An Introduction to Religion - Softcover

Dr. Ali Kianfar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 091843713X ISBN 13: 9780918437136

Publisher: International Association of Sufism, 1996

Synopsis

Shah Nazar Seyed Dr. Kianfar addresses the challenge of what constitutes the true nature of religion, and how its inner beauty can be discerned in a world seduced by the allurements of commercialism, materialism, and racism.

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About the Author:

Shah Nazar Seyed Dr. Ali Kianfar, Ph. D., is the co-founder and co-director of the International Association of Sufism and the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Sufism: An Inquiry. The spiritual son of Uwaiysi Sufi Master Moulana Shah Maghsoud, Seyed Dr. Kianfar began his study and devotion to the discipline of Sufism in his twenties. Moulana Shah Maghsoud appointed Seyed Dr. Kianfar to teach in his Uwaiysi tarighat. Seyed Dr. Kianfar was among the first of Moulana Shah Maghsoud's students (numbering in the thousands) to be given this honor. To commemorate the significance, Moulana Shah Maghsoud gave Seyed Dr. Kianfar the honorary title Shah Nazar (The Sight of the King).

Seyed Dr. Kianfar has taught Sufism and Islamic Philosophy for over forty years. He holds traditional Sufi gatherings regularly throughout North America, Europe, and the Middle East. In addition, Seyed Dr. Kianfar has given lectures and taught classes nationally as well as internationally. This includes speaking engagements at the United Nations, UNESCO, the University of California, Berkeley, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and the United Religions Initiative.

The International Association of Sufism, co-founded by Seyed Dr. Kianfar, is an association established through the effort and participation of many Sufi Masters, educators, scholars, and translators throughout the world to introduce and educate people about Sufism and to open the lines of communication and expression between the different schools of Sufism. Seyed Dr. Kianfar is actively involved in the interfaith community, helping to raise awareness about the peaceful dimensions of Islam and spirituality and to open the lines of communication for a better understanding of humanity.

Among his books are: The Zekr; History of the Robe; and An Introduction to Religion. In addition, Seyed Dr. Kianfar publishes regularly in Sufism: An Inquiry. The most recent, An Introduction to Religion, delves into the heart of the spiritual quest.

Review:

This masterpiece is an exceptional gift to the spiritually-minded to read the Divine revelations of this great Sufi Master. --Sufism: An Inquiry, Summer 1997

About this edition

• Publisher: International Association of Sufism
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 091843713X
• ISBN 13: 9780918437136
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 70