CONTENTS.

Chapter.Pages.
Translator’s Preface[xvii-xxiv]
Author’s Introduction[1-9]
I.On the Affirmation of Knowledge[11-18]
II.On Poverty[19-29]
III.On Ṣúfiism[30-44]
IV.On the Wearing of Patched Frocks[45-57]
V.On the Different Opinions held concerning Poverty and Purity[58-61]
VI.On Blame (Malámat)[62-9]
VII.Concerning their Imáms who belonged to the Companions[70-4]
VIII.Concerning their Imáms who belonged to the House of the Prophet[75-80]
IX.Concerning the People of the Veranda (Ahl-i Ṣuffa)[81-2]
X.Concerning their Imáms who belonged to the Followers (al-Tábi`ún)[83-7]
XI.Concerning their Imáms who lived subsequently to the Followers down to our day[88-160]
XII.Concerning the principal Ṣúfís of recent times[161-71]
XIII.A brief account of the modern Ṣúfís in different countries[172-5]
XIV.Concerning the Doctrines held by the different sects of Ṣúfís[176-266]
XV.The Uncovering of the First Veil: Concerning the Gnosis of God (ma`rifat Allah)[267-77]
XVI.The Uncovering of the Second Veil: Concerning Unification (tawḥíd)[278-85]
XVII.The Uncovering of the Third Veil: Concerning Faith[286-90]
XVIII.The Uncovering of the Fourth Veil: Concerning Purification from Foulness[291-9]
XIX.The Uncovering of the Fifth Veil: Concerning Prayer (al-ṣalát)[300-13]
XX.The Uncovering of the Sixth Veil: Concerning Alms (al-zakát)[314-19]
XXI.The Uncovering of the Seventh Veil: On Fasting (al-ṣawm)[320-5]
XXII.The Uncovering of the Eighth Veil: Concerning the Pilgrimage[326-33]
XXIII.The Uncovering of the Ninth Veil: Concerning Companionship, together with its Rules and Principles[334-66]
XXIV.The Uncovering of the Tenth Veil: explaining their phraseology and the definitions of their terms and the verities of the ideas which are signified[367-92]
XXV.The Uncovering of the Eleventh Veil: Concerning Audition (samá`)[393-420]