THE SACRED KNOWLEDGE

The Altaf al-Quds of Shah Waliullah
Translated by G.N. Jalbani and David Pendlebury

Octagon Press, London, 1982

This important document, by one of the more recent great Sufi exponents of the Islamic tradition, is regarded in both East and West as a fundamental text. Of importance to both scholars and devout students, Professor Jalbani's rendering, excellently presented by David Pendlebury, shows how the 18th-centry mystic of Delhi discharges his task. In Waliullah's own words: 'The purpose behind writing this discourse is that only those problems pertaining to perception and the mystical unveiling are mentioned.'