The Vision of Islam

Anyone looking for a clear, concise, reliable and accessible introduction to the spirituality of Islam from an avowed Sufi perspective can probably do no better than Murata & Chittick's The Vision of Islam. They developed this text for their introductory course in Islam at SUNY Stony Brook. I recommend it highly. (Available in different editions)


Photo: The speakers at the November 2009 New York symposium "Islam, Sufism and the Heart of Compassion": Sachiko Murata, William Chittick, Stephen Hirtenstein, Salman Bashier, Mohamed Haj Yousef.