Life of Gnosis A Mystical Study of Imam Ali's Life Mufid Mutahhari authored this book as

Mutahhari authored this book as a rebuttal to a manifesto issued in the seventies by young Muslim activists who were deeply influenced by Marxist theories

the need for the existence of the imam of our time (atfs)

Powerful words beautifully put together are deeply effective and can provide useful spiritual orientation

"I have filled a vacuum in philosophy that persisted over two thousand years

Life of Gnosis A Mystical Study of Imam Ali's Life Mufid Mutahhari authored this book asA seminal work on the nature of the mystical tradition in Islam referred to as gnosticism here this book vividly illustrates the limitations of rational methods in apprehending reality as such. By exposing the vulnerability of all mediate forms of knowledge to error, the author underlines the supremacy of the immediate methods of direct vision and spiritual enlightenment. He then examies the life of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, the spiritual authority par