The Sun at Midnight: The Revealed Mysteries of the Ahlul Bayt Sufis

802 Pages·2003·39.624 MB·English

by  Laurence Galian

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The Revealed Mysteries re
of the Ahlu Bayt Sufis ,
MeURENCE GALIAN
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THE SUN AT MIDNIGHT
THE REVEALED MYSTERIES
Or THE AHLUL BAYT SUFIS
LAURENCE GALIAN
QUIDDITY
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The Sun At Midnight
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Bismillah ir Rahman ir Rahim
(In the name of the Infinite Reality, Compassionate and Merciful)
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MEMORIAL
To the memory of my beloved Father, Laurence Hyacinth Dermit
Gagliano.
September 11, 1920 - April 25, 1996.
“.. that’s the glory of love.”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWICASMCMIS 5A cs Leck USCA het TA PEON AREAL ee Re eee XVIII
Ta-Wwil of Suta Fatiha From the Qur'an... 6.20.0 oe cece san cee XIX
GAYS ee er RON eee ct tect) he cedeadek Sh eewh, 3 Reratdie Keto XX
EPINCRIUCS EMI Penge AOL, ASSN Sods yo Rea asi eo ong ly SEER Seren ew «onan Be XX
Ame NSIDC NYS) oh Ae doce ees see ee Ke 2k 343 | SOR TR, oe 2
Radical Spirituality (Regaining the Treasure Stolen From Us)........... 4
We Are Spiritual Beings Having a Human Experience ................ 7
Phey Veiner oradimth + 222.054 594 f5 et eee 35 fet ee Oe 10
hc expression or everything: «.)2 eee es fae hee hel sts Agee 14
BRET? MEMESTA L SANE Ue ogo ate foe ar, at tan tree wh ORS Cae 16
acs TOnrA der tne OVEIpass. 3+ aepes teen os a een ee ae 20
eTiSeeented SCl DOT Maar AR Veia Sid AO on en ey a be eg gee Re
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PTACMCOm AE Onc GAOT Eh tle tLe ERE Es Re Ter Oe eee 28
ahemocred inti hs! Os es ies sa kh, PP ee ee 29
Shelter romthe: SOM Y ws-4044 4452 ACs LAA As eR ee 31
PTAC CEE BE FAP Seo 3 DERG PEG REE ee Oe eae 34
ales From! Under the Overpass <) s.: 5 ., Seat VOR ee eee ee 35
GallineeO at tocAl lal es ies ins tes eh eR) earn ee 37
PTACC e ee tere oe ri ie Gate, SA ee es ON ceeenr 40
Contrasting Textures-The Subconscious “Braille” for All Living Things . .41
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The Awliya’s Kashf - Unveiling of the Unseen ...................-.. 46
PEN CW Se EEE ERE ER GEE EE ER Dk EN, SUN PES 50
falesieromaunder te Overpass. sis. ih igs ne ee oe ok ee eee 51
Witisicnlp ua kenge mer Mm eiwtet RAe cent nee ete ee See 54
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Practice ¢ woes cae OO Oe A Oe OEP oe ae eee 56
AhmedtEr-Rifa’h(114L8IS= 1 ) ca epee ee sce satin eee rere eee eee 57
We Are. Beautiful. east ke oae ee Ga ee ae 59
Practice: 1. kG fk 20g bee oe he hoe ee ee eee 61
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‘ales From: Under the Overpass... 2.4) 4 aan ee eee ee 64
The:Eavorablée Disposition. .9. ye ates ee ee ee eee 66
PYACtiCeh end ee oe AOR ee Bn ae Be ve ee ee 67
Water Your Brain’. ov. .25. ee wore Mh ko o,¢ os ort en ee ee ee 68
The: Myth: That Must. Be: Weeded Out. ci ote ee 70
TalessRroms Under the-Overpassm.3.:. 5h ae een ee Cee eo 73
Are You AnOry 2. es sau, ae eee ieee. oe lial ones Ce 75
Practices, (2-3 6.07 beat alg ory ir aes eae ee ea ee qh
ThesMercy for Allithe Nations: 5s rae ia annem ed 80
That: WhichtEndures a5 ani ej tle daa clara eee ee ee a 86
DEC Be iG A Es ots id Gaels ic,t oc wl a ate ln RO ep ee oe 88
Males: FromiUndenthe Ovemass” 5 9 a..54.3 cce eae aie eae ere 90
earth eAirs Fires and-Water 44.526.) 2.2. 4 vest ee eee 92
PRAGUE ose Oe DAS. ON 8 nk OF i Gn ea 95
The: Supersensible Seven: Bodies: 2. 4. 2.65 96
