Lilias Trotter moved from England to Algiers in 1888, at the age of 35, and died there in 1928. In the latter stages of her mission there, she wrote specifically for Muslims influenced by mysticism. Lilias based The Way of the Sevenfold Secret on Christ’s seven ‘I am’ sayings in John’s gospel, and attempted to link them to the traditional seven steps taken by members of Sufi orders in their quest for union with God. This republication should enable readers to capture the essence of a woman whose legacy is vitally alive for our times.

• Table of Contents 6
• Acknowledgments 8
• Introduction 10
• Foreword 16
• Preface 24
• The Secret of Satisfaction 28
• The Secret of Illumination 36
• The Secret of Access 44
• The Secret of Leadership 52
• The Secret of Life Through Death 60
• The Secret of Progress 68
• The Secret of Abiding (or Union) 76
• Conclusion (Al-Khatima) 84