Inrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt (Islam) - Softcover

Rustom, Mohammed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438494289 ISBN 13: 9781438494289

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2024

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438494289
• ISBN 13: 9781438494289
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 402