'This book is to be welcomed for the detailed analysis it provides of several key works from a relatively neglected, but important genre of Islamic literature.' - Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I Sulam?’s ?abaq?t al-??fiyya; Chapter 3 The ?ilyat al-awliy?’; Chapter 4 The Persian ?abaq?t al-??fiyya; Part II Qushayr?’s Ris?la; Chapter 6 Hujw?r?’s Kashf al-ma?j?b; Part III J?m?’s Nafa??t al-uns; Chapter 8 Conclusion;