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REASON AND INSPIRATION IN ISLAM REASON AND INSPIRATION IN ISLAM THEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY AND MYSTICISM IN MUSLIM THOUGHT Essays in Honour of Hermann Landolt Edited by todd lawson I.B.Tauris Publishers london • new york in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies london Published in 2005 by I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd 6 Salem Rd, London w2 4bu 75 Fifth Avenue, New York ny 000 www.ibtauris.com in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies 42–44 Grosvenor Gardens, London sww 0eb www.iis.ac.uk In the United States of America and in Canada distributed by St Martin’s Press, 75 Fifth Avenue, New York ny 000 Copyright © Islamic Publications Ltd, 2005 All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or any part thereof, may not be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. isbn  85043 470 0 ean 978  85043 470 2 A full cip record for this book is available from the British Library A full cip record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Library of Congress catalog card: available Typeset in Minion Tra for The Institute of Ismaili Studies Printed and bound in Great Britain by mpg Books Ltd, Bodmin The Institute of Ismaili Studies The Institute of Ismaili Studies was established in 977 with the object of promot- ing scholarship and learning on Islam, in the historical as well as contemporary contexts, and a better understanding of its relationship with other societies and faiths. The Institute’s programmes encourage a perspective which is not confined to the theological and religious heritage of Islam, but seeks to explore the relationship of religious ideas to broader dimensions of society and culture. The programmes thus encourage an interdisciplinary approach to the materials of Islamic history and thought. Particular attention is also given to issues of modernity that arise as Muslims seek to relate their heritage to the contemporary situation. Within the Islamic tradition, the Institute’s programmes promote research on those areas which have, to date, received relatively little attention from scholars. These include the intellectual and literary expressions of Shi‘ism in general, and Ismailism in particular. In the context of Islamic societies, the Institute’s programmes are informed by the full range and diversity of cultures in which Islam is practised today, from the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and Africa to the industrialised societies of the West, thus taking into consideration the variety of contexts which shape the ideals, beliefs and practices of the faith. These objectives are realised through concrete programmes and activities organ- ised and implemented by various departments of the Institute. The Institute also collaborates periodically, on a programme-specific basis, with other institutions of learning in the United Kingdom and abroad. The Institute’s academic publications fall into a number of interrelated categories: v reason and inspiration . Occasional papers or essays addressing broad themes of the relationship between religion and society, with special reference to Islam. 2. Monographs exploring specific aspects of Islamic faith and culture, or the contributions of individual Muslim thinkers or writers. 3. Editions or translations of significant primary or secondary texts. 4. Translations of poetic or literary texts which illustrate the rich heritage of spiritual, devotional and symbolic expressions in Muslim history. 5. Works on Ismaili history and thought, and the relationship of the Ismailis to other traditions, communities and schools of thought in Islam. 6. Proceedings of conferences and seminars sponsored by the Institute. 