Rustom Inrushes of the Heart

The Sufi Philosophy of 'Ayn al-Qudat
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-4384-9430-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 402 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Islam

A comprehensive introduction to the life and thought of one of the Islamic intellectual tradition’s most original and profound authors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rustom, Mohammed

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Detailed List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Preface

Format and Style

Sourcing Hadiths and Sayings

Abbreviations

Introduction: A Sage in Exile

Life
Execution
Writings

Reception
The Present Book

1. Autobiography
Discovery
Helplessness
Tasting
Charismatic Gifts
Apparitions
Muhammadan Encounters

2. Counsel and Confession
Advice and Admonition
Criticism
Sandal-Service

Two Defenses

Divine Jealousy

3. Heavenly Matters
The Essence
Rational Proof
Witness
Divine Names and Attributes
Oneness of Existence
Levels of Light
The Goal of Creation

4. Earthly Concerns
Good and Evil
Cosmic Well-Being
Against Dualism
Bad Transmitters
Compulsion and Freedom
Guidance and Misguidance

5. Inside Out, Outside In
Intention and Sincerity
Assent
Purity and Prayer
Fasting
Pilgrimage and Alms Tax
Praise and Gratitude
Imaginalization
Death before Death

6. Wayfarers and Masters
Habit-Worship
Body and Soul
The Heart
The Spirit
Wayfaring and Seeking
Renunciation
The Ripened Master

7. Knowledge Transcendent
Brothers and Mirrors

Knowers and Recognizers
The Scale of the Intellect

Beyond the Intellect

Self-Recognition

Self-Perception

8. Quranic Origins
Paradise Found

Vastness and Worthiness

Knowing and Hearing

The Imprint of Letters
Letters and Dots

Dots, Nothingness, Subsistence

9. Muhammad and Iblis
Periphery to Center

Muhammadan Light

The Black Light of Iblis

Face, Mole, Tresses

Faith and Unbelief

Two Commands

An Ideal Lover

10. Love Transcendent
Love as Guide

Love and Loverhood

Trial and Tribulation

Madness and Burning

The Religion of Love

Levels of Unbelief

Self-Love

In the I of the Beholder

Notes

Bibliography
Works by 'Ayn al-Qudat (Editions, Manuscripts, Translations)

Works Misattributed to 'Ayn al-Qudat
Scholarship on 'Ayn al-Qudat Cited or Consulted
Other Primary Sources
Other Secondary Sources
Indexes
Index of Translated Texts
Index of Quranic Passages
Index of Hadiths, Proverbs, and Sayings
Index of Names and Terms

Über Autor(innen)

Mohammed Rustom is Professor of Islamic Thought at Carleton University and Director of the Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam. He is the author of the award-winning book The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra, also published by SUNY Press.