The Varieties of Mystical Experience of Ūrdu Ṣūfī Poets (13th to 20th Century A.D.) - Tapa blanda

This work is the first sustained attempt of its kind to draw attention to the mystical side of Urdu poetry. The author goes on to show how the pantheistic form of mysticism appeared in Urdu poetry and how certain poets endeavored to reconcile mysticism with orthodox Islam. This book will appeal to scholars of mystical philosophy and Urdu literature.