Gates. Palaces. Degrees, and: Latifas <4. - . \aeuneet eo aeaie ee 108
PRACUICE C2 i.2 45 lo Sacro 2 eae satus, eR a oe ee 114
Tales :From: Under the: Overpass...) se cee ee 115
The.Danger of Belief. c.>. cee so ee erat le 118
PEACEC O oes. fea Wal South oaeee, RR cele ae es iS 120
Unturl Your Witts! > 2s 5ie soe cane see ne ee ue eee 121
Give Up That Mask‘of Trasedy~. ©)... 2 ..:cueaas peetese 122
Khadija - Princess of Quraish
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BACTC G mer mertee te nea AAA fete te hc SOB IEcc og ae viea nceh tn So ere 126
bales. FrompUnderthe Overpass? 4.02... . Scere th: Ga ee 128
PULA DDIGACd tO Depression 24 ccaui. < ch i a ne 135
Ar Radhia (The Satisfied or Gratified One) ....................... 140
Gate, onihne HOvinstenienc ae. sia 654). dua tbe cde .ws- ORO 158
enarsatest Union 4's. bas 2 eee ena aide 2 al oe 160
uteVe ei ie) hes ee eee a ee i err. 163
LOS ELEETer IGU LO G Fe "=0 1018 l yS eg ee ee, age ee OE cares A ere 164
EEGRr e foc og aeO R Orne rapa pe StylR e edn Re, epee aR ee ee a Ae0 PP a PE 168
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males From: Under ihe Overpass sik os fai pees oe dx oe See 170
Mhe-Sacted Miwa Seat ne es UL) ER eS 174
PEACUGCCGC Se Aine eradise SEc Be aat Ree ol eh 175
The Flower of Spontaneous Spiritual Presence: Sheikh
Shaykh Nur Al-Anwar Al-Jerrahi (Lex Hixon) .................... 176
“AeshaAter thesProphet's: Demiseay ie ot ho Pk 2 eh 180
Practice eu yas ee ar eee WE nae ee et en ote 184
Tales bronh Wnderntne Overmass= wen ace. .c Aven as naahaw Se ee 185
Pes ESsenttar Lilet sca can han, VRE Pozo gla ee yard tina 189
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PTACECE ies ee Be Be A CG tober 192
MUSEO MIC IG et ec cei Hs Ap Gow a tire ate a, cee 193
Pie; NameiontiesOOnaee of cn bos hoe Rca ieete nsG eko a oe 195
PEACHICE tie sen sR pee aise ee fe OE ate Ea 197
Males From Wnder the*Overpass—o0s. 6 ois 6 os dee eee ee hl 198
Glearsl ninkine-A bout Lites Provlenmis! ocoe.c ies oo ce po he a ares 200
ACCC ee ee Me iy ye Ok shah oe eas aa ie: WER 202
Gomiplcnlanitvare Meta ato N are wert Bhat oere An ede gis ays Xd asin2 03
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‘The: Point of Transcendence. 4 00.5 ee oon ee ee ee 206
PEACTICE Sone eee dee coleetna nats nee 209
Tales. From Undeérthe. Overpass: 4 2. 4...).4 separ) oP see 210
The Commander of the: Faithful . .....,<. . siseeea)t Soanee t)G ee 211
PractiCe>. .4.¢ale wus 05 4 Oden 2 AO ee? ee Deine Shs aie 232
Edocations: Ui brs eh oes ees oo SE I ETS e 233
The Book of Ali’s (Alaihi Assalam) Identity ...................... 236
jo alert (a= eee eS SE ROR ee pee, WE EONAR ERA REM 240
‘Tales}From: Under the Overpass (knee tena ee oa ee 242
Ise Pain INGCESSaaly e 3 22) esca era es 6 ei eee ee 243
PIACUCE ooo cS hao e on ee eee ee, ee eee 249
The Incomparably Dedicated Ali’s (“Alaihi Assalam) Writings ........ 250
We. ion oOf Allan oc cs ces etn he eee ae ee ee 252
Practiceise. 2x: cere, peoeee th Sete Ble Bin ee 256
Wales FromeUndes the Overpasseixa)). cn ee eee e ee 2s)
Shaitan: The Sacred Guardian of the Doomewiat 2 ioe 2 a. Ce 259
Practices 032 jie Bien yee asthe oe bane OR he ee 266
Semon Between thes wo:Gulis. 4. ee ee 267
‘Tales FromeUnderthe Overpass 20.3 gees oie nat ee ee ee 269
The Terror of Mu’Awiyah Bin Aabi Sufyan ............ One 8ne ene 271
Break:on Through tothe Other Side’. ....5.4...4...«. .d.a.e. 213
PACHC ES... cP eye ce woes Op Sak ow late c ee ee eee DATES,
Spititual Facts:of Physicali Existence... oe. see ee ee 276
PractC er 3.553. SV aS sa ode micas 05 RCE ee oe 279