marāghah: a civilization centre of ilkhanid era (a research based on ibn fouti’s book, majma’ ul-‘ādāb fi mo’jam ul-‘alqāb)

Ibn Arabi’s view on the seal of the friends, khatam ul-awlia

  One of the most important subjects dealt with in Islamic mysticism is known to be the subject of the seal of the friends, khatam al-awlia. The main question of the paper has centered on Ibn Arabi’s thought on the seal of the friends. It is commonly viewed that he has known himself as the seal of the friends. Again one can see clearly the same title for Isa, the mesih, in his works. In this ...

A Survey on Ahl ul-Bayt`s Special Commentary Knowledge

Being the last Divinely revealed book, the Holly Quran undertakes the mission for guiding human generations and its main audience, i.e. the Ahl ul-Bayt (p.b.u.t), are its interpreters. Interpretation of the innocents (p. b. u. t.) is specific to themselves and this is due to the width and depth of the meanings and also the relationship and connection of this family's educations with revelation ...

Methodological Criticism of Misbah ul-Hidaya and Miftah ul-Kifaya

“Misbah ul-Hidaya and Miftah ul-Kifaya” is one of the most famous works of Izzuddin Mahmood Bin Ali Kashani, the sixth century (AH) mystic. The author of this book first describes the religious beliefs and then elaborates on mystical customs and Sufism. References to Persian and Arabic poetry, and using verses of the Quran, Hadiths, and employing rhetorical figures are among the stylistic featu...

A comparative study of al-Tafsir ul-Qurani lil-Quran and al-mizan fi tafsir al-Quran

One of the methods for Quranic commentary is nowadays regarded as Quran to Quran commentary method. The method is originally known to be that of the Prophet and Immams when commenting holey Quran. The study includes a brief comparison between Al-Tafsir ul-Qurani lil-Quran and Al-Mizan fi tafsir al-Quran respectively by Abdolkarim Khatib and Mohammadhosein Tabatabaie. As the commentators have us...

Sadr-ul-Muta'allehin on Platonic Ideas

Sadr-ul-Muta'allehin on Platonic Ideas