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The book surveys key writings and organizes core themes such as ontology, existence and essence, necessary and contingent beings, limit and infinity, God’s existence, and the self–body problem. Designed for both general readers and specialists, it emphasizes scholarly synthesis and readability.","# Suhrawardi and theSchool of Illumination\n\nMehdi Amin Razavi  \nS~s  c s ss   c sJsi忘   i  \nWere there no love nor pain of yearning for loveWho would speak and who would hear such lofty words?  \nWere there no wind to steal the curl of her lockWho would unveil the face of the Beloved to her lover?  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nSuhrawardi and theSchool of Illumination  \nCURZON SUFI SERIESSeries editor:Ian Richard NettonProfessor of Arabic Studies,University of Leeds  \nThe Curzon Sufi Series attempts to provide short introductions toa variety of facets of the subject,which are accessible both to thegeneral reader and the student and scholar in the field.Each bookwill be either a synthesis of existing knowledge or a distinct contri-bution to,and extension of,knowledge of the particular topic.Thetwo major underlying principles of the Series are sound scholar-ship and readability.  \nBEYOND FAITH AND INFIDELITY  \nThe Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud ShabistariLeonard Lewisohn  \nAL-HALLAJHerbert W.Mason  \nRUZBIHAN BAQLI  \nMysticism and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian SufismCarl W.Ernst  \nABDULLAH ANSARI OFHERATAn Early Sufi Master  \nA.G.Ravan Farhadi  \nPERSIAN SUFI POETRY  \n# An Introduction to the Mystical Use of Classical Persian Poetry\n\nJ.T.P.de Bruijn  \nTHE CONCEPT OF SAINTHOOOD IN EARLY ISLAMICMYSTICISMBernd Radtke and John O'Kane  \n# Suhrawardi and theSchool of Illumination\n\nbyMehdi Amin Razavi  \nFirst published in 1997by Curzon Press  \nThis edition published 2013 by Routledge  \n2 Park Square,Milton Park,Abingdon,Oxon,OX144RN711 Third Avenue,New York,NY 10017  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor &Francis Group,an informa business  \n◎1997 Mehdi Amin Razavi  \nTypeset in Baskerville by IaserScript,Mitcham,Surrey  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be reprinted orreproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic,mechanical,or other means,now known or hereafterinvented,including photocopying and recording,or in anyinformation storage or retrieval system,without permission inwriting from the publishers  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication DataA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nLibrary of Congress in Publication DataA catalogue record for this book has been requested  \nISBN 0-7007-0451-5(hbk)  \nISBN 0-7007-0412-4(pbk)  \nToMarylynn,Mitra and Arya  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nContents  \nAcknowledgementsxiiiIntroductionXV  \n1.The Life and Works of Suhrawardi  \n1  \n工  \nA.Life  \nB.Intellectual Context  \n5  \nC.Works:A Survey of Suhrawardi's Works  \n7  \n1.The Intimations9  \n2.The Opposites11  \n3.The Paths and the Conversations11  \n4.The Philosophy of Ilumination13  \n5.Treatise on Illumination14  \n6.Luminous Bodies15  \n7.Tablets of'Imad al-Din15  \n8.Treatise of the Birds17  \n9.The Chant of Gabriel's Wing20  \n10.The Red Intellect21  \n11.ADay Among the Sufis22  \n12.On the State of Childhood23  \n13.On the Reality of Love24  \n14.Prayers and Supplications25  \n15.Conclusion252.Central Themes31  \n1.Ontology31  \n2.Existence and Essence33  \n3.On Necessary and Contingent Beings35  \n4.Limit and Infinity36  \n5.God's Existence  \n6.Self-Body Problem  \n3739","cbCaitT8Pwq4S3EH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitT8Pwq4S3EH","pdf",3301047,3,1,205,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## Acknowledgements\n## Introduction\n## The Life and Works of Suhrawardi\n## Central Themes","[{\"question\":\"Who is the book about, and what framework does it focus on?\",\"answer\":\"The book focuses on Suhrawardi and the intellectual/spiritual framework of the School of Illumination (philosophy of illumination).\"},{\"question\":\"Which kinds of Suhrawardi’s works does the book survey?\",\"answer\":\"It surveys major works listed in the contents, including treatises and writings such as The Intimations, The Opposites, and the Philosophy of Illumination, along with related texts and dialogues.\"},{\"question\":\"What central themes are covered in the philosophy section?\",\"answer\":\"The central themes include ontology; 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