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The Mysticism of Sound and Music

by Hazrat Inayat Khan · 1911

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Music, according to Sufi teaching, is really a small expression of the overwhelming and perfect harmony of the whole universe—and that is the secret of its amazing power to move us. The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), the first teacher to bring the Islamic mystical tradition to the West, was an accomplished musician himself. His lucid exposition of music's divine nature has become a modern classic, beloved not only by those interested in Sufism but by musicians of all kinds.

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musicmusicMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of thisislamislamMore like thisLess of thisartartMore like thisLess of this
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Middle EastMiddle EastMore like thisLess of thisSouth AsiaSouth AsiaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 322 pages

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