New Delhi: The Invisible Sun by Sholeh Wolpé centres on the Sufi understanding that the soul is imprisoned in the body and seeks reunion with the Creator. The book explains that this union cannot be attained through scripture or rational inquiry but through inner cleansing and devotion. It stresses that sacred texts or scholarly learning are not the gateway to the Divine; rather, the approach must be rooted in love directed toward the ineffable. And the journey is described as a “Wayfaring” path where one must begin by awakening from spiritual slumber, prepared for alternating phases of separation and divine closeness. Movement, struggle, and the willingness to take the first step are emphasised.

The book repeatedly frames the ego as the greatest barrier to divine union. Ego is defined

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