Shi'i Interpretations of Islam

Three Treatises on Theology and Eschatology
Herausgeber: Badakhchani, S. J.

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Produktbeschreibung

I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation One of the most prominent Muslim scholars and scientists of the medieval era, the Persian polymath Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201-1274) joined the Shi'a Nizari Ismaili community at a young age, as the armies of Genghis Khan poured across his homeland. In the course of a long and eminent career, first under the patronage of the Ismailis at the fortress of Alamut, and later with the conquering Mongols, he produced over 150 works on diverse subjects from theology and philosophy to mathematics and astronomy. His principal works on Ismaili doctrine, the Rawda-yi taslim (The Paradise of Submission) and the autobiographical Sayr wa suluk (Contemplation and Action), are already available in English translation by S J Badakhchani. In this volume, he offers new critical editions and translations of three shorter Ismaili works by Tusi, namely Aghaz wa anjam (The Beginning and the End), Tawalla wa tabarra (Solidarity and Dissociation), and Matlub al-mu'minin (Desideratum of the Faithful). In these three treatises, Tusi provides concise interpretations of key motifs in Ismaili doctrine, with special reference to the primordial nature of man, his earthly existence in relation to the imam, and his destiny in the hereafter.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: I.B. Tauris
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 283g
• ISBN-13: 9781848855946
• ISBN-10: 184885594X
• Artikelnr.: 31691681

Autorenporträt

S J Badakhchani is a Research Associate at The Institute of Ismaili Studies. His publications include 'Contemplation and Action: The Spiritual Autobiography of a Muslim Scholar' (1998) and 'Paradise of Submission: A Medieval Treatise on Ismaili Thought' (2005), both published by I.B.Tauris.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Translations
Tawall? wa tabarr?: Solidarity and Dissociation
Ma?l?b al-mumin?n: Desideratum of the Faithful
Preamble
On Origin and Destination
Description of the Faithful Ismaili
On Solidarity and Dissociation
On the Seven Pillars of Religious Law and their Esoteric Interpretation
?gh?z wa anj?m: Origin and Destination
Preamble
Description of the Path to the Hereafter, its travellers, and the reasons for people's aversion to it, and the calamities attached to that.
On the Origin and the Destination, moving away from primordial nature and going back to it; mention of the Night of Power and the Day of Resurrection.
Description of the two worlds, and the people's status in this world and the Hereafter
On the place and the time of the Hereafter
On the in-gathering of Creation
On the circumstances [governing] different classes of people in the Hereafter, and mention of Heaven and Hell
Description of the Path
On the Scrolls of Deeds, Noble Scribes, and the descent the angels and the satans upon good and wicked people
On the Reckoning and the ranks of the people of Reckoning
On the weighing of deeds and mention of the Balance
On the rolling-up of the Heavens
On the sounding of the Trumpet and transformation of Earth and Heaven
On the conditions that occur on the Day of Resurrection and the halting of mankind on the plains [of the Resurrection]
Descriptions of the gates of Paradise and Hell
On the tormentors of Hell
On the rivers of Paradise and those corresponding to them in Hell
On the custodians of Paradise and Hell, and mankind reaching its primordial nature
On the Tree of Bliss and the Infernal Tree
On the Virgins of Paradise
On Reward and Punishment [and God's justice]
The Persian Texts
Bibliography
Index