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First lines: "Ch. Abdul Aziz, whose letters sparked Merton's interest in Sufism, has lived all his life in Karachi"... Contents index: background information about Aziz, with references to other works, created by W. H. Shannon for «The Hidden Ground of Love».

First lines: "Ch. Abdul Aziz, whose letters sparked Merton's interest in Sufism, has lived all his life in Karachi"... Contents index: background information about Aziz, with references to other works, created by W. H. Shannon for «The Hidden Ground of Love».

First lines: "My academic qualifications are of the highest order, being M.A., LL.B., I was a scholarship-holder"... Contents index: "Bio-Data of Ch. Abdul Aziz, M.A., LL.B., Advocate and Consultant, Collector of Customs and Central Excise (retd.)" / retired in 1974.

First lines: "My academic qualifications are of the highest order, being M.A., LL.B., I was a scholarship-holder"... Contents index: "Bio-Data of Ch. Abdul Aziz, M.A., LL.B., Advocate and Consultant, Collector of Customs and Central Excise (retd.)" / retired in 1974.

This is a large and important cache of letters that sparked Merton's interest in Sufism. Included are original signed letters by Aziz, and carbon copies or photocopies of letters by Merton. Only Merton's side of the correspondence has yet been fully published and can be found in <i>The Hidden Ground of Love</i>. Selection from Aziz's side of the correspondence can be found in <i>Merton and Sufism</i>. Also in this group of records can be found correspondence between the Merton Center and Nicholas Heer in regards to obtaining some correspondence between Heer and Aziz. This correspondence dating from 1959 through 1962 is included in this collection.

This is a large and important cache of letters that sparked Merton's interest in Sufism. Included are original signed letters by Aziz, and carbon copies or photocopies of letters by Merton. Only Merton's side of the correspondence has yet been fully published and can be found in <i>The Hidden Ground of Love</i>. Selection from Aziz's side of the correspondence can be found in <i>Merton and Sufism</i>. Also in this group of records can be found correspondence between the Merton Center and Nicholas Heer in regards to obtaining some correspondence between Heer and Aziz. This correspondence dating from 1959 through 1962 is included in this collection.

First lines: "I am glad that at long last you were good enough to find some time from your heavy preoccupations"...

First lines: "I am glad that at long last you were good enough to find some time from your heavy preoccupations"...

First lines: "I acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your kind letter dt 31.12.93 (but actually posted on"...

First lines: "I acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your kind letter dt 31.12.93 (but actually posted on"...

First lines: "On 18th March, 1995, I sent you a detailed air mail lette acknowledging gratefully the receipt"...

First lines: "On 18th March, 1995, I sent you a detailed air mail lette acknowledging gratefully the receipt"...

First lines: "On 15th December, 1994, I went to the local post office to send you my hearty greetings on the 77th"...

First lines: "On 15th December, 1994, I went to the local post office to send you my hearty greetings on the 77th"...

First lines: "I acknowedge with gratitude your last letter dt. 31/12/93"...

First lines: "I acknowedge with gratitude your last letter dt. 31/12/93"...

First lines: "I acknowedge with thanks the receipt of your kind and deightful letter dt. 10/1/93 (received on"...

First lines: "I acknowedge with thanks the receipt of your kind and deightful letter dt. 10/1/93 (received on"...

First lines: "I hasten to send you my sincere greetings on your forthcoming 75th birthday anniversary falling"...

First lines: "I hasten to send you my sincere greetings on your forthcoming 75th birthday anniversary falling"...

First lines: "I acknowledge with deep gratitude and joy the receipt of your valuable gift of the book "Silent Lamp"...

First lines: "I acknowledge with deep gratitude and joy the receipt of your valuable gift of the book "Silent Lamp"...

First lines: "On receipt of your long-awaited letter dt. 3.10.1991, I sent you an aerogramme dt. 29.10.1991,"...

First lines: "On receipt of your long-awaited letter dt. 3.10.1991, I sent you an aerogramme dt. 29.10.1991,"...

First lines: "I heaved a sigh of relief to receive your long-awaited letter dt. 3/10/91 which reached me on 20.10."...

First lines: "I heaved a sigh of relief to receive your long-awaited letter dt. 3/10/91 which reached me on 20.10."...

First lines: "I had acknowledged with thanks the receipt on 30th August, 1990 of your kind letter dt. 25th Jan,"...

First lines: "I had acknowledged with thanks the receipt on 30th August, 1990 of your kind letter dt. 25th Jan,"...

