Pearls of the Heart

A collection of a further 18 discourses by Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, translated by Muhtar Holland from Turkish and never before published in English. cover Pearls of the Heart (Works of S - Shaikh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani Publisher's Preface Introduction to the Turkish Translation First Sermon Second SermonContentment with the Decree of Destiny Third SermonSainthood [Wilaya] Fourth SermonThe Proprieties of Private Retreat [Khalwa] Fifth SermonThe Sacred Struggle[Opposition to the Lower Self} Sixth Sermon Seventh SermonSincere Devotion[Ikhlas] Eight SermonAbsolute Trust[Tawakkul] Ninth SermonDeliverance from Laziness Tenth SermonPatience[Sabr] Eleventh SermonTHe Proprieties of Mingling with People Twelfth SermonAbandoning Bad Friends Thirteenth SermonMontivation and Encouragement to Fine Deeds Fourteenth SermonSupplication[Du'a'] Fifteenth SermonFaith[Iman] and Islam Sixteenth SermonWrongdoing[Zulm] Seventeenth SermonShunning this World Eighteenth SermonServitude (to the Lord of Truth) The Testament[Wasiyya]of the Venerable 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani] The Testament [Wasiyya]bequeathed by the venrable 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani to his son The Seven Levels or Stations of the Self [Nafs] A Few of the Pithy Sayins of the Venerable 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani MOre fine sayings fo the venrable 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani About the Translator