Islamic Mystical Poetry: Sufi Verse from the Early Mystics to Rumi BN_Top_100 the Depression

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Islamic Mystical Poetry: Sufi Verse from the Early Mystics to Rumi BN_Top_100 the DepressionWritten from the ninth to the twentieth century, these poems represent the peak of Islamic Mystical writing, from Rabia Basri to Mian Mohammad Baksh. Reflecting both private devotional love and the attempt to attain union with the Divine, many of the poems in this edition are imbued with the symbols and metaphors that are central to Sufismthe Lover, the Beloved, the Wine, and the Tavernwhile others are more personal, echoing the poet's battle to leave