The Mysticism of Sound and Music
The Sufi Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan
Shambhala · Print & ebook · October 4, 2022
The first teacher to bring Islamic mysticism to the West presents music’s divine nature and its connection to our daily lives in this poetic classic of Sufi literature.
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- Who it’s for
- Hazrat Inayat Khan considers music as an expression of the universe’s overwhelming, perfect harmony.
- Themes
- Music’s divine nature, Sufi mysticism, Universal harmony
- Genres
- Sufism, Music, Mysticism
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The first teacher to bring Islamic mysticism to the West presents music’s divine nature and its connection to our daily lives in this poetic classic of Sufi literature. Music, according to Sufi teaching, is really a small expression of the overwhelming and perfect harmony of the whole universe—and that is the secret of its amazing power to move us.
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The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882–1927), the first teacher to bring the Islamic mystical tradition to the West, was an accomplished musician himself. His lucid exposition of music's divine nature has become a modern classic, beloved not only by those interested in Sufism but by musicians of all kinds.
Music and Harmony
Hazrat Inayat Khan considers music as an expression of the universe’s overwhelming, perfect harmony.
Come here for
- A Sufi account of music’s divine nature
- Music’s connection to daily life
Expect
- A poetic exposition of music’s spiritual power
- Connections between Sufi teaching and everyday life
Where it sits
| Sufism | 56% |
|---|---|
| Mysticism | 42% |
| Music | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Muslim Music
- Mysticism
- Sufism
- Authors
- Hazrat Inayat Khan
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Published
- October 4, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Music’s divine nature · Sufi mysticism · Universal harmony
- Reading lane
- Muslim Music