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H�ikmat (Philosophy, Speculative Theology, Logic, Mysticism)

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Ganj�na-i-Bah�rist�n (H�ikmat I)

Compiled by Ali Aujabi

This collection comprises of 18 treatises titled as following:

1. Mant�iq-i-S�ughr�; 2. Al-Durrah; 3. Sharh�-al-Is�gh�j�; 4. Al-

Ib�nat ‘an Wahd�n�yatall�h; 5. Tart�b-al-Sa‘�d�t; 6. M�h�yat-

i-Nafs; 7. Tajauhar-al-Ajs�m; 8. Shif�’-al-Qulub; 9. Kaif�yat

Ma‘aiyat-al-W�jib; 10. Ris�la-i-I‘tiq�d�; 11. Khulq-al-A‘m�l;

12. Pursishh� wa P�sukhh�-yi-H�ikam�; 13. Ma‘�d; 14.

Nas��yih�; 15. H�aq�qat-al-H�aq�’iq; 16. Lat��’�f-al-Tauh��d; 17.

H�usn wa Dil; 18. H�usn wa ‘Ishq.

198


Ganj�na-i- Bah�ristan (H�ikmat II)

Compiled by Ali Aujabi

This collection comprises of 12 Treatises as following:

1. Kubr�-i- Manz�m; 2. Kubr�-i-Manz�m; 3. Al-gharra (The

Arabic Translation of Mantiq-i-Kubr�); 4. Al-Sullam-al-

Mar�naq; 5. Q�n�n-al-‘Is�mat wa Burh�n-al-H�ikmat; 6. Sharh�-

i-Ris�la-i-Z�n�n; 7. H��shiyat-al-Muh��kim�t bain-i-Sharh��-al-

Ish�r�t; 8. Risala dar H�arkat-i-Jauhar�; 9. Ris�lat-i-I‘tiq�d�ya;

10. Ris�lat-al-Jabr wa’l-Tafw�d�; 11. Gauhar-i-Yag�na; 12.

H�ulyat-al-Abd�l.

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F�r�b� wa Maktabash

Ian Richard Netton

Translated by Gol Baba Saeedi.

The book F�r�b� wa Maktabash (Farabi and his school) reviews

one of the most dynamic periods in the development of middle

centuries Islam. It is the period which covers late 9th to early

11th century A.D. This period is studied with having five

outstanding scholars and on the basis of the first and greatest

name among them it is called Farabiism period. The great

Islamic Philssopher, F�r�b�, after Aristotle has introduced a

special school of thought and the author has named it Farabi

School.

200


Tasn�m-al-Muqarrab�n

(the Persian Commentary on the Man�zil-

al-S�’ir�n by Khw�ja ‘Abdull�h Ans��r�:

Authored by Shamsudd�n Muh�ammad

Tab�dak�n� T��s�; Editing and Research by

Saiyid Mohammad Tabatabayi Behbahani

(Mansoor).

Tab�dak�n� has writhen Tasn�m-al-Muqarrab�n with on attention

to ‘Abdul Razz�q K�sh�n�’s commentary on the Man�zil-al-

S�’ir�n by Khw�ja ‘Abdull�h Ans��r�. This Commentary following

the book Man�zil-al-S�’ir�n has ten ‘qism’ (part) from ‘bid�yat’

to ‘nih�y�t’ and each ‘qism’ has ten chapters.

201


Al-Il�h�y�t min -al-Muh��kim�t bain-i-Sharh�� -al-Ish�r�t

Authored by Qut�budd�n Muh�ammad bin

Muh�ammad Al-R�z�, with the notes by

M�rz� Hab�bull�h renowned as F�d�il

B�ghnuw�; Edited by Majeed Hadizadeh

In This book, two Commentaries by Fakhrudd�n R�z� and

Khw�ja Nas��rudd�n T��s� on the book Ish�r�t by sheikh-al-Ra’is

(Avicenna) have been compared and evaluated. This book has

also the notes of Mull� H�ab�b M�rz� J�n B�ghnuw� Sh�razi. He,

Like Fakhr R�z�, has defended the beliefs of Ash‘arites. This

book has been published with the collaboration of the Research

Centre of Mir�th-i-Makt�b (Written Heritage).

202


Azal�yat-al-Nafs wa Baq�'uh�

Authored by Ibn-i-Kamm�na; Editing and

Research by Ensiyeh Barkhah; English

Introduction by Sabine Schmidtke and

Reza Pourjavadi.

