The Virtues of Divergence

'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi's Sufi Reception of al-'Aqida al-Sanusiyya
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-16-200108-5
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Leinen, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 528 g

Reihe: Sapientia Islamica

Mit seiner Untersuchung zu den theologischen Strömungen der osmanischen Welt des 11./17. Jahrhunderts, beleuchtet Hiroaki Kawanishi einen in der wissenschaftlichen Literatur bisher wenig beachteten Forschungsbereich. Dabei stellt der Autor die These der „intellektuellen Stagnation" infrage, derzufolge die nachklassische islamische Geistesgeschichte eine Epoche intellektuellen Verfalls darstellt. Demgegenüber argumentiert er in seiner eingehenden Untersuchung der Kommentare des in Damaskus wirkenden osmanischen Universalgelehrten ?Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (gest. 1143/1731) zum Glaubensbekenntnis des Maghrebi-Theologen Mu?ammad ibn Yusuf al-Sanusi (gest. 895/1490) dafür, dass die Zeit des 11./17. Jahrhunderts im Osmanischen Reich eine Zeit intellektuellen Reichtums war. Der Autor konzentriert sich auf Nabulusis theologisches Projekt, das die asch?arische spekulative Theologie ( kalam ) und den Akbarianischen Sufismus miteinander vereint und bezieht dabei Aspekte der Erkenntnistheorie, Kosmologie, Metaphysik, Prophetologie und Ethik mit ein.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kawanishi, Hiroaki

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Ottoman Islam?
2. Speculative Theology ( ?ilm al-kalam ) at Ottoman Madrasas
3. The Sanusian Creed in the Ottoman Lands
4. ?Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi and The Sanusian Creed
5. Methodology
Chapter 1: Epistemology
1. Faith ( iman ) in Early Modern Ottoman Kalam Literature
2. Sanusi's Rationalist Epistemology
3. Nabulusi's Response to Sanusi's Rationalist Epistemology
4. Nabulusi's Synthetic Epistemology
5. Recognition of One's Ignorance as the Highest Form of Knowledge
6. Conclusion
Chapter 2: Cosmology
1. The Ontological Quest in Early Modern Ottoman Kalam Literature
2. Sanusi on the Temporal Origination of the Universe ( ?uduth al-?alam )
3. Nabulusi on the Temporal Origination of the Universe
4. Nabulusi's Synthetic Cosmology: Immutable Entities ( al-a?yan al-thabita )
5. Conclusion
Chapter 3: Metaphysics ( ilahiyyat )
1. God-Talk
2. Sanusi's Metaphysics: Twenty Divine Attributes
3. Nabulusi's Synthetic Metaphysics of Divine Existence
4. There is No Existence but God ( la wujud illa Allah )
5. Immanent Transcendentalism
6. Conclusion
Chapter 4: Prophetology ( nubuwwat )
1. Prophetology in Early Modern Ottoman Kalam Literature
2. Sanusi's Prophetology: Prerequisite Qualities of Messengerhood
3. Nabulusi's Prophetology: Mu?ammad's Superiority over Other Prophets
4. The Mu?ammadan Light ( al-nur al-mu?ammadi )
5. Conclusion
Chapter 5: Ethics
1. The Problem of Evil in Early Modern Ottoman Kalam Literature
2. Sanusi's Theology of Good and Evil
3. Nabulusi's Epistemology of Good and Evil
4. Nabulusi's Metaphysics of Good and Evil
5. Nabulusi's Mystical Metaphysics of Faith and Disbelief
6. The Perfect Universe: Nabulusi's Synthetic Metaphysics of Good and Evil
7. Conclusion
Conclusion

Introduction
1. Ottoman Islam?
2. Speculative Theology ( ?ilm al-kalam ) at Ottoman Madrasas
3. The Sanusian Creed in the Ottoman Lands
4. ?Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi and The Sanusian Creed
5. Methodology
Chapter 1: Epistemology
1. Faith ( iman ) in Early Modern Ottoman Kalam Literature
2. Sanusi's Rationalist Epistemology
3. Nabulusi's Response to Sanusi's Rationalist Epistemology
4. Nabulusi's Synthetic Epistemology
5. Recognition of One's Ignorance as the Highest Form of Knowledge
6. Conclusion
Chapter 2: Cosmology
1. The Ontological Quest in Early Modern Ottoman Kalam Literature
2. Sanusi on the Temporal Origination of the Universe ( ?uduth al-?alam )
3. Nabulusi on the Temporal Origination of the Universe
4. Nabulusi's Synthetic Cosmology: Immutable Entities ( al-a?yan al-thabita )
5. Conclusion
Chapter 3: Metaphysics ( ilahiyyat )
1. God-Talk
2. Sanusi's Metaphysics: Twenty Divine Attributes
3. Nabulusi's Synthetic Metaphysics of Divine Existence
4. There is No Existence but God ( la wujud illa Allah )
5. Immanent Transcendentalism
6. Conclusion
Chapter 4: Prophetology ( nubuwwat )
1. Prophetology in Early Modern Ottoman Kalam Literature
2. Sanusi's Prophetology: Prerequisite Qualities of Messengerhood
3. Nabulusi's Prophetology: Mu?ammad's Superiority over Other Prophets
4. The Mu?ammadan Light ( al-nur al-mu?ammadi )
5. Conclusion
Chapter 5: Ethics
1. The Problem of Evil in Early Modern Ottoman Kalam Literature
2. Sanusi's Theology of Good and Evil
3. Nabulusi's Epistemology of Good and Evil
4. Nabulusi's Metaphysics of Good and Evil
5. Nabulusi's Mystical Metaphysics of Faith and Disbelief
6. The Perfect Universe: Nabulusi's Synthetic Metaphysics of Good and Evil
7. Conclusion
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Kawanishi, Hiroaki
Geboren 1993; 2025 Promotion an der Universität Tübingen.

Born 1993; 2025 PhD, University of Tübingen.