"A wonderful collection . useful for cultural and religious understanding, spiritual growth, and literary enjoyment."- Library Journal "In short, the brilliance of these Persian teachers is exposed by the authors of this superb text."- Publishers Weekly "I have been hungry for this book, these wonderful stories of Hallaj, Attar, Rumi! Bayat and Jamnia have done a wonderful job."-Coleman Barks, author of Open Secrets: Versions of Rumi "These lovely stories, culled from Persian sources, will certainly open a way for Western readers into the wide and colorful world of Sufism."-Annemarie Schimmel, author of Mystical Dimensions of Islam.