This work consists of two parts titled Azal�yat-al-Nafs wa

Baq�'uh� and Abad�yat-al-Nafs wa Qidamuh� wa Bas�tatha.

The author, in the first part, has explained and expanded his

innovative reason for the pre-existence and eternity of Nafs

(self or soul) and in the Second part he has proved the survival

of nafs by some of his own innovative reasons.

203


Al-Lama‘�t -al-‘Arsh�ya

Authored by Mull� Muh�ammad Mahd�

Nar�q�, Research by Ali Aujabi.

This work is a course of Philosophy in Ishr�q� style and

consists of five fundamental parts: Lama‘a-i-Awwal: On the

existence and essence, Lama‘a-i-Duwwum: On the Jal�l�ya

(terrible) and Jam�l�ya (amiable) attributes. Lam‘a-i-Siwwum:

On the manner of creating existence (life). Lam‘a-i-Chah�rum:

On the human essence. Lam‘a-i-Panjum: On the prophethood

and manner of revelation and descending of angels. This book

has been published with the cooperation of the Congress for

Paying Respect to Naraqi Scholars.

204


Al-Lam‘at-al Il�h�ya f�'l-H�ikmat -al-Muta‘�l�ya

Authored by Mull� Muh�ammad Mahd�

Nar�q�, Translated by Dr. Alireza Baqer.

Al-Lam‘at-al-Il�h�ya is the abridgement of Naraqi's other book

titled Al-Lama‘�t-al-‘Arsh�ya and the book Al-Kalam�t-al-

Waj�za is the abridgement of Al-lam‘at-al- Il�h�ya. This book

has been published with the cooperation of the Congress of

Nar�q� Scholars.

205


Mafh�m-i-Khud��

Socilogical, anthrofological and sociological

approache towards the origin of god's Concept,

Authored by John Bawker; Iranslated by:

Azra Loo Aliyan.

This book has been earomarked for research about the origin of

God's concept or the sense of God-Seeking from the point of

Sociology, anthropology and phenomenology. The writer has

made use of all the research fields of second half of the 19th

century A.D. till the recent decades and has explained and

criticized them.

206


�d��h�-i-Mukh�lif-al-Sunna li-Nas�s�-al-kit�b wa’l-Sunna

Authored by Al-‘All�ma-Al-H�ill�; Editing

and Research by B�b� S�d�t Raz� Bihabadi

This book is a kind of commentary based on speculative

theology in which ‘All�ma H�ill� has presented the fundamentals

of Sunnite Speculative theology about Quran and reviewed the

reasons of opposing Sunnite speculative theology with Quranic

verses. He has also mentioned the opinion of Ash‘arites and

has stated the reason of its contravention with Quran. Since

Mutazelites and Imami Shiites are of the same opinion about

daily bread (sustenance) , it seems that All�ma by Sunnites

means Ash‘aris.

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I‘tir�fn�ma

(The Diary of Abgar (‘Al� Akbar) Arman�,

One of New Converts to Islam of Shah

Sulaiman and Shah Sultan Husain Safavi's

Era, Along with Ris�la-i-Shin�kht in Gurji

script on affirming Shiism by a Georgian

new convert to Islam of Shah Abbas'

time): Research, Editing and Explanations

by Dr. Mansoor Sefatgul

The present research is about the phenomenon of new

conversions to Islam in Safavid era. In this research two

treatises by new converts to Islam of this period have been

studied. The first treatise is authored by one Armenian convert

to Islam named Abgar who, after becoming Muslim selected

`Al� Akbar as his name. Ali Akbar's daily memoirs which have

become famous as I`tir�fn�ma contain useful information

about the circumstances of his becoming Muslim and Julfa's

Armenians' reaction, the description of his journey to Europe

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and Turkey and also pilgrimage to Mashhad. I`tir�fn�ma has

been written by Ali Akbar during the reign of Shah Sultan.

Husain Safavi. The second treatise in this book is named

Ris�la-i-Shin�kht. This treatise has been written by one

Georgian new convert to Islam named `�s� in the time of Shah

Abbas Safavi I. Ris�la-i-Shin�kht is in Georgian script and

with the word to word Persian translation under the Georgian

words and it is about the Shiite beliefs. This treatise is in

versified form and considered the first Persian –Georgian

dictionary of Safavid era.

