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In The Sufi Doctrine of Man , Richard Todd examines the life and thought of Ibn 'Arabī's chief disciple, Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī (13th century C.E.). Making use of manuscript sources, he analyzes and contextualizes Qūnawī's esoteric vision of the nature and purpose of human existence, a doctrine which incorporates core elements of Qūnawī's metaphysics, cosmology, psychology, and eschatology. Qūnawī's thought is placed in relation to Ibn 'Arabī's and that of the Ikhwān al-Ṣafā', and his interaction with the Avicennian tradition is explored by focusing on his dialogue with the philosopher al-Ṭūsī. Although not as famous as his master, Qūnawī is shown to have been a sophisticated metaphysician in his own right, who had a major impact on Sufi thought.

Theological anthropology --- Sufis --- Sufism. --- Sofism --- Mysticism --- Man (Islam) --- Islam. --- Islam --- Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī, Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq, --- Konevi, Sadreddin, --- Konevı̂, Sadrüddı̂n Muhammed, --- Kounawy, Sadr el-Deen, --- Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq al-Qūnawī, --- Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī, --- Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq Ṣadraddīn al-Qōnawī, --- Qōnawī, Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq Ṣadraddīn, --- Qūnawī, Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq, --- Qunawi, Sadruddin, --- Sadr el-Deen el-Kounawy, --- Sadreddin Konevi, --- Sadrüddı̂n Muhammed el-Konevı̂, --- صدر الدين القونوي --- صدر الدين القونوي، محمد بن إسحاق، --- صدر الدين القونوي، محمد بن اسحاق --- صدر الدين القونوي، محمد بن اسحاق، --- صدرالدين القونوى، محمد بن اسحاق --- صدرالدين القونوى، محمد بن اسحق --- صدرالدين قونوى، محمد بن اسحق --- محمد بن اسحق صدر الدين القونوى --- محمد بن اسحق صدر الدين القنوى --- Theological anthropology - Islam --- Sufis - Biography --- Sufism --- Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī, Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq, - -1273 or 1274