A Critique on the Book Sufi Interpretations of the Qur'an by Mohammadreza Movahedi

“…The mystics of the commentator follow the story of Moses and Khidr، the story of Mary and the verse of Light. In reviewing this book، after looking at the advantages and positive aspects of the work، some of the content weaknesses of this research that the author has noticed have been addressed. …”
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A Critique on the Book “the Dictionary of Sufism and Mysticism” by Mohammad Reza Movahedi

“…Some of the most important weaknesses are: not mentioning the names of many earlier and later works in the research background of this work. It was necessary to provide a relatively comprehensive definition of the idiomatic meaning of the words; for example, in this dictionary, the word "water" or "dream" is considered a mystical term, although the author in the entry "water" in eight lines only says the same thing: water alone does not have a Sufi and mystical meaning. …”
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A Critique of the Book Islamic Movement at North Caucasus by Seyedeh Motahare Hoseyni, Fatemeh Eidi, Razieh Mousavyfar

“…Anna Zelkina in her book,  entitled “Islamic Movement at North  Caucasus”, the original name of which is “In Quest for God and Freedom: The Sufi Response to the Russian Advance in the North Caucasus”, printed in London, discusses the relation between ideas and reality, especially how a religion can challenge values, social system, and cultural laws of a society. …”
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Introduction, Analysis, and Review on the Book: "An Introduction to Sufism, the Inner Path of Islam" by Maryam Saneapour

“…The author has used Sufism as a magnifier, and he has observed a unique spirituality which is existed in all the inner forms of Islam.One of the advantages of this book is its wide historical perspective which considers the most important Sufi dervishes from the early days of Sufism formation up to now. …”
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A Critical Review on the Book “Sufism and Politics in Prose Texts until the End of the 4th Century )AH(“ by Peiman Abolbashari

“…The chapters of the book are based on fragile, non-historical theories and on the transcendental concept of unity and plurality and its effect on the establishment of Sufi multifaceted relations with politics. …”
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S’unir au Prophète. L’expérience matérielle, esthétique et dévotionnelle du Dalā’il al-Khayrāt au Maroc. Approches codicologique et anthropologique by Hiba Abid, Anouk Cohen

“…The Dalā’il al-Khayrāt wa Shawāriq al-anwār fī dhikr al-ṣalāt ‘alā al-Nabiy al-mukhṭār (Dalā’il al-Khayrāt) is a book of prayers and invocations about the Prophet Muhammad, written around 857/1453 by the Moroccan mystic Muḥammad b. …”
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