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An anthology of Ismaili literature : a Shi'i vision of Islam / edited by Hermann Landolt, Samira Sheikh & Kutub Kassam.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Persian
- Subjects (All):
- Ismaili literature--Translations into English.
- Ismaili literature.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 348 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, Publishers ; London : In association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies ; New York : In the United States of America and Canada distributed by St. Martin's Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- Ismaili History and Literary Traditions / Farhad Daftary 1
- Part 1 History and Memoir
- 1 Ibn al-Haytham: Kitab al-munazarat 35
- Ibn al-Haytham meets the da'i Abu 'Abd Allah 35
- The Proof of the Excellence and Purity of Imam 'Ali 37
- Ibn al-Haytham Takes the Oath of Allegiance 40
- The da'is of the Kutama 41
- 2 Ja'far b. 'Ali: Sirat al-hajib Ja'far 44
- An Incident from al-Mahdi's Journey to North Africa 44
- al-Mahdi Greets his Troops 46
- 3 al-Qadi al-Nu'man: Iftitah al-da'wa 49
- al-Mahdi's Coming from Sijilmasa and his Arrival in Ifriqiya 49
- Early Decrees of al-Mahdi 52
- Eulogy of al-Mahdi 55
- The Administrative System of al-Mahdi 56
- 4 Idris 'Imad al-Din: 'Uyun al-akhbar 59
- On the Nurturing of the Imams 59
- Under the Guidance of the Imam: al-Qadi al-Nu'man's Compositions 62
- 5 al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi: Sirat al-Mu'ayyad 67
- Fleeing from Shiraz to Ahwaz 67
- 6 Nasir-i Khusraw: Safar-nama 71
- A Description of the City of Old Cairo 71
- A Description of the Sultan's Banquet 75
- The Conduct of the Sultan 76
- 7 Pir Sabzali: Madhya Eshiya ni rasik vigato 77
- Journey to Central Asia 77
- Part 2 Faith and Thought
- I God and Creation
- 1 Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani: al-Risala al-durriyya 89
- On the Meaning of tawhid, muwahhid and muwahhad 89
- 2 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani: Kitab al-yanabi' 98
- On the Pure Identity of the Originator 98
- The Explanation of the World of Intellect and the World of Soul 99
- 3 Nasir-i Khusraw: Gushayish wa rahayish 102
- Ontology 102
- 4 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani: Kashf al-mahjub 111
- That the Beauty or Adornment of Nature is Spiritual 111
- 5 Ikhwan al-Safa': Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa' 113
- The Case of the Animals versus Man before the King of the Jinn 113
- II Prophethood and Imamate
- 1 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani: Kashf al-mahjub 121
- On the Fifth Creation (Prophethood) 121
- 2 al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi: al-Majalis al-Mu'ayyadiyya 131
- Reason and Revelation 131
- 3 Ahmad b. Ibrahim al-Naysaburi: Kitab ithbat al-imama 135
- Affirming the Imamate 135
- 4 Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani: al-Masabih fi ithbat al-imama 142
- In Proof of the Imamate and of its Necessity 142
- 5 Hasan-i Sabbah: al-Fusul al-arba'a 149
- The Doctrine of ta'lim 149
- 6 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: Rawda-yi taslim 153
- Concerning Various Kinds of Submission 153
- On Prophethood and Imamate 158
- III Initiation, Knowledge and Meaning
- 1 Ja'far b. Mansur al-Yaman: Kitab al-'alim wa'l-ghulam 169
- Initiation of the Disciple by the Master 169
- Conversation between Salih and Abu Malik 174
- 2 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: Sayr wa suluk 180
- al-Tusi's Search for Knowledge 180
- 3 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani: Kitab al-yanabi' 186
- On the Manner of the Transmission of Spiritual Inspiration 186
- 4 Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani: al-Masabih fi ithbat al-imama 188
- In Proof of the Interpretation of the Revelation 188
- 5 al-Qadi al-Nu'man: Asas al-ta'wil 192
- The Story of Job 192
- 6 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani: Kitab al-yanabi' 195
- On the Meaning of the Profession of Faith 195
- On the Meaning of the Cross 197
- On the Agreement of the Cross with the Profession of Faith 197
- 7 Nasir-i Khusraw: Wajh-i din 199
- On the Establishment of Knowledge 199
- On the Description of the Subtle Spiritual World 200
- On the Necessity of Obedience to the Imam of the Time 203
- On the ta'wil of Inna li'llahi wa-inna ilayhi raji'un (We Belong to Allah and unto Him we Return) 207
- IV Faith and Ethics
- 1 al-Qadi al-Nu'man: Da'a'im al-Islam 211
- On Faith (iman) 211
- On the Distinction between iman (Faith) and Islam (Submission) 219
- 2 Ahmad b. Ibrahim al-Naysaburi: al-Risala al-mujaza 222
- Qualifications for the da'wa 222
- Qualifications for a da'i 226
- 3 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: Rawda-yi taslim 234
- On the Refinement of Character 234
- 4 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: Tawalla wa tabarra 241
- Solidarity and Dissociation 241
- 5 Khayrkhwah-i Harati: Risala 247
- The Epistle 247
- Part 3 Poetry
- I Arabic Poetry
- 1 Ibn Hani' al-Andalusi 257
- 2 al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi 260
- II Persian Poetry
- 1 Nasir-i Khusraw 271
- 2 Hasan-i Mahmud-i Katib 282
- 3 Nizari Quhistani 285
- 4 Persian Poets of the post-Alamut Era 290
- 5 The Poetry of Central Asia 298
- III The Poetry of South Asia
- 1 Pir Shams 309
- 2 Pir Sadr al-Din 311
- 3 Pir Hasan Kabir al-Din 315
- 4 Nur Muhammad Shah 318.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-338) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781845117948
- 1845117948
- OCLC:
- 212328206
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