ISUFI WISDOM SERIES LIBERATING THE SOUL A GUIDE FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH VOLUME FIVE By Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani Foreword By Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani ISLAMIC SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMERICA © Copyright 2006 Naqshbandi Sufi Order of America. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the written permission of the Islamic Supreme Council of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Naqshbandi, Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, 1922- Liberating the soul : a guide for spiritual growth / by Shaykh Nazim Adil al- Haqqani. 1st ed. Washington, DC : Islamic Supreme Council of America, <2002-2005 > v. <1-3> ; 23 cm. Subjects: Sufism. Naqshaband¯iyah. Series: Sufi wisdom series BP189 .N368 2002 297.4 21 2002109747 Published and Distributed by: Islamic Supreme Council of America 17195 Silver Parkway, #401 Fenton, MI 48430 USA Tel: (888) 278-6624 Fax:(810) 815-0518 Email:
[email protected] Web: http://www.naqshbandi.org First Edition July 2006 ISBN: 1-930409-33-8 Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani (right) with his disciple of fifty years, Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani. Head of the world’s largest Naqshbandi Sufi spiritual order, Shaykh Nazim is known for his life- altering lessons in how to discipline the ego, reach a state of spiritual sur- render, and achieve true liberation from the bondage of worldly distrac- tion and pursuit. Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, Shaykh Nazim’s deputy, ac- companies the venerable shaykh on his many visits to various regions of the world, where they meet with political and religious leaders, media, and throngs of common folk.