The Book of Truth - Abu Saeed Al-Kharraz

“The Book of Truthfulness - and it is the only one that remained from the traces of Al-Kharraz - was one of the books that the Sufis inherited, and they surrounded it with secrecy, and they slandered it against those who did not deserve it, because it is a valuable relic, and it is not right to be vulgarized by the public, as if it were a hidden pearl, and it is not acceptable for the eyes of the rabble to break into it. In fact, it is very brief and precious, drawing with precision and clarity the way to God ». - Sheikh Abdul Halim Mahmoud

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A simple book in its words, deep in its meanings, by the great ascetic, the sheikh of Sufism, the knowledgeable Imam Abi Saeed Ahmed bin Isa Al-Baghdadi Al-Kharraz, who died in 277 AH. Al-Murtashi said about him: “All of creation is dependent on Abu Saeed al-Kharraz, if he speaks something of the facts.” Ibn al-Tarsusi said about him: “Abu Saeed al-Kharraz is the moon of Sufism.”

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