A groundbreaking exposition of Islamic mysticism The Essence of
Reality was written over the course of just three days in 514/1120,
by a scholar who was just twenty-four. The text, like its author
ʿAyn al-Quḍāt, is remarkable for many reasons, not least of
which that it is in all likelihood the earliest philosophical
exposition of mysticism in the Islamic intellectual tradition. This
important work would go on to exert significant influence on both
classical Islamic philosophy and philosophical mysticism. Written
in a terse yet beautiful style, The Essence of Reality consists of
one hundred brief chapters interspersed with Qurʾanic verses,
prophetic sayings, Sufi maxims, and poetry. In conversation with
the work of the philosophers Avicenna and al-Ghazālī, the book
takes readers on a philosophical journey, with lucid expositions of
questions including the problem of the eternity of the world; the
nature of God’s essence and attributes; the concepts of
“before” and “after”; and the soul’s relationship to the
body. All these discussions are seamlessly tied into ʿAyn
al-Quḍāt’s foundational argument—that mystical knowledge
lies beyond the realm of the intellect.
General
| Imprint: |
New York University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Library of Arabic Literature |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
ʿAyn al-Quḍāt
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| Translators: |
Mohammed Rustom
|
| Foreword by: |
Livia Kohn
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| Dimensions: |
210 x 140mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
270 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4798-2627-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4798-2627-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781479826278 |
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