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The Book of Majesty Which is the Word ‘Allah’ (Kitāb al-Jalāla wa huwa kalimat Allāh)
Abstract: “This short treatise contains the knowledge of the divine name of Majesty (al-jalāla), which is the all-inclusive name, Allah. Ibn al-ʿArabī explains the meaning of each component letter of the word ‘Allah’ and the significance of the implied wāw in Allāh(ū) as it relates to the Supreme Identity (huwiyya). After revealing some of the […]
The Question of Theodicy in Islamic Philosophy—Suggesting a Solution:Bada – Mona Jahangiri
Abstract: “The problem of evil is one that has earned much attention in recent decades and is frequently used as a justification for atheism, and increasingly so due to the rise in popularity of secularism and atheism. How is the issue of theodicy considered in Islamic philosophy, and especially in Shia theology? Does this problem […]
The Expansion of Consciousness during Mystical Experiences: The Example of Moses – Mona Jahangiri
Abstract: “What happens in the brain during meditation? Neuroscientists such as Andrew Newberg, who studies religious experiences on the neural level, may provide an answer. He calls the devolution, which is similar to all mystical experiences in different faiths, self-transcendent experience (STE); in a further instance, he also calls it the feeling of Absolute Unitary […]
In the Steps of the Sultan – Bilal Orfali
Abstract: “The AUB Press is pleased to announce the newest title from our Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Series in honor of Dr. Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn. For forty years, Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn’s work at the American University of Beirut revised how we understand the relations of power between the Ottoman center and its Arab peripheries. His […]
Qur’anic Narrative and Sufi Hermeneutics: Rumı’s Interpretations of Pharaoh’s Character – A Dissertation Presented by Amer Latif
Abstract: “This dissertation examines Jalal al-din Rumi (d. 1273) hermeneutics of the Qur’an by focusing on his interpretations of the Qur’anic character of Pharaoh. Although Rumı did not write a commentary in the traditional genre of tafsır by commenting on the Qur’an in a linear verse by verse fashion, significant portions of his poetry are […]
“The Gifts of Suffering & the Virtues of the Heart: Reflections from the Sufi Tradition,” in From the Divine to the Human – Atif Khalil eds. M. Faruque and M. Rustom (New York: Routledge, 2023), 143-157
Abstract: “After a tsunami struck Japan in 2011, I vividly recall an interview of an elderly man as he stood over the ruins of his hometown. Overcome by grief, he informed the reporter that the food had killed not only his wife but also his children, their spouses, and his grandchildren. The tragedy took from […]
Review of Rabia from Narrative to Myth – Atif Khalil
Abstract: “Ever since Margaret Smith (d. 1970) published the Mystic A.D. 717- 801 and Her Fellow Saints in Islam almost a century ago, Rabi’a has remained a figure of abiding interest in the study of lslam in the West. For Muslims, she has often embodied the archetype of the selfless lover of God, the devotee […]
Eternity, Perpetuity, and Time in the Cosmologies of Plotinus and Mīr Dāmād – Syed A. H. Zaidi
Abstract: “The present piece focuses on the influence of Plotinus’ understanding of time and eternity as articulated in Plotinus’ third and fifth Enneads upon Mīr Dāmād’s(d. 1631–2) conception of eternity, perpetuity, and time found in his Book of Blazing Brands(Kitab al-Qabasāt).Although Mīr Dāmād’s conception of eternity, perpetuity, and time resembles that of Plotinus’ cosmologyand ontology, […]
Teachers and Students Reflections on Learning in Near and Middle Eastern Cultures – Collected Studies in Honour of Sebastian Günther
Near and Middle Eastern Cultures
Falsafa. Jahrbuch für islamische Religionsphilosophie
Mystik und Vernunfterkenntnisin der Schule Ibn ʿArabī’s Abstract: “Despite the fact that some of the main followers of the famous Spanish Muslim mystic Ibn ʿArabī (d. 638/1240) were well-versed in the discipline of philosophy, the school of Ibn ʿArabī is often not regarded in Western scholarship as a philosophical school in the usual sense of […]