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"In this book al-Jami examines questions that Islamic theologians, philosophers, and Sufis had long debated. On each question al-Jami first presents the views of the philosphers and theologians. He then presents the Sufi view as a clearly superior position, either because it reconciles the opposing views of the theologians and philosophers, or because it avoids problems that their doctrines entail.
Nur al-Din al-Rahn al-Jami was born in Kharjird, a town in the district of Jam in present-day Iran, in 1414 A.D. He died in Herab, in what is now Afghanistan, in 1492. Primarily a mystical poet, he also wrote many prose works in both Arabic and Persian."
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Nur al-Din al-Rahn al-Jami was born in Kharjird, a town in the district of Jam in present-day Iran, in 1414 A.D. He died in Herab, in what is now Afghanistan, in 1492. Primarily a mystical poet, he also wrote many prose works in both Arabic and Persian.Nicholas L. Heer is Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Content
"Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. The Author of al-Durrah al-Fakhirah, 2. Al-Jami’s Works, 3. Al-Durrah al-Fakhirah, 4. ’Abd al-Ghafur al-Lari, the Author of the Commentary on al-Durrah al-Fakhirah, 5. Other Commentaries on al-Durrah al-Fakhirah, 6. The Arabic Texts, 7. The Establishment of the Texts, 8. Notes on the Signs and Symbols Used, Notes to the Introduction, The Translation of al-Jami’s al-Durrah al-Fakhirah, Preface [on the Existence of the Necessary Existent]
Ramification [on the Sufi Doctrine of the Unity of Existence] , Analogy, On His Unity, On His Attributes in General, On His Knowledge, Further Substantiation [of the Sufi Position], That His Knowledge of His Essence is the Source of His Knowledge of All Other Things, On His Will, On His Power, On the Question of Whether an Eternal Effect Can Depend on a Free Agent or Not, On His Speech, That His Contingent Being has No Power, On the Emanation of Multiplicity from Unity, Notes to the Translation of al-Durrah al-Fakhirah, The Translation of al-Jami’s Glosses on al-Durrah al-Fakhirah, Notes to the Translation of al-Jami’s Glosses, The Translation of al-Lari’s Commentary on al-Durrah al-Fakhirah, Notes to the Translation of al-Lari’s Commentary, List of Works and Articles Cited, Glossary of Terms
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