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Tears of the Heart
Water is life, the most vital sign of existence. How can plants endure the scorching heat if they are not watered on time? Similarly, how can a human being become mature without acquiring enough spiritual sustenance?
The Tears of the Heart is a compilation of the timeless truths of the Mathnawi.
The work elucidates the parables carefully chosen from the Mathnawi in light of the Quran and Sunnah, filtered through the vast ocean of the heart. These parables help one gain acquaintance with his own ego, acknowledge his Creator and penetrate into the truth of matter. Putting on display the strengths and weaknesses of human beings, it extends them the keys to eternal happiness.
How can one tackle ignorance without having his spiritual nourishment? How can he find his way unless there are books that shed light on his path?
The Mathnawi is what is on hand in The Tears of the Heart. It extends a cup of water to roses parched from the rose garden. Now, how about having a taste of that elegance?
The Tears of the Heart is a compilation of the timeless truths of the Mathnawi.
The work elucidates the parables carefully chosen from the Mathnawi in light of the Quran and Sunnah, filtered through the vast ocean of the heart. These parables help one gain acquaintance with his own ego, acknowledge his Creator and penetrate into the truth of matter. Putting on display the strengths and weaknesses of human beings, it extends them the keys to eternal happiness.
How can one tackle ignorance without having his spiritual nourishment? How can he find his way unless there are books that shed light on his path?
The Mathnawi is what is on hand in The Tears of the Heart. It extends a cup of water to roses parched from the rose garden. Now, how about having a taste of that elegance?
- GenresIslam
248 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Osman Nuri Topbaş
247 books43 followersOsman Nuri Topbaş is a Turkish Sufi master and author who lives in Istanbul, Turkey. He is the spiritual leader of Naqshbandi Sufi Order based in Erenköy, Kadıköy, İstanbul.
He completed his first training in Erenkoy Zihni Pasha Primary School. He took special Qur'an lessons in his primary school years. He entered Istanbul Imam Hatip School (Religious High School) in 1953. In those years, this school was an important educational institution having Ottoman’s great plane trees which can be counted as masters M. Celaleddin Okten and Mahir Iz; thinkers like Nureddin Topcu who has trained in West. Master (Ustadh) Osman Nuri Topbas completed this school with his uncle and peer Abidin Topbas in 1960. In his high school years, he has taken lessons from teachers like M. Zekai Konrapa, Yaman Dede (Abdülkadir Keçeoğlu), Ahmet Davutoğlu, Mahmud Bayram, Ali Rızâ Sağman. In his Imam-Hatip years, he met Ustadh Necip Fazil. He was a regular follower of Necip Fazil’s talks and magazine “Büyük Doğu”. After completing Imam-Hatip School successfully, he was occupied with trade and industrialism. He did his military service as reserve-officer teacher in Siirt-Tillo, in 1962. During his duty, the love of being teacher fell to his heart and he started to take pleasure from caring for the teenagers.
After comeback from military service he found himself again in commerce and industry. But he has never broken off his connection with wisdom and charitable services. He has worked actively in “Dissemination of knowledge society” (Ilim Yayma Cemiyeti). His workplace was like a charity, supplying scholarship to students, helping the poor. After founding “Hudayi Foundation”, he carried these services to the foundation. He opened the service horizon of the foundation. With this foundation, he helped materially and spiritually to all youth coming from societies especially from Turkish republics.
Due to his interest in history, literature, religious science and poetry, he started his writing life in 1990. His books have been translated into many languages such as Bosnian, English, German, French, Spanish, Hungarian, Albanian, Kazakh and Azeri. He welcomes seminar, conference and panel offers from all over the world and shares his opinions.
He is married and father of four children. His books are published online for free in 43 languages
He completed his first training in Erenkoy Zihni Pasha Primary School. He took special Qur'an lessons in his primary school years. He entered Istanbul Imam Hatip School (Religious High School) in 1953. In those years, this school was an important educational institution having Ottoman’s great plane trees which can be counted as masters M. Celaleddin Okten and Mahir Iz; thinkers like Nureddin Topcu who has trained in West. Master (Ustadh) Osman Nuri Topbas completed this school with his uncle and peer Abidin Topbas in 1960. In his high school years, he has taken lessons from teachers like M. Zekai Konrapa, Yaman Dede (Abdülkadir Keçeoğlu), Ahmet Davutoğlu, Mahmud Bayram, Ali Rızâ Sağman. In his Imam-Hatip years, he met Ustadh Necip Fazil. He was a regular follower of Necip Fazil’s talks and magazine “Büyük Doğu”. After completing Imam-Hatip School successfully, he was occupied with trade and industrialism. He did his military service as reserve-officer teacher in Siirt-Tillo, in 1962. During his duty, the love of being teacher fell to his heart and he started to take pleasure from caring for the teenagers.
After comeback from military service he found himself again in commerce and industry. But he has never broken off his connection with wisdom and charitable services. He has worked actively in “Dissemination of knowledge society” (Ilim Yayma Cemiyeti). His workplace was like a charity, supplying scholarship to students, helping the poor. After founding “Hudayi Foundation”, he carried these services to the foundation. He opened the service horizon of the foundation. With this foundation, he helped materially and spiritually to all youth coming from societies especially from Turkish republics.
Due to his interest in history, literature, religious science and poetry, he started his writing life in 1990. His books have been translated into many languages such as Bosnian, English, German, French, Spanish, Hungarian, Albanian, Kazakh and Azeri. He welcomes seminar, conference and panel offers from all over the world and shares his opinions.
He is married and father of four children. His books are published online for free in 43 languages
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May 21, 2017
I'm still reading this precious jewel when I lost it somewhere in the midst of the chaos of my wedding. During the period of my acquaintance with this book, I really took my time to finish each sentence and paragraph. In every line there is beauty and wisdom which I long to comprehend. Hopefully, I will be able to get the chance to meet again with this friend of mine and let him pour all the treasures hidden within his chest.
Till we meet again, InshaAllah.
Till we meet again, InshaAllah.
March 19, 2019
Flip to any page and you'll find treasure (for the heart). Filled with mini stories that gives new dimensions of the truth. Every teaching in this book have to be thoroughly thought, analyzed and internalized. It took me close to a year to finish just because I re-read some parts and refer to a teacher to understand it's deeper meaning.
December 10, 2013
Beautiful. This book encourage me to learn more in Sufism. It took more than a year to finish reading and it is worth enough taking much time to finish this thin book. :)
February 5, 2014
Read this book and experience "tears of the heart...'
June 2, 2021
Amazing book. Love it so much.❤
June 15, 2022
That type of challenging good, but the preachiness about the ways of the world takes away from it in my opinion
December 17, 2016
Precious, and burn my heart.
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