get a picture in my head. I do think the translation and explanations are good...but this is new esoteric territory for me. Each chapter is a few pages and that is about all I can manage at one sitting (which is OK too).