{"product_id":"the-illuminated-prayer-the-fivetimes-prayer-of-the-sufis","title":"The Illuminated Prayer: The Five-Times Prayer of the Sufis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Prayer is a drawing of the curtain  an invitation to a secret place that is discovered and explored. . . .  According to tradition and the testimony of Sufi mystics  The Prayer--or Salat--was first taught by the angels  who themselves practiced it in celestial adoration. The Prayer is Gods gift to all humankind  and in this gorgeously illustrated volume  its simple  archetypal practice unfolds like a fragrant  many-petaled flower  joining words and movements into a single luminous event that engages our entire being.  These ancient rituals are presented here as a gift for anyone with a heartfelt desire to set aside for a moment the concerns of every day and enter a sacred time and space in which to explore the beckonings of the spirit. The authors take us through the words  movements  and hidden meanings of the Call to Prayer  the Ablutions  The Prayer itself  and the Peaceful Embrace afterwards. Faithful practice lends a sacred rhythm to each day and creates a psychological force that helps us nurture and express a profound inner harmony.  This first  marvelously accessible interpretation of The Prayer also offers a compelling introductin to the wisdom and teachings of the beloved contemporary Sufi master Bawa Muhaiyaddeen  who brought new life to this mystical tradition by opening a passage to its deepest  universal realities. It is the loving handiwork of two of Bawas best-known students  Coleman Barks and Michael Green  who also created The Illuminated Rumi.  Like a jewel given extra brilliance by its setting  The Prayer is surrounded by the wisdom and understanding of the thirteenth-century Sufi master Rumi  whose generous poetry has become an essential canon for modern-day seekers in the West. The final gift is the Primeval Kalima  the core practice and most profound teaching of the Sufi  the \"open secret\" that leads to Divine Luminous Wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946770165813,"sku":"ByrdShop_0345435451","price":33.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780345435453.jpg?v=1769965476","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-illuminated-prayer-the-fivetimes-prayer-of-the-sufis","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}