Knowing God: Ibn ʿarabī And ʿabd Al-Razzāq Al-Qāshānī's Metaphysics of the Divine

Approx. 230 Pp. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-40051-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 109, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

Reihe: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies

Can we know God or does he reside beyond our ken? In Ibn 'Arabi and 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Qashani’s Metaphysics of the Divine, Ismail Lala conducts a forensic analysis of the nature of God and His interaction with creation. Looking mainly at the exegetical works of the influential mystic, Muhyi al-Din ibn 'Arabi (d. 638/1240), and one of his chief disseminators, 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Qashani (d. 736/1335?), Lala employs the term huwiyya, literally “He-ness,” as an aperture into the metaphysical worldview of both mystics. Does Al-Qashani agree with Ibn 'Arabi’s conception of God? Does he agree with Ibn 'Arabi on how God relates to us and how we relate to Him? Or is this where Sufi master and his disciple part ways?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lala, Ismail

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Islamische & Arabische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Philosophie & Wissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgements

Transliteration Guide

1 Introduction

1The Meeting

2The Master

3The Disciple

4The Word

5The Presentation

6The Qur'an

7The History

2 Ibn 'Arabi and Huwiyya

1Ibn 'Arabi’s Definition

2Huwiyya in Al-Futu?at al-Makkiyya

3Huwiyya in the Fu?u?

4The Chapter of Yusuf

5Conclusion of Ibn ?Arabi and Huwiyya

3 Al-Qashani and Huwiyya

1Al-Qashani’s Definition of Huwiyya

2Huwiyya, Entity and the Perfect Man

3Huwiyya in the Ta?wilat

4Conclusion of Huwiyya in al-Qashani’s Works

5The Huwiyya of Ibn ?Arabi versus the Huwiyya of al-Qashani

4 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ismail Lala, D.Phil (2017), University of Oxford, is a seminary-trained academic who focusses on the metaphysical thought of Ibn 'Arabi and 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Qashani. He has published widely on this topic, as well as on Sunni Qur'anic commentaries, Prophetic traditions, Islamic medical ethics, and Islamic philosophy.