Garden of Mystery: The Gulshan-i Raz of Mahmud Shabistari (Classics of Sufi Poetry) Allah This translation published for the

This translation published for the first time with facing Arabic text also includes many notes and transliteration for the supplications contained within

so hurry O soul

and take on their highly pleasing courtesy

Excerpted from Hamza Yusuf’s Introduction —

Garden of Mystery: The Gulshan-i Raz of Mahmud Shabistari (Classics of Sufi Poetry) Allah This translation published for theGarden of Mystery, the 'Gulshan i Raz', holds a unique position in Persian Sufi literature. It is a compact and concise exploration of the doctrines of Sufism at the peak of their development that has remained a primary text of Sufism throughout the world from Turkey to India. It comprises a thousand lines of inspired poetry taking the form of answers to questions put by a fellow mystic. It provides a coherent literary bridge between the Persian