The Mystics of Islam

Reynold A. Nicholson (1914)

The first plain introduction to Sufism in English, in six chapters: the Path, illumination and ecstasy, the gnosis, divine love, the saints, and the unitive state.

The complete text: Mead’s editor’s note, Nicholson’s introduction, six chapters and the bibliography, 128 pages in the print edition. Public domain and free to read.

• A Note on the Text
• Editor’s Note
• Introduction
• I. The Path
• II. Illumination and Ecstasy
• III. The Gnosis
• IV. Divine Love
• V. Saints and Miracles
• VI. The Unitive State
• Bibliography