The Throne Carrier of God: The Life and Thought of ‘Alā’ al-dawla as-SimnānīSUNY Press, 1 Oca 1995 - 255 sayfa This book constitutes a comprehensive investigation of the life and teachings of one of the most famous Sufis of the Iranian world. Simnānī spent his early life as a courtier at the Ilkhanid Mongol court and was a cherished companion of the emperor Arghun. After a mystical experience on the battlefield, he turned his back on a life of luxury and became a Sufi. He advanced rapidly in his spiritual quest and soon became one of the most influential Sufi masters in Iran. Working primarily from the most Arabic and Persian manuscripts of Simnānī’s writings, the author has analyzed Simnānī's thinking to show the overall coherence of his world-view and to demonstrate the importance of his ideas to the development of Islamic mysticism. Along with this analysis, the author provides a detailed account of Simnānī's life and times, as well as a systematic description of Simnānī's instructions for Sufi practioners of all levels. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Primary Sources of the Simnani Tradition | 4 |
The Simnani Tradition in Modern Scholarship | 11 |
The Life and Times of Ala addawla asSimnani | 15 |
Early Life and Conversion to Sufism | 17 |
Conversion Experience | 18 |
Contact with Nur addin alIsfaraini | 22 |
Life in Simnan | 28 |
Simnanis Understanding of the Quran | 107 |
Simnanis Understanding of Prophecy | 110 |
Rules for the Novice | 113 |
Rules for Sufi Practice | 114 |
Seclusion and Recollection | 119 |
The Rules of Recollection | 124 |
The Hierarchy of Visions and Colors | 135 |
Annihilation and Resurrection | 141 |
Simnanis Masters and Disciples | 33 |
Investiture with Sufi Robes Khirqas | 39 |
Associates and Disciples | 44 |
Conclusion | 53 |
The Divine and Its Manifestation | 61 |
The Structure of God and the World | 62 |
Divine Manifestation | 65 |
The Spiritual and Physical Realms | 68 |
Emanation and the Compound Human Being | 72 |
The Spiritual Body and the Mirror | 79 |
Composition of the Spiritual Body | 81 |
The Seven Climes of the Spiritual Realm | 85 |
Interior Ascent of the Subtle Substances | 88 |
Preeminence of the Subtle Substance of the Real | 91 |
The Subtle Substance of Iness | 94 |
Conclusion | 97 |
Traveling the Sufi Path | 101 |
Islamic Foundations of the Path | 105 |
Conclusion | 144 |
Conclusion | 147 |
Divine Emanation and the Islamic Philosophical Tradition | 150 |
The Four Realms | 154 |
The Concept of Lataif | 157 |
Simnanis Legacy | 160 |
The Written Works of Simnani | 165 |
Major Works | 166 |
Minor Works | 178 |
Correspondence | 198 |
Works Attributed to Simnani Not Known to be Extant | 200 |
Simnanis Titles Mentioned Only in Mataf alashraf | 201 |
Sumnanis Commentary on the Quran | 203 |
Chronology of Events | 213 |
Glossary of Technical Terms | 217 |
Bibliography | 227 |
Index | 243 |
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The Throne Carrier of God: The Life and Thought of ‘Alā’ al-dawla as-Simnānī Jamal J. Elias Sınırlı önizleme - 1995 |