X. Concerning their Imáms who belonged to the 83-7 Followers (_al-Tábi`ún_) XI. Concerning their Imáms who lived subsequently to 88-160 the Followers down to our day XII. Concerning the principal Ṣúfís of recent times 161-71 XIII. A brief account of the modern Ṣúfís in different 172-5 countries XIV. Concerning the Doctrines held by the different 176-266 sects of Ṣúfís XV. The Uncovering of the First Veil: Concerning the 267-77 Gnosis of God (_ma`rifat Allah_) XVI. The Uncovering of the Second Veil: Concerning 278-85 Unification (_tawḥíd_) XVII. The Uncovering of the Third Veil: Concerning Faith 286-90 XVIII. The Uncovering of the Fourth Veil: Concerning 291-9 Purification from Foulness XIX. The Uncovering of the Fifth Veil: Concerning 300-13 Prayer (_al-ṣalát_) XX. The Uncovering of the Sixth Veil: Concerning Alms 314-19 (_al-zakát_) XXI. The Uncovering of the Seventh Veil: On Fasting 320-5 (_al-ṣawm_) XXII. The Uncovering of the Eighth Veil: Concerning the 326-33 Pilgrimage XXIII. The Uncovering of the Ninth Veil: Concerning 334-66 Companionship, together with its Rules and Principles XXIV. The Uncovering of the Tenth Veil: explaining their 367-92 phraseology and the definitions of their terms and the verities of the ideas which are signified XXV. The Uncovering of the Eleventh Veil: Concerning 393-420 Audition (_samá`_) PREFACE. This translation of the most ancient and celebrated Persian treatise on Ṣúfiism will, I hope, be found useful not only by the small number of students familiar with the subject at first hand, but also by many readers who, without being Orientalists themselves, are interested in the general history of mysticism and may wish to compare or contrast the diverse yet similar manifestations of the mystical spirit in Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam. The origin of Ṣúfiism and its relation to these great religions cannot properly be considered here, and I dismiss such questions the more readily because I intend to deal with them on another occasion. It is now my duty to give some account of the author of the _Kashf al-Maḥjúb_, and to indicate the character of his work.