Table of Contents
Autumn 1990
Issue 7 of the Sufi Journal explores the stages of the Sufi Path, reflections on Baha’ Walad,
‘Attar’s Conference of the Birds, and profiles of major Sufi figures such as Abo’l-Hasan Shadheli and
Sharofo’d-Din Maneri. Alongside these are stories of seekers, poetic meditations, and translations that evoke
the transformative power of love, unity, and remembrance in the Sufi tradition.
Discourse
- The Sufi Path — Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
Articles
- Beatific Vision and Poetic Imagery in Baha’ Walad — William C. Chittick
- The Basic Structure of ‘Attar’s Conference of the Birds — James Winston Morris
- Abo’l-Hasan Shadheli and the Shadheliya — Terry Graham
- Sharofo’d-Din Maneri — Shuja Alhaq
Stories
- A Seeker of Dates Lost in the Date Orchard — Jeffrey Rothschild
- The Seven Valleys of Love — Ali A. Mazhari
Poetry
- Make Me Thirsty — Annemarie Schimmel
- Harken To the Reed-Player — Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
- ‘Like This’ — Peter Lamborn Wilson
- Ransom, O Beloved — Alex Cowie
- His Beam of Light — Ayman El-Mohandes