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Inrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of ʿayn Al-Quḍāt

By Mohammed Rustom

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
2023
ISBN
1438494297, 9781438494296
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8497961 bytes)
Series
SUNY series in Islam
Pages
373\402
Time added
2023-10-22 16:51:52

Description

Inrushes of the Heart delves deeply into the life and thought of 'Ayn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī (d. 525/1131), a major Muslim philosopher, Sufi master, and religious judge who was executed by the Seljuq government at the age of thirty-four. Mohammed Rustom presents nearly eight hundred passages in translation (most of which appear here for the first time in English) from 'Ayn al-Quḍāt's Arabic and Persian writings alongside a step-by-step commentary that outlines every major theme that guides his worldview. Contextualizing 'Ayn al-Quḍāt's life, influence, and self-perception as a teacher and scholar extraordinaire, the book then carefully unpacks his highly original teachings on God, cosmology, human agency, spiritual practice, imagination, death, knowledge, scripture, beauty, and love.

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