Khwaja Baha’y’d-Din Naqshband was the founder of famous Naqshbandi Order of Sufism.

First part of the present book is devoted to Naqshbandi Order of Sufism. Well researched readings make the subject matter of Part II. Part III of the book focuses attention on Ruzbihan Baqli. Penultimately the part four of the book consists of Sufi Saints of minor/miscellaneous orders.

The readings contained herein are selected judiciously. As such the succinct information will benefit scholars as well as general readers.

Folklore and folktales belong to the oral tradition of narrative literature. Folktales includes legends, fables, fairy stories, ghost stories, stories of giants and saints, devils and spirits, husband and wife tales, short humorous tales mostly relating to local characters. As such ‘folktales’ is a narrative literature, having supernatural, superstitions, high imagery, glorification and many more elements. These may pertain to a particular clan, a society, or a region depicting the popular beliefs, local deities, clan heroes, clan originators etc. Folktales represent the richness of cultural heritage of the concerned society.
The intention of folktales is psychological. Sometimes may be to relate the sense of superiority of self and clan of the orator, to glorify the might and brain of the clan of the orator, to glorify the might and brain of the clan heroes and clan deities. Sometimes intention may be mystifying the actual persons giving supernatural touch to their personality admixing humour or sensation thereto.
South Asia, the cradle of human civilization, occupies an important place socio-culturally, geographically and economically on the world map. Multi-ethnic, multi-racial and multi-lingual as the society is, South Asia is repository of great cultural wealth. Many autochthones inhabit the area. And a great treasure of folktales is there in the region.
The present work is a discerning and lucid articulation of popular beliefs and practices of people of South Asia. The more one explores popular superstitions and usages, the nearer is one likely to attain the discovery of the basis on which the religions of the begin have been founded. The another studies the role of these beliefs in different religions by examining a variety of religious rituals and customs, both past and present. The present set in 15 volumes gives fascinating description of ancient legends, popular beliefs and folktales of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Tibet, Nepal, Burma, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia. The work is a significant contribution in the field of Religion, society and Folk Literature. The clarity of thought-contents, lucidity of expression and thoroughness of subject-matter are helpful features of the books.
The folktales contained herein represent a wide spectrum of South Asian society. The local beliefs and terms are given easy explanation. So the reader can peep into the background culture of the folktale concerned. And this curiosity raises the sense of togetherness in readers—that is what the essence of folk literature.
Certainly, the folktales covered herein will enlighten, amuse and delight one and all.

Islamic Fundamentalism is an affirmation of the wisdom of the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad. It describes, however, the dire effects of fundamentalism fed by the frenzy of the ayatollahs of Iran, beginning with Khomeini.
“Khomeini’s reactionary ideology is based upon ignorance and repression. When struck with the rays of awareness, it melts like snow… the struggle in Iran is between a reactionary distortion of Islam and an Islam that advocates awareness and freedom… in this confrontation, democratic and liberating Islam will doubtless triumph.”
—Massoud Rajavi, The Iranian Resistanc’s Leader
(called by Khomeini has “greatest enemy”)
“The author takes you inside the pillars of Khomeini’s rule, inside the ‘whys’ and ‘ways of the export of Islamic fundamentalism, inside the terrorist networks. It is a carefully footnoted book, and a valuable one that can be used well by scholars of the situation and by people who simply want to know more about one of the most important syndromes of our times. I know of no other study like it in terms of depth and interpretation.”
—from the foreword by Georgie Anne Geyer
Nationally Syndicated Columnist

There was a time, when opinion widely prevailed that philosophy has outlived its usefulness, that the positive sciences had taken its place. But Philosophy can not be neglected that way.

Nowhere will the student find a clearer and simpler presentation of the fundamental problems of philosophy than in Paulson’s Introduction, nowhere will he receive, in small a compass, a more comprehensive knowledge of the views held by the great thinkers of mankind. And though he may not always accept the author’s own solutions, he cannot fail to be stimulated and broadened by the suggestive reasonings contained in this volume.

The present volume will guide them in their inquiries into the great ultimate problems which the world puts to the thinking mind of man, and lead them to study the great thought which the spiritual leaders of humanity have proposed as answers to these questions.