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Luqmān the Sage in Ibn ʿArabī’s Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam: An Analytical Reading of the Virtue of Iḥsānic Wisdom

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Dr Seyed Salman Safavi, Sayyed Sadr al-Din Safavi London Academy of Iranian Studies – LAIS Abstract This study explores the Sufi interpretation of Luqmān the Sage, as presented by Muḥyī al-Dīn Ibn ʿArabī in his seminal work Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam. Ibn ʿArabī considers Luqmān not merely a historical or Qurʾānic figure, but a manifestation of Divine […]

A General Semiotic Analysis of Surah al-Nisāʾ

Dr Seyed Salman Safavi London Academy of Iranian Studies – LAIS Introduction To interpret and analyse Surah al-Nisāʾ through the lens of semiotics and Umberto Eco’s (1933–2016) semantic structuralism, key concepts from Eco’s work must be utilised: the function of the sign, encoding and decoding, narrative strategies, intertextuality, isotopy, and symbolic meaning. Surah al-Nisāʾ, which […]

Yūsuf in Ibn ʿArabī’s Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam

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By Dr Seyed Salman Safavi and Sayyed Sadr al-Din Safavi Abstract This article examines the character of Prophet Yūsuf (peace be upon him) from the perspective of Muḥyī al-Dīn Ibn ʿArabī in his work Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam (The Bezels of Wisdom), specifically the chapter titled Faṣṣ ḥikma nūriyya fī kalima Yūsufiyya (The Chapter of Luminous Wisdom […]

Call for Papers: “Comparative Studies on Philosophy and Sufism” – 2025

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Transcendent Philosophy: An International Journal For Comparative Philosophy And Mysticism 📅 Submission Deadline: 30 August 2025 The Transcendent Philosophy: An International Journal For Comparative Philosophy And Mysticism, published by the London Academy of Iranian Studies (LAIS), invites scholars to submit original research for an upcoming special issue on Comparative Studies on Philosophy and Sufism. We […]

Transcendent Philosophy Journal Volume 25 – Number 36 – December 2024

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Transcendent Philosophy Journal is an academic peer-reviewed journal published by the London Academy of Iranian Studies (LAIS) and aims to create a dialogue between Eastern, Western and Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism is published in December.         Articles The Quiddity of Iranian Philosophy Seyed Salman Safavi London Academy of Iranian Studies [7-32] Christian Mysticism – A subjective view […]