Buy new:
-20% $16.68
FREE delivery Thursday, May 16 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Ships from: Amazon.com
Sold by: Amazon.com
$16.68 with 20 percent savings
List Price: $20.95

The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price.
Learn more
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Thursday, May 16 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery Wednesday, May 15. Order within 17 hrs 40 mins
Only 2 left in stock - order soon.
$$16.68 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$16.68
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
30-day easy returns
30-day easy returns
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
30-day easy returns
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
$12.98
Unread book in perfect condition. Unread book in perfect condition. See less
$3.99 delivery May 21 - 28. Details
In stock
$$16.68 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$16.68
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Ships from and sold by SuperBookDeals-.
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Martin Lings
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

The Book of Certainty: The Sufi Doctrine of Faith, Vision and Gnosis (Islamic Texts Society) Paperback – September 1, 1996

by Abu Bakr Siraj ad-Din (Author), Martin Lings (Translator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 48 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$16.68","priceAmount":16.68,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"16","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"68","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"jI5yVp7FYQREBrfPZYwF3EAOJT1oGdxoUtjaLtEgjg11rZASv1pEwzwfEiPDj35YfHLOejTlAJ56jreEItpY4yjdi56JqVOe9mzO3JRa3wLsVWf%2FcdVYMXWyV4uE306xfodYp79K6Fg%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$12.98","priceAmount":12.98,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"12","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"98","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"jI5yVp7FYQREBrfPZYwF3EAOJT1oGdxoEAwppTRVe4QGMeoJgGZ5Rb5uDs9Nzmp8MudlBMcFBkia0U8FREe9c7%2FUmmHLt0HxN3XQwnpyTVeBEx7LxKs3i5lQepuAooaxjJa%2B%2FCfNPTM3201MCOonW4aJiZ5MGxDikZahQjfsGaPUdDytoACWUw%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

'To express in the language of Sufism, that is, Islamic mysticism, some of the universal truths which lie at the heart of all religions'—this is the book's avowed purpose. It came into being because the author was asked by a friend to set down in writing what he considered to be the most important things that a human being can know. He was also asked to make it very easy, and despite the depth of all that it contains, it has in fact a remarkable simplicity and clarity, due no doubt to the constant use of traditional imagery which awakens and penetrates the imagination.
Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Print length
    90 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Islamic Texts Society
  4. Publication date
    September 1, 1996
  5. Dimensions
    4.5 x 0.4 x 7.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780946621378
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0946621378
  8. See all details
Next page
Amazon First Reads | Editors' picks at exclusive prices

Frequently bought together

The Book of Certainty: The Sufi Doctrine of Faith, Vision and Gnosis (Islamic Texts Society)
$16.68
Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16
Only 2 left in stock - order soon.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
$15.50
Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
Symbol & Archetype: A Study of the Meaning of Existence (Quinta Essentia series)
$16.70
Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16
Only 9 left in stock (more on the way).
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Some of these items ship sooner than the others.
Show details Hide details
Choose items to buy together.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book is an excellent introduction to Sufism, highly intelligent, balanced, lucid, well-written and in places really eloquent." —Islamic Culture, Hyderabad


"Wonderful, short and sweet discussion of symbols and the spiritual world...important and significant window into the Sufi mode of speech." —Journal of Islamic Studies


"Abu Bakr Siraj ad-Din has bestowed upon the world a great benefaction in giving it this very important Sufic treatise." —Islamic Quarterly

About the Author

Martin Lings, formerly Keeper of Oriental Manuscript in the British Museum and the British Library, is the author of other works on Islamic mysticism, A Sufi Saint of the Twentieth Century and What is Sufism?, both published by the Islamic Texts Society. He is also the author of Ancient Beliefs and Modern Superstitions, and Symbol and Archetype, published by Quinta Essentia, and the splendidly illustrated The Quranic Art of Calligraphy. His Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, also published by the Islamic Texts Society, has been internationally acclaimed as a masterpiece.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0946621373
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Islamic Texts Society; Reissue edition (September 1, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 90 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780946621378
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0946621378
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 0.4 x 7.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 48 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Martin Lings

Martin Lings

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more

Customer reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
48 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Talat
5.0 out of 5 stars This is another great book by Martin Lings AKA Abu Bakar Siraj ad-Din
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018
Verified Purchase
This is another great book by Martin Lings AKA Abu Bakar Siraj ad-Din. It deals with the complex issue of certainty and what it means. Not an easy book to understand for a novice who do not have the understandings of Sufism or its metaphysical and philosophical approach to God and its creations. Its a great companion book to understand writings of other older Sufis like Ibn' Arabi. If you do not understand it in one go, take time. This is not a book to be read on the fly, its size is deceptive. If you are a novice in this field then read it slowly, think, and let it percolate.
9 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Nat Tunbridge
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary.
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2015
Verified Purchase
Extraordinary.
4 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Thomas F. Ogara
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2004
I review this work with some trepidation. "Martin Lings" and "Abu Bakr Siraj Ad-Din" are the same person, incidentally; Lings embraced Islam and wrote this book in Egypt, where, he indicates, it has been translated into Arabic.
My impression can be summed up succinctly. To date, I have not encountered any other original work in a Western language that incorporates and reveals so much directly transmitted Sufi lore - not Guenon, not Henry Corbin, not Frithjof Schuon - and this despite the fact that this is a little book, less than 100 pages. I was a surprised to find such material in print, and I wonder if it should have been written at all, due to the possibility of misinterpretation.
But then, I am not qualified to pass judgment on such matters. The book requires multiple re-readings to obtain all that it has to offer - then set it aside, and read it again in a couple of months. In this unenlightened age, it is a treasure.
54 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
D. Beardsley
4.0 out of 5 stars mind boggling...
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2018
Verified Purchase
Being neither Muslim nor Sufi, some of this is a very "dense" read. But having some background in both, I find the imagery and metaphors fascinating. I find myself drawing the cosmology discussed so that I can get a picture in my head. I do think the translation and explanations are good...but this is new esoteric territory for me. Each chapter is a few pages and that is about all I can manage at one sitting (which is OK too).
7 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Azhar
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2021
Verified Purchase
A book which has to be read by every one Gold. This books helped me in the enlighten my search for guidance
Report
Shah Siddiqi
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2017
Verified Purchase
Excellent reading with great insight for every human being
Report