The Kasidah Author:Sir Richard Burton The KASĪDAH was composed on Burton?s return journey from Mecca, although published later around the same time as his other books. The KASĪDAH stands out from Burton?s other works in that its style and content is strongly Sufic in character. The well known Sufi teacher and scholar Idries Shah has called the KASĪDAH one of the most interesting pro... more »ductions of Western Sufi literature, and regards Burton as himself a Sufi. Burton, however, in his foreword to the book refers to himself as ?the translator,? and attributes the long poem to one Haji Abdu al-Yazdi. The poem is a commentary upon Western methods of thought, modern theories and philosophies, from the Sufi point of view. In all regards, Burton?s KASĪDAH is a classic of developmental literature, and is presented here in a new, updated edition with a specially written Foreword by the scholar Solomon James. NOTE: This edition by Azafran Books was published in January 2017 and has been re-edited and formatted by a team of dedicated real people ? not an algorithm! This edition is NOT from a scanned copy with original errors. PLEASE regard all reviews prior to our publication date as referring to other editions, which may have typographical errors. Our books have been carefully re-published to the highest of standards.« less