Civilization of Paradise: Revelation Poems Islam in America for the purposes of both

for the purposes of both meditation and edification

Paperback: 240 pages

These poems are a window into the world of others and the self

The Fear of Islam speaks into this context

Civilization of Paradise: Revelation Poems Islam in America for the purposes of bothCivilization of Paradise is both a collection of Quran inspired poetry and a fascinating record of intimate dialogs with a Sufi master in Damascus. Poetry, in the case of Asad Ali, is a way of life and prayer. In the state of consciousness from which he speaks, we become the companions of great beings: the Timeless Desert, the Infinitely Compassionate, the Supplicating Earth, the Universal Human. Each of these poems is related to a Surah of the Quran,