The Sufi Doctrine of the Perfect Man
Author: Reynold Alleyne Nicholson
Publisher: Near Eastern Press
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 23
ISBN-13: 9780916411480
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Reynold Alleyne Nicholson
Publisher: Near Eastern Press
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 23
ISBN-13: 9780916411480
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William C. Chittick
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780941532884
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →There are almost no authoratative books readily available for the general reader that provide, in clear and accessible language, an introduction to the spiritual perspective illuminating Rumi's magical poetry. In this beautifully illustrated work, William C. Chittick, a leading scholar of Sufism and Rumi, opens doors that give us access to the inner sanctum of Rummi's thought.
Author: N. Hanif
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 526
ISBN-13: 9788176252669
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Richard Todd
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2014-05-28
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9004271260
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In The Sufi Doctrine of Man, Richard Todd examines the life and thought of Ibn 'Arabī's chief disciple, Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī (13th century C.E.). Making use of manuscript sources, he analyzes and contextualizes Qūnawī's esoteric vision of the nature and purpose of human existence, a doctrine which incorporates core elements of Qūnawī's metaphysics, cosmology, psychology, and eschatology. Qūnawī's thought is placed in relation to Ibn 'Arabī's and that of the Ikhwān al-Ṣafā', and his interaction with the Avicennian tradition is explored by focusing on his dialogue with the philosopher al-Ṭūsī. Although not as famous as his master, Qūnawī is shown to have been a sophisticated metaphysician in his own right, who had a major impact on Sufi thought.
Author: Reynold A. Nicholson
Publisher:
Published: 1921
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Professor Nicholson examines the life, work and teaching of three of the most important of the early Súfís. These great mystics were almost legendary figures whose tombs became holy shrines. Súfism, as Professor Nicholson suggests, lies at the heart both of the religious philosophy and the popular religion of Islam.
Author: Fitzroy Morrissey
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-03-13
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1000029751
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Studying the history of the notion of the ‘Perfect Human’ (al-insān al-kāmil), this book investigates a key idea in the history of Sufism. First discussed by Ibn ‘Arabī and later treated in greater depth by al-Jīlī, the idea left its mark on later Islamic mystical, metaphysical, and political thought, from North Africa to Southeast Asia, up until modern times. The research tells the story of the development of that idea from Ibn ‘Arabī to al-Jīlī and beyond. It does so through a thematic study, based on close reading of primary sources in Arabic and Persian, of the key elements of the idea, including the idea that the Perfect Human is a locus of divine manifestation (maẓhar), the concept of the ‘Pole’ (quṭb) and the ‘Muhammadan Reality’ (al-ḥaqīqah al-Muhammadiyyah), and the identity of the Perfect Human. By setting the work of al-Jīlī against the background of earlier Ibn ‘Arabian treatments of the idea, it demonstrates that al-Jīlī took the idea of the Perfect Human in several new directions, with major consequences for how the Prophet Muhammad – the archetypal Perfect Human – was viewed in later Islamic thought. Introducing readers to the key Sufi idea of the Perfect Human (al-insān al-kāmil), this volume will be of interest to scholars and students interested in Sufism, Islam, religion and philosophy.
Author: A.J. Arberry
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-05-13
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 1135029970
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published in 1950.Thinkers such as Ghazali and Ibn `Arabi, poets such as Ibn al-Farid, Rumi, Hafiz and Jami were greatly inspired by the lives and sayings of the early Sufis. This book was the first short history of Sufism to be published in any language, illustrating the development of its doctrines with numerous quotations from literature.
Author: Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-02-17
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 1107012678
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As the architect of the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini remains one of the most inspirational and enigmatic figures of the twentieth century. The revolution placed Iran at the forefront of Middle East politics and the Islamic revival. Twenty years after his death, Khomeini is revered as a spiritual and political figurehead in Iran and in large swathes of the Islamic world, while in the West he is remembered by many as a dictator and the instigator of Islamist confrontation. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam brings together distinguished and emerging scholars in this comprehensive volume, which covers all aspects of Khomeini's life and critically examines Khomeini the politician, the philosopher, and the spiritual leader, while considering his legacy in Iran and further afield in other parts of the Islamic world and the West. Written by scholars from varying disciplines, the book will prove invaluable to students and general readers interested in the life and times of Khomeini and the politics that he inspired.
Author: George Robert Stow Mead
Publisher:
Published: 1917
Total Pages: 750
ISBN-13:
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