Salvation and destiny in Islam : the Shiʻi Ismaili perspective on Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirm̄anī / by Maria De Cillis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Cillis, Maria, author.

Contributor:

Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Series:

Shi'i heritage series ; 5.

Shiʻi heritage series ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abū Ḥātim al-Rāzī, Aḥmad ibn Ḥamdān, -934?. Kitāb al-Riyāḍ.

Abū Ḥātim al-Rāzī, Aḥmad ibn Ḥamdān.

Ismailites--Philosophy.

Ismailites.

Predestination.

Salvation.

Physical Description:

xviii, 296 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies ; 2018.

Contents:

Part 1 Delineating Al-Kirmani's Theoretical System

1 The Plotinian Legacy and al-Sijistani's Influence: A Preliminary Approach to al-Kirmani's Understanding of the Intellect p. 29

2 Al-Kirmani's Views on the Agent and the Nature of the Intellect p. 43

3 Meritorious Determination: Outlining al-Kirmani's Cosmological Scheme p. 51

4 The Human Soul and Providence p. 67

5 Human Actions in the Realm of Acquisition p. 85

6 The Intellects Knowledge of Particulars p. 91

7 Drawing Correspondences between the 'alam al-wahda and the 'alam al-din p. 99

Part 2 A Translation With Analytical Commentary of Chapter Eight of Al-Kirmani's Kitab Al-Riyad

Overview of the qada' wa'l-qadar Debate in the Riyad p. 109

Fasl One p. 123

Fasl Two p. 145

Fasl Three p. 149

Fasl Four p. 153

Fasl Five p. 155

Fast Six p. 159

Fast Seven p. 163

Fasl Eight p. 165

Fasl Nine p. 175

Fasl Ten p. 183

Fasl Eleven p. 197

Fasl Twelve p. 199

Fasl Thirteen p. 201

Fasl Fourteen p. 205

Fasl Fifteen p. 207

Fasl Sixteen p. 209

Fasl Seventeen p. 223

Fasl Eighteen p. 225

Fasl Nineteen p. 227

Fasl Twenty p. 229

Fasl Twenty-one p. 247

Fasl Twenty-two p. 249

Fasl Twenty-three p. 251

Fasl Twenty-four p. 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781788314930

178831493X

OCLC:

1048005405