Inrushes of the Heart

The Sufi Philosophy of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt

Mohammed Rustom (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2024
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-1-4384-9428-9 (ISBN)

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

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.

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 Mullā Ṣadrā, also published by SUNY Press.

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 ʿAyn al-Quḍāt (Editions, Manuscripts, Translations)
Works Misattributed to ʿAyn al-Quḍāt
Scholarship on ʿAyn al-Quḍāt 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

Erscheinungsdatum	17.02.2024
Reihe/Serie	SUNY series in Islam
Zusatzinfo	Total Illustrations: 19
Verlagsort	Albany, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	227 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
ISBN-10	1-4384-9428-9 / 1438494289
ISBN-13	978-1-4384-9428-9 / 9781438494289
Zustand	Neuware