Safis Publishing is our main imprint. It is concerned with non-fiction, thought-provoking books on Islam.
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Our vision is to advance an accurate, progressive, and multi-faceted understanding of Islam, including its literature, thought, practice, history, and role in the world.
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Our mission is to provide trusted, high-quality books on various aspects of Islam for the expert and general reader.
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Fifteen Letters (Khamsata ‘Ashara Maktuban)
This book consists of fifteen letters by Shaikh ‘Abd Al-Qadir Al-Jilani. Articulated in a sublime mystical language, the letters describe spiritual experiences that are attained through striving against one’s base desires and committed devotion to Allah. They are written in a peculiar style whereby each sentence or group of sentences is followed by a related Qur’anic text, which is often a part of a verse.
Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad al-Kasnazan al-Husayni
This is the biography of a prominent personality of Islam and Sufism, Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad al-Kasnazan al-Husayni, the Master of Tariqa Kasnazaniyya, one of the largest Sufi Tariqas. The book presents the Shaikh’s life in the context of explaining the Sufi approach to drawing near to Allah and expounds Sufism through the history of the Shaikh.
Purification of the Mind (Jila’ Al-Khatir) – Second Edition
This book has been replaced by a new edition
This book contains fifty-four discourses that Shaikh ‘Abd Al-Qadir Al-Jilani delivered at his school in Baghdad in the middle of the sixth Hijra century (1150-1151 CE). As in all of his sermons and writings, the Shaikh explains to his audience in these discourses how to draw nearer to God. His words are the fruit of years of personal strife against his lower self and complete dedication to God, telling the fascinating story of his attainment to nearness to God.
Purification of the Mind (Jila’ Al-Khatir) – Third Edition
These are forty-five sermons by Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, which he delivered at his school in Baghdad almost 900 years ago. The great Master addresses various spiritual diseases and their remedies and how to draw near to God.
Jihad in the Qur’an
Focusing on the meaning of jihad in the Qur’an, this study explains that jihad is the person’s ongoing struggle against all manifestations of evil, starting with the evil drives within one’s self.
A Life of Love for the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
This is a biography of Shaikh Muhammad al-Muhammad al-Kasnazan, the Master of Tariqa Kasnazaniyya in 1978-2020. The Shaikh devoted his life to teaching people to love the Prophet Muhammad as a means of acquiring love for Allah Almighty.