7. Bibliographical works and catalogues which document manuscripts, printed texts and other source materials. This book falls into category two listed above. In facilitating these and other publications, the Institute’s sole aim is to encourage original research and analysis of relevant issues. While every effort is made to en- sure that the publications are of a high academic standard, there is naturally bound to be a diversity of views, ideas and interpretations. As such, the opinions expressed in these publications must be understood as belonging to their authors alone. vi Contents Acknowledgements xi Note on the Transliteration and Abbreviations xii List of Contributors xiv  Introduction Todd Lawson  2 Bibliography of the Works of Hermann Landolt Todd Lawson 7 part one: Classical Islam 3 The ‘Five Limbs’ of the Soul: A Manichaean Motif in Muslim Garb? Karim Douglas Crow 9 4 Narrative Themes and Devices in al-Wāqidī’s Kitāb al-maghāzī Donald P. Little 34 5 The Rise and Decline of Taqiyya in Twelver Shiʿism L. Clarke 46 6 Walāya According to al-Junayd (d. 298/90) Ahmet T. Karamustafa 64 7 L’importance du Traité de l’harmonie d’al-Fārābī: ses visées politiques Fabienne Pironet 7 8 Philosophy of Religion in al-Fārābī, Ibn Sīnā and Ibn Ṭufayl Paul E. Walker 85 9 Revisiting Religious Shiʿism and Early Sufism: The Fourth/Tenth- Century Dialogue of ‘The Sage and the Young Disciple’ James Winston Morris 02 vii reason and inspiration 00 AAll--QQāāḍḍīī aall--NNuuʿʿmmāānn aanndd tthhee CCoonncceepptt ooff BBāāṭṭiinn BBuullbbuull SShhaahh 77  TThhee CCoonncceepptt ooff KKnnoowwlleeddggee AAccccoorrddiinngg ttoo aall--KKiirrmmāānnīī ((dd.. aaftfteerr 44//0022)) FFaaqquuīīrr MMuuḥḥaammmmaadd HHuunnzzaaii 2277 22 AAnn EEaarrllyy IIssmmaaiillii VViieeww ooff OOtthheerr RReelliiggiioonnss:: AA CChhaapptteerr ffrroomm tthhee KKiittāābb aall--IIṣṣllāāḥḥ bbyy AAbbūū ḤḤāāttiimm aall--RRāāzzīī ((dd.. ccaa.. 332222//993344)) SShhiinn NNoommoottoo 4422 33 AAnn IIssmmaaiillii iinntteerrpprreettaattiioonn ooff IIbbnn SSīīnnāā’’ss QQaaṣṣīīddaatt aall--NNaaffss WWiillffeerrdd MMaaddeelluunngg 5577 44 ĀĀyyaatt aall--NNūūrr:: AA MMeettaapphhoorr ffoorr WWhheerree WWee CCoommee FFrroomm,, WWhhaatt WWee AArree aanndd WWhheerree WWee AArree GGooiinngg SSoorraayyaa MMaahhddii HHaajjjjaajjii--JJaarrrraahh 6699 ppaarrtt ttwwoo:: MMeeddiieevvaall IIssllaamm 55 RReeaaddiinngg aall--GGhhaazzāāllīī:: TThhee CCaassee ooff PPssyycchhoollooggyy PPeetteerr HHeeaatthh 8855 66 SSttoorriieess ooff AAḥḥmmaadd aall--GGhhaazzāāllīī ‘‘PPllaayyiinngg tthhee WWiittnneessss’’ iinn TTaabbrrīīzz ((SShhaammss--ii TTaabbrrīīzzīī’’ss iinntteerreesstt iinn sshhāāhhiidd--bbāāzzīī)) NNaassrroollllaahh PPoouurrjjaavvaaddyy 220000 77 RReeaassoonn ((ʿʿaaqqll)) aanndd DDiirreecctt IInnttuuiittiioonn ((mmuusshhāāhhaaddaa)) iinn tthhee WWoorrkkss ooff SShhiihhāābb aall--DDīīnn aall--SSuuhhrraawwaarrddīī ((dd.. 558877//99)) RRooxxaannnnee DD.. 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CChhiittttiicckk 227744 2 222 TThhee SScciieenncceess ooff IInnttuuiittiioonn aanndd tthhee RRiicchheess ooff IInnssppiirraattiioonn:: NNaajjmm aall--DDīīnn KKuubbrrāā iinn JJāāmmīī’’ss NNaaffaaḥḥāātt aall--uunnss EElliizzaabbeetthh RRoossss AAlleexxaannddrriinn 228844 2233 TTwwoo NNaarrrraattiivveess oonn NNaajjmm aall--DDīīnn KKuubbrrāā aanndd RRaaḍḍīī aall--DDīīnn ʿʿAAllīī LLāāllāā ffrroomm aa TThhiirrtteeeenntthh--CCeennttuurryy SSoouurrccee:: NNootteess oonn aa MMaannuussccrriipptt iinn tthhee RRaazzaa LLiibbrraarryy,, RRaammppuurr DDeevviinn DDeeWWeeeessee 229988 viii contents 24 Ibn Sīnā and Meister Eckhart on Being Etin Anwar 340 25 La Vision de Dieu dans l’Onirocritique Musulmane Médiévale Pierre Lory 353 26 The Spiritual Journey in Kubrawī Sufism Leonard Lewisohn 364 27 Notes on the Transmission of Mystical Philosophy: Ibn ʿArabī according to ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Shaʿrānī Richard J. A. McGregor 380 part three: Pre-Modern Islam 28 Shāh Ṭāhir and Nizārī Ismaili Disguises Farhad Daftary 395 29 Some Notes on Shaykh Aḥmad Sirhindī and the Problem of the Mystical Significance of Paradise Abdollah Vakily 407 30 The Naqshbandī Mujaddidī Sufi Order’s Ascendancy in Central Asia Through the Eyes of its Masters and Disciples (00s–200s/600s–800s) Sajida S. Alvi 48 3 ‘Le combattant du taʾwīl’. Un poème de Mollā Ṣadrā sur ʿAlī (Aspects de l’imamologie duodécimane IX) Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi 432 32 Fayḍ al-Kāshānī’s Walāya: The Confluence of Shiʿi Imamology and Mysticism Shigeru Kamada 455 part four: Modern Islam 33 The Faith of Pharaoh: A Disputed Question in Islamic Theology Eric Ormsby 47 34 The Eight Rules of Junayd: A General Overview of the Genesis and Development of Islamic Dervish Orders Bernd Radtke 490 35 Symphony of Gnosis: A Self-Definition of the Ismaili Ginān Tradition Shafique N. Virani 503 36 The Attitude of the ʿUlamāʾ towards the Government in Nineteenth-Century Iran Ahmad Kazemi Moussavi 522 ix

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