An Anthology Of Ismaili Literature - A Shi'i Vision Of Islam by Herman Landolt, Kutub Kassam, S. Sheikh

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List of Plates p. xi Foreword Azim Nanji p. xiii Preface and Acknowledgements p. xv Contributors p. xvii List of Reprinted Works p. xxi List of Abbreviations p. xxv Ismaili History and Literary Traditions Farhad Daftary p. 1 Part 1 History and Memoir Introduction Samira Sheikh p. 33 1 Ibn al-Haytham: Kitab al-munazarat p. 35 Ibn al-Haytham meets the da'i Abu 'Abd Allah p. 35 The Proof of the Excellence and Purity of Imam 'Ali p. 37 Ibn al-Haytham Takes the Oath of Allegiance p. 40 The da'is of the Kutama p. 41 2 Ja'far b. 'Ali: Sirat al-hajib Ja'far p. 44 An Incident from al-Mahdi's Journey to North Africa p. 44 al-Mahdi Greets his Troops p. 46 3 al-Qadi al-Nu'man: Iftitah al-da'wa p. 49 al-Mahdi's Coming from Sijilmasa and his Arrival in Ifriqiya p. 49 Early Decrees of al-Mahdi p. 52 Eulogy of al-Mahdi p. 55 The Administrative System of al-Mahdi p. 56 4 Idris 'Imad al-Din: 'Uyun al-akhbar p. 59 On the Nurturing of the Imams p. 59 Under the Guidance of the Imam: al-Qadi al-Nu'man's Compositions p. 62 5 al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi: Sirat al-Mu'ayyad p. 67 Fleeing from Shiraz to Ahwaz p. 67 6 Nasir-i Khusraw: Safar-nama p. 71 A Description of the City of Old Cairo p. 71 A Description of the Sultan's Banquet p. 75 The Conduct of the Sultan p. 76 7 Pir Sabzali: Madhya Eshiya ni rasik vigato p. 77 Journey to Central Asia p. 77 Part 2 Faith and Thought Introduction Hermann Landolt p. 85 I God and Creation 1 Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani: al-Risala al-durriyya p. 89 On the Meaning of tawhid, muwahhid and muwahhad p. 89 2 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani: Kitab al-yanabi' p. 98 On the Pure Identity of the Originator p. 98 The Explanation of the World of Intellect and the World of Soul p. 99 3 Nasir-i Khusraw: Gushayish wa rahayish p. 102 Ontology p. 102 4 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani: Kashf al-mahjub p. 111 That the Beauty or Adornment of Nature is Spiritual p. 111 5 Ikhwan al-Safa': Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa' p. 113 The Case of the Animals versus Man before the King of the Jinn p. 113 II Prophethood and Imamate 1 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani: Kashf al-mahjub p. 121 On the Fifth Creation (Prophethood) p. 121 2 al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi: al-Majalis al-Mu'ayyadiyya p. 131 Reason and Revelation p. 131 3 Ahmad b. Ibrahim al-Naysaburi: Kitab ithbat al-imama p. 135 Affirming the Imamate p. 135 4 Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani: al-Masabih fi ithbat al-imama p. 142 In Proof of the Imamate and of its Necessity p. 142 5 Hasan-i Sabbah: al-Fusul al-arba'a p. 149 The Doctrine of ta'lim p. 149 6 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: Rawda-yi taslim p. 153 Concerning Various Kinds of Submission p. 153 On Prophethood and Imamate p. 158 III Initiation, Knowledge and Meaning 1 Ja'far b. Mansur al-Yaman: Kitab al-'alim wa'l-ghulam p. 169 Initiation of the Disciple by the Master p. 169 Conversation between Salih and Abu Malik p. 174 2 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: Sayr wa suluk p. 180 al-Tusi's Search for Knowledge p. 180 3 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani: Kitab al-yanabi' p. 186 On the Manner of the Transmission of Spiritual Inspiration p. 186 4 Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani: al-Masabih fi ithbat al-imama p. 188 In Proof of the Interpretation of the Revelation p. 188 5 al-Qadi al-Nu'man: Asas al-ta'wil p. 192 The Story of Job p. 192 6 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani: Kitab al-yanabi' p. 195 On the Meaning of the Profession of Faith p. 195 On the Meaning of the Cross p. 197 On the Agreement of the Cross with the Profession of Faith p. 197 7 Nasir-i Khusraw: Wajh-i din p. 199 On the Establishment of Knowledge p. 199 On the Description of the Subtle Spiritual World p. 200 On the Necessity of Obedience to the Imam of the Time p. 203 On the ta'wil of Inna li'llahi wa-inna ilayhi raji'un (We Belong to Allah and unto Him we Return) p. 207 IV Faith and Ethics 1 al-Qadi al-Nu'man: Da'a'im al-Islam p. 211 On Faith (iman) p. 211 On the Distinction between iman (Faith) and Islam (Submission) p. 219 2 Ahmad b. Ibrahim al-Naysaburi: al-Risala al-mujaza p. 222 Qualifications for the da'wa p. 222 Qualifications for a da'i p. 226 3 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: Rawda-yi taslim p. 234 On the Refinement of Character p. 234 4 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi: Tawalla wa tabarra p. 241 Solidarity and Dissociation p. 241 5 Khayrkhwah-i Harati: Risala p. 247 The Epistle p. 247 Part 3 Poetry Introduction Kutub Kassam p. 253 I Arabic Poetry 1 Ibn Hani' al-Andalusi p. 257 2 al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi p. 260 II Persian Poetry 1 Nasir-i Khusraw p. 271 2 Hasan-i Mahmud-i Katib p. 282 3 Nizari Quhistani p. 285 4 Persian Poets of the post-Alamut Era p. 290 5 The Poetry of Central Asia p. 298 III The Poetry of South Asia 1 Pir Shams p. 309 2 Pir Sadr al-Din p. 311 3 Pir Hasan Kabir al-Din p. 315 4 Nur Muhammad Shah p. 318 Glossary p. 322 Bibliography p. 328 Index p. 339.

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