Project Gutenberg 2014-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 285 Maniri, Sharaf al-Din Ahmad ibn Yahya Manerî, Shaikh Sharfuddîn Maneri, Sharaf al-Din Ahmad ibn Yahya Maneri, Sharafuddin Yahya Muniri, Shaykh Sharf al-Din Muniri, Shaikh Sharfuddin Ahmad bin Yahya Singh, Baijnath Letters from a Sûfî Teacher Produced by Emmanuel Ackerman, images scanned by The Internet Archive, the original book was made available by the Library of the University of California at Berkeley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Letters from a Sûfî Teacher" by Sharaf al-Din Ahmad ibn Yahya Maniri is a collection of spiritual letters and teachings written in the early 15th century. This work serves as a guide on Sufi philosophy, focusing on the spiritual aspects of Islamic thought and the journey towards understanding the Divine. The book likely explores themes of monotheism, the role of a teacher, the significance of discipleship, and the inner workings of faith, aiming to illuminate the reader's path to spiritual enlightenment. The opening portion of the work introduces the author, Shaikh Sharf-ud-dîn, detailing his early life and spiritual development. It highlights the importance of seeking a perfect teacher in the Sufi tradition as a pivotal step in a disciple's journey, outlining the qualifications of such a teacher and the essential role they play in guiding students through the complexities of spiritual growth. The initial letters touch on fundamental concepts like monotheism and the nature of true repentance, urging seekers to maintain purity of intention and a keen dedication to the path of spiritual knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sufism -- Early works to 1800 BP Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Religion/Spirituality 249582 2025-09-19T08:14:26.843771 text/html 229124 2024-10-24T13:18:57 text/html 207568 2025-09-19T08:14:33.614741 application/epub+zip 208983 2025-09-19T08:14:27.712796 application/epub+zip 203693 2025-09-19T08:14:27.255764 application/epub+zip 271217 2025-09-19T08:14:37.645727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198557 2025-09-19T08:14:33.147760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198703 2022-09-21T16:34:35.102009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193565 2025-09-19T08:14:26.207793 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173510 2024-10-24T13:18:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16340 2025-09-19T08:14:37.780717 application/rdf+xml 13334 2025-09-19T08:14:27.348759 image/jpeg 2139 2025-09-19T08:14:27.302749 image/jpeg 129053 2025-09-19T08:14:26.865763 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog