A scholarly guide to essential books on Sufism in English, tracing classical primary texts, practical Sufism, Persian mystical literature, Ibn ʿArabī and Rūmī studies, modern scholarship, and a progressive path from foundational texts to spiritual transformation and the civilisational horizon of Sufism.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Spiritual Life is Writing Off the Self: Philosophy and Mysticism as Practices of Learning to Die to Live
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Dec
Dec
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 […]
Transcendent Philosophy Journal Volume 13, December 2012, has been published by the London Academy of Iranian Studies. 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. To view past volumes of the Transcendent […]
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