First lines: "I have not heard from you since long time. I hope you would be keeping fit. I know you are very"... Contents index: Dom François de Sales Pollien's books «The Interior Life» and «Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence» by J.P. de Caussade / Syed Hossein Nasr / Hakim Tirmizi and reading in solitude.

First lines: "I have not heard from you since long time. I hope you would be keeping fit. I know you are very"... Contents index: Dom François de Sales Pollien's books «The Interior Life» and «Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence» by J.P. de Caussade / Syed Hossein Nasr / Hakim Tirmizi and reading in solitude.

First lines: "My very dear good friend, I received your kind letter dt 23/3/66, while I was lying indisposed in my"... Contents index: de Caussade / Ibn Abbad.

First lines: "My very dear good friend, I received your kind letter dt 23/3/66, while I was lying indisposed in my"... Contents index: de Caussade / Ibn Abbad.

First lines: "As I read in the article about you in 'Laurels' that you saw the light of the day on 31st Jan. 1915,"... Contents index: happy 51st birthday / suggestions about diet and thoughts on Merton's austere diet / Islam and images of God - idolatry / Syed Idrees Shah / Al-Junayd / Ali Hassan Abdul Qadir and patriotic nationalism / Neo-Platonic influences on Sufism / Malik Barkat Ali / nature of good and evil in Chuang Tzu / Dr. John Wu.

First lines: "As I read in the article about you in 'Laurels' that you saw the light of the day on 31st Jan. 1915,"... Contents index: happy 51st birthday / suggestions about diet and thoughts on Merton's austere diet / Islam and images of God - idolatry / Syed Idrees Shah / Al-Junayd / Ali Hassan Abdul Qadir and patriotic nationalism / Neo-Platonic influences on Sufism / Malik Barkat Ali / nature of good and evil in Chuang Tzu / Dr. John Wu.

First lines: "I had sent you a detailed letter on the 2nd instant which I hope you would have received by now. I"... Contents index: reaction to idea for a book by Merton on "How to Know God", including suggested chapters on "Detachment, Mortification of desire etc. but psychological reasons should be given" / not treated in a dogmatic manner.

First lines: "I had sent you a detailed letter on the 2nd instant which I hope you would have received by now. I"... Contents index: reaction to idea for a book by Merton on "How to Know God", including suggested chapters on "Detachment, Mortification of desire etc. but psychological reasons should be given" / not treated in a dogmatic manner.

First lines: "I am in receipt of your two letters dated 2nd Nov. and 7th Nov. '65 respectively, the former having"... Contents index: chanting the Quran / Merton's renderings of Ibn Abbad / Syed Idrees Shah / al-Junayd, mystic of Baghdad / Nasafi / Walayat (sainthood) / hermitage and meditation methods / suggestion for book on knowing God through psychological perspectives - psychoanalytic applications of ethics.

First lines: "I am in receipt of your two letters dated 2nd Nov. and 7th Nov. '65 respectively, the former having"... Contents index: chanting the Quran / Merton's renderings of Ibn Abbad / Syed Idrees Shah / al-Junayd, mystic of Baghdad / Nasafi / Walayat (sainthood) / hermitage and meditation methods / suggestion for book on knowing God through psychological perspectives - psychoanalytic applications of ethics.

First lines: "In your December reply to my X'mas and New Years greetings you had kindly promised to send me a"... Contents index: A. J. Arberry's rhymed translation of Quran and Persian Sufis / review of «A Moslem Saint of the Twentieth Century» / Fr. Julio B. Sani / "Thomas Merton, the Mans and His Meaning" article / St. Bonaventure.

First lines: "In your December reply to my X'mas and New Years greetings you had kindly promised to send me a"... Contents index: A. J. Arberry's rhymed translation of Quran and Persian Sufis / review of «A Moslem Saint of the Twentieth Century» / Fr. Julio B. Sani / "Thomas Merton, the Mans and His Meaning" article / St. Bonaventure.

First lines: "I am grateful to you for your detailed reply but as you had kindly mentioned therein that you would"... Contents index: Merton's hospitalization / Martin Ling / 8 Sufi conditions for Khalwa / Khalwa's traditional duration of 40 days / Orientalist contact for English translations of Sufis / Dr. Nicholas Heer of Yale - translator / requests Butler's «Lives of the Saints».

First lines: "I am grateful to you for your detailed reply but as you had kindly mentioned therein that you would"... Contents index: Merton's hospitalization / Martin Ling / 8 Sufi conditions for Khalwa / Khalwa's traditional duration of 40 days / Orientalist contact for English translations of Sufis / Dr. Nicholas Heer of Yale - translator / requests Butler's «Lives of the Saints».

