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The Sufis

The Sufis
Idries Shah

The Sufis is one of the best known books on Sufism by the writer Idries Shah. First published in 1964 with an introduction by Robert Graves, it introduced Sufi ideas to the West in a format acceptable to non-specialists at a time when the study of Sufism had largely become the reserve of Orientalists.

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“Deep in the sea are riches beyond compare. But if you seek safety, it is on the shore.”

Idries Shah book The Sufis

Source: The Sufis

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