Garden of Mystery: The Gulshan-i Raz of Mahmud Shabistari (Classics of Sufi Poetry) Allah so hurry O soul

so hurry O soul

its properties

and take on their highly pleasing courtesy

and an illuminated calligraphic edition of Dala'il al-Khayrat

of which this book is a succinct edited version

Garden of Mystery: The Gulshan-i Raz of Mahmud Shabistari (Classics of Sufi Poetry) Allah so hurry O soulGarden of Mystery, the 'Gulshan i Raz', holds a unique position in Persian Sufi literature. It is a compact and concise exploration of the doctrines of Sufism at the peak of their development that has remained a primary text of Sufism throughout the world from Turkey to India. It comprises a thousand lines of inspired poetry taking the form of answers to questions put by a fellow mystic. It provides a coherent literary bridge between the Persian