Camille Adams Helminski

A selection of writings by female Islamic mystics unlocks a great treasure chest of writings by saints, scholars, poets, and modern-day practitioners of the Sufi way. Original.

A Hidden Treasure : Writings and Stories of Mystic Poets, Scholars & Saints

Women of Sufism

Safiya 

To be fair, this was almost a beautiful reminder. 
My humble opinion is much more biased towards grabbing original texts in Arabic and spending my days repeating noteworthy paragraphs. 
This might be a beautiful way to get to know Sufism and women for non-Arabic speakers. It introduces the reader to the many women that were found on the path to God. Needless to say that the author did an amazing job by gathering everything and ordering women's biographies chronologically ...
In the first chapters there was a highlight related to Islam's message being sent to both men and women equally but as I you go deeper and learn more -especially about contemporary to late sufi women- there was a clear tendency towards approving that the sufi way is a feminine way of surrender (The Tao of Islam)....

All in all, nice reminder, yet would in no way replace Rabiaa Adawiya lines in Arabic, or Qasidahs ...
But I would still recommend it !

Women of Sufism A Hidden Treasure : Writings and Stories of Mystic Poets, Scholars & Saints

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