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Beyond death
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ISBN: 9789004174139 9004174133 9047427599 1283061376 9786613061379 9789047427599 Year: 2010 Publisher: Leiden ;Boston Brill

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The twelfth-century Iranian mystic ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt al-Hamadhānī (d. 1131) wrote vividly of his explorations of death as a state of consciousness which he experienced while alive. This state and his visions of Doomsday and the innumerable non-corporeal worlds that lie past the world of matter confront him with paradoxical realities that upset the notional understanding of faith. The present book concerns itself with a discussion on the subject of death as it is viewed by one of the defining mystic scholars of medieval Iran. Based on medieval manuscripts and primary sources in classical Persian and Arabic, this book explores the significance of this important Iranian mystic and his insights on the nature of reality in light of death.

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Death --- Mysticism --- Islamic philosophy. --- Mort --- Mysticisme --- Philosophie islamique --- Religious aspects --- Islam. --- Aspect religieux --- Islam --- 'Ayn al-Qudah al-Hamadhani, 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad, --- ʻAyn al-Quḍāh al-Hamadhānī, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad, --- Islamic philosophy --- Arabic philosophy --- Muslim philosophy --- Philosophy, Islamic --- Philosophy, Arab --- Dying --- End of life --- Life --- Terminal care --- Terminally ill --- Thanatology --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Philosophy --- ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Miyānajī, --- ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ʻAyn al-Quḍāh, --- ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ʻAyn al-Quḍāh al-Hamadhānī, --- ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ʻAyn al-Quz̤āt, --- Abū al-Maʻālī ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ʻAyn al-Quḍāh, --- Abuʼl-Maʻālī ʻAin al-Quḍāt ʻAbdallāh ibn Muḥammad al-Miyānaǧī, --- ʻAin al-Quḍāt al-Hamad̲ānī, --- ʻAin al-Quḍāt al-Hamadhānī, --- ʻAinulquz̤āt Hamadānī, --- ʼAyn al-Qozat Hamadani, --- ʻAyn al-Quḍāh, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad, --- ʻAyn al-Quḍāh, Abū al-Maʻālī ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad, --- ʻAyn al-Quḍāt al-Hamadhānī, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad, --- ʻAyn al-Quz̤āt, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad, --- ʻAyn al-Quz̤āt Hamadānī, --- Eyn-ol Ghozat-e Hamadani, --- Hamad̲ānī, --- Hamadānī, ʻAinulquz̤āt, --- Hamadani, ʼAyn al-Qozat, --- Hamadānī, ʻAyn al-Quz̤āt, --- Hamadhānī, ʻAin al-Quḍāt, --- Miyānaǧī, Abuʼl-Maʻālī ʻAin al-Quḍāt ʻAbdallāh ibn Muḥammad, --- Miyānajī, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad, --- Aynülkudât el-Hemedânî, --- Hemedânî, Aynülkudât, --- عبد الله بن محمد عين القضات الهمذانى، --- عين القضاة الهمذاني، عبد الله بن محمد --- عين القضاة الهمذاني، عبد الله بن محمد، --- عين القضات الهمداني، عبد الله بن محمد --- عين القضات همدانى --- عين القضاه الهمدانى، عبد الله بن محمد --- عين القضاه الهمذاني، عبد الله بن محمد --- عين القضاه همدانى، عبدالله بن محمد --- ʻAyn al-Quz̤āt-i Hamadānī, --- Death (Islam) --- Aynulkudât-ı Hemedânî,

The Unveiling of Secrets (Kashf al-Asrār)
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ISBN: 9789047417774 9789004144088 Year: 2006 Publisher: Leiden;Boston BRILL

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The Unveiling of Secrets ( Kashf al-Asrār ) is the visionary autobiography of one of the most significant mystics of twelfth-century Iran, Rūzbihān al-Baqlī (522/1128-606/1209). Written in Arabic, it describes the life of the author primarily as comprised of his mystical visions. Rūzbihān depicts himself in the unseen world ( ʿālam al-ghayb ) in the company of God, saints, prophets, and angels. His self-portrait in this manner communicates his special status with God. The sublime quality of these visions is well captured in the style of Kashf al-Asrār : the writing is simultaneously simple and clear, but eloquent and rich with extraordinary images. This is the first critical edition of the manuscipt of Kashf al-Asrār which provides an intriguing case in the genre of Islamic autobiographies.

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Mysticism --- Sufis --- Sufism

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