Collected Poems: Revised and Augmented

by Martin Lings

In his first book on Sufism, written many years ago, Martin Lings wrote, with reference to the Quranic descriptions of the celestial Gardens: 'To speak of the Gardens and Fountains of Paradise, as also of its Rivers, Fruits and Consorts, is to speak the Truth, whereas to speak of such blessings in this world is only a manner of speaking, for the Realities are in Heaven and what we see here-below are only the remote shadows of Reality.' He adds: 'The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1901383032
• ISBN13: 9781901383034
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Archetype
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.4"