April Featured Title from Suluk Press
“Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest” by Pir Zia Inayat-Khan
$19.95 paper $25.95 cloth 208 pages
Queen Belacane is dying. As a last act, she inscribes a book of counsels, or prince’s mirror, to guide her newborn son on his life’s path. The Queen’s counsels illuminate the way of futuwwa, a tradition of mystical chivalry traced to the Prophet Abraham. If the Prince would unite the chivalries of Christendom and Islam and attain the Cup Mixed with Camphor, he must fulfill the pillars of his faith, and uphold the universal virtues of wisdom, courage, temperance, and generosity.
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Reviews of “Saracen Chivalry”
“A visionary classic.”
“Spirituality & Practice”
Saracen Chivalry is an inspired presentation of Sufi teachings, artfully expressed by a figure from the most profound of the medieval Grail romances. Readers will find this a surprising and rewarding experience."
Carl W. Ernst, author of How to Read the Qur’an
“In this carefully researched and beautifully written book, one finds God unmasked, both male and female, yet also neither, and above all, expansive, striding forth in Vedic as well as Abrahamic scriptures with a single, simple message: to find the best in our world we must find the best in ourselves. These pages provide a boon, a resource, a guide and a goal for all who strive to be chivalrous youth, whatever their physical form or actual age.”
Bruce B. Lawrence, author of The Qur’an: Books That Changed the World
“You can read this remarkable book as ethical/spiritual poetry and it will stimulate and inspire you with its noble beauty. But, if you will permit these words that issue from a higher realm to penetrate your heart, it will change you to become a knight who serves to heal our planet.”
Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Pir Zia Inayat-Khan’s new work, Saracen Chivalry , is a beautiful and profound addition to contemporary spiritual writings. In this work, Pir Zia weaves together the deep teachings of the Sufi tradition with an imaginative medieval context that taps into the tales of Parzival. A sage quoted in the books says: “The chivalrous youth is one who has no enemies. Indeed! No enemies because all enemies have been not only conquered, but redeemed. Here we get a model of spiritual chivalry not in the context of defeating an external adversary, but rather in the sense of grace and beauty that emerges in the heart when one conquers one’s own inner demons. A must-read for spiritual seekers of all traditions.”
Omid Safi, author of Memories of Muhammad
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