First lines: "Many thanks for you [sic] kind reply of June 2nd. I delayed my reply awaiting the receipt of the"... Contents index: asks about obtaining many other books / question of Muslims and "Salvation" / Aziz asks what are the tenants of the Christian faith / daily routine of solitary retreat / salvation of all faiths.

First lines: "Many thanks for you [sic] kind reply of June 2nd. I delayed my reply awaiting the receipt of the"... Contents index: asks about obtaining many other books / question of Muslims and "Salvation" / Aziz asks what are the tenants of the Christian faith / daily routine of solitary retreat / salvation of all faiths.

First lines: "I am in receipt of your letter dated the 26th December, 1962 received by me in the first week of"... Contents index: Merton's distinction between "exterior renunciation" and "interior detachment" / Islamic beliefs / John of the Cross / «Way of the Pilgrim».

First lines: "I am in receipt of your letter dated the 26th December, 1962 received by me in the first week of"... Contents index: Merton's distinction between "exterior renunciation" and "interior detachment" / Islamic beliefs / John of the Cross / «Way of the Pilgrim».

First lines: "I had replied to your letter on 21st June, 1962 in which I raised a number of queries but I have not"... Contents index: thanks for «Breakthrough to Peace» book / John of the Cross / asks Merton what he means in «Ascent to Truth» by "'darkening' of all desire" and "analogical movement or attitude" / death of Louis Massignon.

First lines: "I had replied to your letter on 21st June, 1962 in which I raised a number of queries but I have not"... Contents index: thanks for «Breakthrough to Peace» book / John of the Cross / asks Merton what he means in «Ascent to Truth» by "'darkening' of all desire" and "analogical movement or attitude" / death of Louis Massignon.

First lines: "I acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter enclosing an offprint of your review-article on"... Contents index: English Mystics - "Song for the Death of Averroes" / books on Sufi shrines and saints / John of the Cross and Tirmizi / St. Basil's ascetical works / translation of Hakim at-Tirmizi on mortification of desires.

First lines: "I acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter enclosing an offprint of your review-article on"... Contents index: English Mystics - "Song for the Death of Averroes" / books on Sufi shrines and saints / John of the Cross and Tirmizi / St. Basil's ascetical works / translation of Hakim at-Tirmizi on mortification of desires.

First lines: "I was greatly pleased to receive your generous gift of 4 off-print copies of your English"... Contents index: information about obtaining more Sufi works and translations / suggests translating ascetical treatises of Al-Tirmidhi / Illal-al-Ibadat / Shah Waliullah / Al-Qushary / writing to Merton / Louis Massignon / French Orientalist Prof. M. Molé's research on the Naqshpandi Order.

First lines: "I was greatly pleased to receive your generous gift of 4 off-print copies of your English"... Contents index: information about obtaining more Sufi works and translations / suggests translating ascetical treatises of Al-Tirmidhi / Illal-al-Ibadat / Shah Waliullah / Al-Qushary / writing to Merton / Louis Massignon / French Orientalist Prof. M. Molé's research on the Naqshpandi Order.

First lines: "I sent you a letter on the 18th November 1961 which, I hope, would have been received by you in due"... Contents index: requests some of Merton's writings on the English Mystics and a study about Taoism and comparative themes in other mystical traditions.

First lines: "I sent you a letter on the 18th November 1961 which, I hope, would have been received by you in due"... Contents index: requests some of Merton's writings on the English Mystics and a study about Taoism and comparative themes in other mystical traditions.

First lines: "1. I am in receipt of both your letters as well as a copy of your open letter to Cuadra. In the"... Contents index: Sirdar Iqbal Ali Shah / Kashf al Majub / Holy Names of Allah / "The Moslems' Angel of Death" (Azrael) / ascetic elements of mystic spirituality and the Incarnation / U.S.-Russia and Gog-Magog / nuclear war / Tawhid / Tirmizi / St. Basil / Aziz's biography.

First lines: "1. I am in receipt of both your letters as well as a copy of your open letter to Cuadra. In the"... Contents index: Sirdar Iqbal Ali Shah / Kashf al Majub / Holy Names of Allah / "The Moslems' Angel of Death" (Azrael) / ascetic elements of mystic spirituality and the Incarnation / U.S.-Russia and Gog-Magog / nuclear war / Tawhid / Tirmizi / St. Basil / Aziz's biography.

First lines: "Like a jeweled peacock he stirs all over / With fireflies. He takes his pleasure in / Lights. He is"... Contents index: poem attached to 1961/05/13 letter "THE MOSLEMS' ANGEL OF DEATH / (Algeria 1961)".