209


Al-S�ir�t�-al-Mustaq�m

(f� Rabt�-al-H��dith bi’l –Qad�m): Authored by

M�r muh�ammad B�qir D�m�d; Research and

Presentation by Ali Aujabi

The book Al-S�ir�t�-al-Mustaq�m is the most complicated work

of M�rd�m�d in Arabic language which has been written about

one of the most complicated philosophical questions: the

question of ‘h�ud�th wa qidam’ (temporal origin or coming into

being and eternity) and subjects like relation between the

created and the eternal, the nature and kinds of motion, the

nature of time and …

210


Al-Arba‘�n�y�t li-kashf-i-Anw�r -al-Quss�y�t

Authored by Sa‘id Muh�mmad bin

Muh�ammad Muf�d Al-Qum�; Edited

and Annotated, by Najafqoli Habibi

This book comprises of ten treatises on different subjects and

their titles are. R�h�-al-S�al�t, Ash�r wa Bish�r f� H�aq�q-i-

Ikhtil�f-al-W�qi‘ fi'l-Qara�t-al-Sab‘, Alfaw�’id-al-Rid�-w�ya,

Mirq�t-al-Asr�r wa Mi‘r�j-al-Anw�r, AL-Nafah��t-i- Il�h�ya.

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D�dg�h-i-Fakhr-i-R�z� wa Aquinas dar B�b-i-Qidam -i-‘lam

Authored by Mu‘ammar Iskandar

ghl�; Translater by Azra Loo Aliyan

The author has compiled this book in four chapters: 1. The

background and past record of the subject; 2. Fakhrudd�n

R�z�'s view about the eternity of the world; 3. Thomas Aquinas

view about the eternity of the world; 4. Comparison of the

views of Fakhr R�z� and Aquinas regarding the eternity of the

world.

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y�na-i-Jah�n Num� wa Tilism-i-Ganj Gush�

Authored by Ab� Sa‘�d bin Yahy� Yaman�;

Editing & Research by Dr. Muhammad

Reza Mowahhedi and Elaheh Rabi‘i Mazre‘e

Shahi

�y�na-i-Jah�n Num� wa T�ilism-i-Ganj Gush� is a mystical

work by an unpopular writer in 7th to 8th century A.H. named

Ab� Sa‘�d Yaman�. He has presented this work to S�adrudd�n

Ah�mad Kh�lid� Zanj�n�, the minister of Ilkhanid period (killed

in 699 A.H.).

The writing style of the book is simple and easy and the author

has explained the mystical and sufistic subjects in the style of

preachers and admonishers of 7th – 8th centuries A.H. using

Quranic verses, traditions, narratives, Persian and Arabic

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poems and anecdotes etc. In �y�na-i-Jah�n Num� much

interest in quoting allegorical and sometimes mysterious tales

is seen which are totally used for expressing mystical – ethical

subjects. In many of the chapters of the book the impact of

Najm R�z�’s Mirs��d-al-‘Ib�d is very clear. Some of the

allegorical tales of Suhraward� too are quoted with the

reference of their source.

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Il�h�y�t-i-Falsaf�-i- Thomas Aquinas

Authored by Loo ji. Eldrs; Translated

by Shahaboddin Abbasi.

This book is the Translation of the first two chapters of the

original English text: 1. Short History of Philosophical

Theology in West; 2. The text and The Explanation of

Aquinas’ Five Logical Reasons of Aquinas on the Affirmation

of god's Existence, which itself is a separate Treatise.

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Two Philosophical Treatises (‘Ain-al-H�ikma & Ta‘l�q�t)

Authored by M�r Qaw�mudd�n Muh�ammad

R�z� Tehrani; Research & Editing by Ali

Aujabi

The author, in this work, has explained the main thoughts of

Mull� Rajab ‘Al� Tabr�zi and the constituent of this philosophical

system and has Criticized the meaninqs of ‘wuj�b’ (necessity)

and ‘imk�n’ (possibility).

216


Qaw�‘id-al-Sal�t��n

Authord by Saiyid Muh�ammad ‘Abdul

H�as�b bin Ah�mad ‘Alaw� ‘�mil�; Edited by

Rasool Ja‘far�y�n.

Qaw�‘id-al-Sal�t��n is one of the texts which have been written

in the continuation of writing Tradition of writing on politics

and based on the same sources and was presented to Shah

Sulaim�n S�afaw�.

