Radical Love

“Safi’s Radical Love arrives on the troubled scene with a peace offering, to clear the good name of a much-maligned, widely misunderstood religion. . . . [A] fine spiritual compendium . . . Think of this book as an extended hand, holding an olive branch.”—Yahia Lababidi, World Literature Today

“Refreshingly terse and remarkably meaningful.”—Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

“This collection of ancient Islamic teachings reveals the roots and nuances of a mystical tradition that conjoins intellectual depth, spiritual humility, and bountiful sensuality . . . A glimpse into Islamic cosmology and philosophy . . . Exquisitely poetic.”—Mindful magazine

“Unique in its form and method, it is a delightful read and beautiful foray into mystical tradition.”—Ilma Qureshi, Reading Religion

Chosen for a Spirituality & Practice Book Award as one of the 50 Best Spiritual Books of 2018

"The most accessible, most beautifully wrought collection of Sufi love poetry I have ever read. Omid Safi has given the world an invaluable gift."—Reza Aslan, author of God: A Human History

“Radical Love is a passionate distillation of the Islamic mystical tradition. Omid Safi has assembled a marvelous collection of texts, which will be admired by anyone drawn to Sufism or the poetry of love.”—Carl Ernst, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Omid Safi has given his deep and devout attention to this work. Radical Love is a beautiful collection."—Coleman Barks, author of The Essential Rumi

"If 'one reads poetry with one’s nerves', as Wallace Stevens suggests, you will find your nerves tingling as did mine when I read Omid Safi’s Radical Love, an unparalleled account of human/divine engagement."—Bruce B. Lawrence, author of The Koran in English: A Biography

“Omid Safi is a master translator and a poet in his own right. With power, vision, inspiration, and staggering radiance, Safi introduces a cosmos of Islamic mystical poetry to an audience so very much in need of expanding our horizon and understanding of the rich aesthetic traditions of Islam.” —David Kyuman Kim, author of Melancholic Freedom