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Summer 1991
The Summer 1991 issue of the Sufi Journal reflects on constancy in the spiritual path, the heritage of Persian Sufism, and the poetic vision of devotion.
In his discourse, Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh presents Constancy as the wayfarer’s essential provision: standing firm in God until only His will remains.
A News announcement highlights an international conference on early Persian Sufism, which was held in May 1992 at George Washington University in collaboration with the Nimatullahi Research Center in London.
Essays by Annemarie Schimmel, J. C. Bürgel, and Terry Graham explore Rumi, the balance of ecstasy and order, and Shah Ne’mato’llah Wali; stories by Jeffrey Rothschild and Mojdeh Bayat bring Sufi themes into narrative form; and poetry by Robert Bly, Dr. Nurbakhsh, Carol Martinez Weber, and Carole Garfield carries the theme into lyric expression.
Discourse
- Constancy — Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
Articles & Essays
- Yusof in Mawlana Rumi’s Poetry — Annemarie Schimmel
- Ecstasy and Order — J. C. Bürgel
- Shah Ne’mato’llah Wali — Terry Graham
Stories
- Prince of Balkh / Dog of Balkh — Jeffrey Rothschild
- Love’s Sacrifice — Mojdeh Bayat
News
- Persian Sufism: From its Origins to Rumi
Poetry
- The Angel of Sleep — Robert Bly
- Hearken to the Master — Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
- A Moment’s Breath — Carol Martinez Weber
- A Flower — Carole Garfield