Martin Lings

Martin Lings is a scholar and author whose books explore prophetic biography, Sufism, tradition, and sacred art. Muḥammad His Life Based on the Earliest Sources builds a continuous narrative from early Arabic accounts, balancing historical sequence with attention to character and spiritual meaning. What is Sufism? turns from biography to the principles, practices, and inward aims of the Sufi path.

A Moslem Saint of the Twentieth Century Shaikh Ahmad Al-'Alawī His Spiritual Heritage and Legacy studies a modern spiritual teacher and the continuity of a living tradition. Ancient Beliefs and Modern Superstitions compares inherited metaphysical ideas with assumptions associated with modernity. The Quranic Art of Calligraphy and Illumination approaches revelation through script, form, and visual craft.