Transcriber's Note

The cover image was created by the transcriber, and is in the public domain.

The following two characters may not display as intended on certain devices:

The Arabic letter ayn or ayin is here represented by the character ʿ (MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RING).

The Arabic letter hamza is here represented by the character ʾ (MODIFIER LETTER RIGHT HALF RING).

The Quest Series
Edited by G. R. S. Mead

THE MYSTICS OF ISLAM

THE QUEST SERIES

Edited by G. R. S. MEAD,
EDITOR OF ‘THE QUEST.’

Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. net each.

FIRST LIST OF VOLUMES.

PSYCHICAL RESEARCH AND SURVIVAL. By James H. Hyslop, Ph.D., LL.D., Secretary of the Psychical Research Society of America.

THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAIL. By Jessie L. Weston, Author of ‘The Legend of Sir Perceval.’

JEWISH MYSTICISM. By J. Abelson, M.A., D.Lit., Principal of Aria College, Portsmouth.

BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY. By C. A. F. Rhys Davids, M.A., F.B.A., Lecturer on Indian Philosophy, Manchester University.

THE MYSTICS OF ISLAM. By Reynold A. Nicholson, M.A., Litt.D., LL.D., Lecturer on Persian, Cambridge University.

London: G. BELL & SONS LTD.

THE
MYSTICS OF ISLAM

BY
REYNOLD A. NICHOLSON
M.A., Litt.D., Hon.LL.D. (Aberdeen)
LECTURER ON PERSIAN IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
FORMERLY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE

LONDON
G. BELL AND SONS LTD.
1914