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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 […]

Spiritual Life is Writing Off the Self: Philosophy and Mysticism as Practices of Learning to Die to Live

person supplicating at night time in the desert.

  Muhammad Maroof Shah Kashmir Abstract What is life divine or spiritual life about? It is a life in which one is free, no longer slave to the dictates of desiring self or attachment to passing things. How do philosophy, religion, mysticism ad poetry contributes to this task of living life authentically or soulfully. That […]

Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili from the perspective of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

Seyed Salman Safavi London Academy of Iranian Studies Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of I.R. Iran, gave a speech on 3 Mordad, 1379 (24 July 2000) in Ardabil about the great personality and importance of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili (1252/3 – 1334). Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili is the founder of the Safavid Sufi order. […]