"Mystical Dimensions of Islam, from its first appearance in 1975, has become the standard English-language handbook on the subject of Sufi sm. No scholar in the last half of the twentieth century had a greater impact on the study of Islamic mysticism than Annemarie Schimmel." - Carl W. Ernst, from the foreword   "A truly beautiful book. . . . Radiates an elegance of style. . . . Replete not only with the poetic insight of the author but with her unquestioned scholarly ...

Cinta kepada Nabi bagaikan aliran darah di dalam pembuluh-pembuluh umatnya. —Muhammad Iqbal, penyair dan filsuf Dalam buku ini, Annemarie Schimmel menunjukkan betapa luasnya penghormatan Muslim kepada Nabi Muhammad Saw. sebagai sosok agung dan manusia istimewa. Di Pakistan misalnya, hari kelahiran (maulid) Nabi Muhammad Saw. dirayakan dengan sangat meriah. Kota dan desa dihiasi bendera, umbul-umbul, karangan bunga, pita-pita, dan lampu-lampu hingga tampak semarak. Ribuan orang ...