A Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno BokarWorld Wisdom, Inc, 2008 - 236 pages Tierno Bokar (1875-1939), African mystic and Muslim spiritual teacher, was remarkable for the drama of his life story (which was made into a recent play directed by Peter Brook). His message of religious tolerance and universal love is profoundly important in a world where different faiths are often at odds with each other. |
Contents
Roots | 3 |
The Teacher | 24 |
The Ordeal | 92 |
The Well | 115 |
The Miserly Merchant | 121 |
Children of the Same Father | 127 |
God Who Confounds Human Intelligence | 134 |
The Primordial Pact | 167 |
Mā dDīn | 181 |
A Synthesis of the Esoteric Teachings | 190 |
The Pearl of Perfection | 207 |
Biographical Notes | 227 |
Common terms and phrases
Administration African Aissata al-Hajj Umar al-Mukhtar Alfa Amadou Ali Amadou Hampaté Bâ Amadou Sekou amongst Arabic asked Bâ’s Bamako Bandiagara black bird brother brotherhood called Cissé commandant courtyard dhikr disciples divine Editor's note eleven beads esoteric everything faith follow formula French Fulani hadith heart Īmān Islam Karamogo knowledge Koran language light listen lived marabouts Marcel Cardaire meditation Moktar Aguibou Mopti mosque Moulay Ismail muqaddam Muslim mystical never Nioro one’s path Pearl of Perfection person practice prayer Prophet Qadiriyya received recite religion religious Sage de Bandiagara saint Segou Shari'a Sharif al-Mukhtar Sharif Hamallah Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani Shaykh Muhammad al-Akhdar Soudan soul speak Sufi Sufism Taal taqlīd tarīqa teacher Thiam Tierno Bokar Tierno Sidi Tijani Tijani Aguibou Taal Tijani Amadou Tijani order Tijaniyya tion told town tradition translated Truth Tukolor turuq twelve beads understand verse West Africa words zāwiya
Popular passages
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