First lines: "Like a jeweled peacock he stirs all over / With fireflies. He takes his pleasure in / Lights. He is"... Contents index: poem attached to 1961/05/13 letter "THE MOSLEMS' ANGEL OF DEATH / (Algeria 1961)".

First lines: "I was greatly pleased to receive your letter last month and regret that due to official"... Contents index: quotes Louis Massignon in stating Merton a "'simurgh', (a very rare bird) among [his] Order" / Muslim "Night of Power" / similarity between John of the Cross and Hakim Tirmizi / interest in mystical prayer in Islam / Imam Riza poem.

First lines: "I was greatly pleased to receive your letter last month and regret that due to official"... Contents index: quotes Louis Massignon in stating Merton a "'simurgh', (a very rare bird) among [his] Order" / Muslim "Night of Power" / similarity between John of the Cross and Hakim Tirmizi / interest in mystical prayer in Islam / Imam Riza poem.

First lines: "I am extremely grateful to you for your very helpful and affectionate reply to my earlier letter."... Contents index: background on Imam Riza and the Shiahs / Merton's poem on "wisdom" / asks for background on Trappist Order, Our Lady of Gethsemani, and Our Lady of Fatima (origin of Fatima, a Muslim name) / background on Ibn Abbad of Ronda / Paul Nwyia.

First lines: "I am extremely grateful to you for your very helpful and affectionate reply to my earlier letter."... Contents index: background on Imam Riza and the Shiahs / Merton's poem on "wisdom" / asks for background on Trappist Order, Our Lady of Gethsemani, and Our Lady of Fatima (origin of Fatima, a Muslim name) / background on Ibn Abbad of Ronda / Paul Nwyia.

First lines: "I am in correspondence with a Prof. Louis Massignon of Paris, the common bond of correspondence"... Contents index: Islamic mysticism, Sufism / Christian mysticism - «The Ascent to Truth», St. John of the Cross / Hindu Yoga / Fr. Paul Nwyia / Ibn Abbad / how to obtain Merton's books and other books on mysticism.

First lines: "I am in correspondence with a Prof. Louis Massignon of Paris, the common bond of correspondence"... Contents index: Islamic mysticism, Sufism / Christian mysticism - «The Ascent to Truth», St. John of the Cross / Hindu Yoga / Fr. Paul Nwyia / Ibn Abbad / how to obtain Merton's books and other books on mysticism.

First lines: "I had replied to your letter dated 18th November 1959 on 17th December 1959, and I hope you would"... Contents index: manuscript of Ithbat al-Ilal of Hakim Tirmizi / obtaining other Sufi texts from various collections / "The World of Islam" dedicated to Prof. P.K. Hitti / requests list of Princeton Univ.'s oriental text series.

First lines: "I had replied to your letter dated 18th November 1959 on 17th December 1959, and I hope you would"... Contents index: manuscript of Ithbat al-Ilal of Hakim Tirmizi / obtaining other Sufi texts from various collections / "The World of Islam" dedicated to Prof. P.K. Hitti / requests list of Princeton Univ.'s oriental text series.

First lines: "I am in receipt of your letter dated the 18th November and I am extremely grateful to you for"... Contents index: Ithbat al-'Ilal / suggestions of what Heer should include in forthcoming book / Shah Waliullah of Delhi / manuscripts of Tirmizi's work / Ismail Sahib / obtaining Sufi works from various collections / Aziz's plans for book on Sufism.

First lines: "I am in receipt of your letter dated the 18th November and I am extremely grateful to you for"... Contents index: Ithbat al-'Ilal / suggestions of what Heer should include in forthcoming book / Shah Waliullah of Delhi / manuscripts of Tirmizi's work / Ismail Sahib / obtaining Sufi works from various collections / Aziz's plans for book on Sufism.

First lines: "I have come to know you through Mr. Nooruddin Shoreibah (of 3, Ali Galal Street, Manial, Cairo - UAR"... Contents index: editing of Hakim Tirmizi's work / Islamic mysticism / Sufism / al-Muhasibi / Kharraz / Junaid / Hujwiri / Louis Massignon / al-Kubra / Ibn Arabi / asking about state of research into Islamic mysticism in the U.S. / names of U.S. Orientalists.

First lines: "I have come to know you through Mr. Nooruddin Shoreibah (of 3, Ali Galal Street, Manial, Cairo - UAR"... Contents index: editing of Hakim Tirmizi's work / Islamic mysticism / Sufism / al-Muhasibi / Kharraz / Junaid / Hujwiri / Louis Massignon / al-Kubra / Ibn Arabi / asking about state of research into Islamic mysticism in the U.S. / names of U.S. Orientalists.