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The Light of Sakina
The Light of Sakina in Suhrawardi?s Philosophy of Illumination
By Nasrollah Pourjavady
Professor Nasrollah Pourjavady is a scholar of Islamic mysticism, professor at Tehran University and Director of Iran University Press. He recently lectured at Columbia University and at Sufi Circle in Long Island www.suficircle.com
This study focuses on the Qur?anic concept, sakina, which is related to the mystical phenomenology of inner illumination that was discussed by the celebrated twelfth century Persian philosopher Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi. In addition to a textual analysis of key passages where this important concept appears in Arabic and Persian sources, the author proffers two new discoveries of import to historical scholarship. First that this concept is embedded in early sufic writings as well as in one of the technical works of Avicenna. Secondly, he questions the thesis that this concept is rooted in the ancient Hebraic and Iranian perennial traditions. This study illustrates that like this philosophical writings, the mystical doctrines of Suhrawardi were influenced by Ibn Sina. These findings clarify both the role of Avicenna in the development of mysticism in later Islamic philosophy and the significance of mysticism in the Avicennian corpus.
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By Nasrollah Pourjavady
Professor Nasrollah Pourjavady is a scholar of Islamic mysticism, professor at Tehran University and Director of Iran University Press. He recently lectured at Columbia University and at Sufi Circle in Long Island www.suficircle.com
This study focuses on the Qur?anic concept, sakina, which is related to the mystical phenomenology of inner illumination that was discussed by the celebrated twelfth century Persian philosopher Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi. In addition to a textual analysis of key passages where this important concept appears in Arabic and Persian sources, the author proffers two new discoveries of import to historical scholarship. First that this concept is embedded in early sufic writings as well as in one of the technical works of Avicenna. Secondly, he questions the thesis that this concept is rooted in the ancient Hebraic and Iranian perennial traditions. This study illustrates that like this philosophical writings, the mystical doctrines of Suhrawardi were influenced by Ibn Sina. These findings clarify both the role of Avicenna in the development of mysticism in later Islamic philosophy and the significance of mysticism in the Avicennian corpus.
This book that can be found on amazon.com