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Al-Mash�ri‘ wa’l-Mat��rih��t

Authored by Shaikh Shah�budd�n

Suhraward�; Translated and annotated

by Sadruddin Taheri

Al-Mash�ri‘ wa’l-Mat��rih�t is the most detailed Peripateticist

work of Suhraward� and comprises of the three sciences of

logic, natural science and theology. The present book is the

translation of the theology part of the book with the editing of

Henry Corbin.

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Hid�yat-al-Us��l (Persian Commentary on B�b-i-H��d�

‘Ashar (11th chapter)

by unknown writer; Edited by Isma’eel

Tajbakhsh

This book is the commentary on the B�b-i- H�d� ‘Ashar by

‘All�ma Hill� (d. 726 A.H.). The date of authoring this

commentary is 981 A.H. Hid�yat-al-Us��l is a commentary

based on “q�l” and “aq�l” and occasionally the critisicm on

Ash‘ar� and Mu‘tazelite philosophers and dialectcians views is

also seen in it. Hid�yatull�h’s aim in this commentary is

scholarly defence of Shiite speculative theology’s beliefs.

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Al-Mulakhkhas� f� Us��l-al-D�n

By Murtad�� Abu’lq�sim ‘Al� bin Al-

Husain bin Muh�ammad Al-M�saw�;

Research by Mohammad Reza Ansari

Qomi

Al-Mulakhkhas is one of the most important writings of Saiyid Murtad�� ‘Alam-al-Hud� (355 – 426 A.H.) on speculative

theology and comprises of 5 chapters: Chapter I: Al-Kal�m fi’l-

S�if�t; Chapter II: F� Nafy-al-Ru’yat ‘Anhu wa jam�‘ D�ur�b-al-

Idr�k; Chapter III: Al-Kal�m fi’l-‘Adl; Chapter IV: Al-Kal�m

fi’l-Ir�dat wa M� yata‘alluq Bihum�; Chapter V: Al-Kal�m

fi’l-Kal�m wa Ah�w�luh wa Ah�k�m. This book has been

published with the cooperation of Markaz-i-Nashr-i-

Danishg�h� (Center of University Publication).

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The Criticism of Darwin’s Philosophy

Authored by �yatull�h-al-‘Uz�m� Abilmajd

al-Shaikh Muh�ammad Rid�� al-Najaf� al-

Isfah�n�; Research by Hamed Naji Isfahani

The book Naqd-i-Falsafa-i-D�rwin (Criticism of Darwin’s

Philosophy) has been written in reply to Darwin’s Theory of

Evolution and his irrational and religious requisites and as the

most important Arabic commentator of Darwin in the last

century was Shibl� Shumaiyil (Chibl� Chemayel) the first part

of the present book is the supporter of replying to his work.

After the publication of Shumaiyil’s works, ‘All�ma

Abulmajd Najaf� decided to write in reply of his works and

therefore wrote a book in three parts titled Naqd-i-Falsafa-i-

D�rwin but yet there is no information about its third part.

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‘All�ma Najaf� has earmarked the first part of his book to the

criticism of first discourse of Bochner’s commentary. The

second part of his book has been planned in the form of a

debate in two discourses on the basis of some contemporary

writings of author’s time. Najaf� has allocated this part of his

work to the theological requirements of Darwin’s theory.

The discourses of this part are: Ist Discourse: This discourse

deals with the discussions of the affirmation of creator, analysis

of end, the circumstances of creating the world from non-

existence and non-eternity of material and in the meantime the

accurate reply of the commentators of Darwin and the quality

of their reasoning have been mentioned. IInd Discourse: It is in

defence of religions and in this discourse the reply to some of

the contemporary doubts in the negation of religions in the

defence of materialism and some of the Marxist sayings has

been given.

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‘Arsh-al-�q�n f� Sharh-i-Taqw�m-al-�m�n

saiyid Muhammad ‘Abdul Has�b bin

Saiyid Ahmad ‘Alaw�; Edited by Ali

Aujabi and Akbar Saqafiyan

‘Arsh-al-q�n is short notes on the book Taqw�m-al-m�n

which has been written with an intention of explaining

ambiguous and important points of the said book.

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Sharh-i-Fus��l-i-Nas��r�ya

Muh�ammad bin Ah�mad Khwajag� Sh�r�z�,

Research by Khadijeh Moqaddaszadeh

This book is one of the commentaries written on the treatise

Fus�l (Fus�l-i-Nas�r�ya) by Khw�ja Nas��rudd�n T�s�. The

commentator who is one of the Muslim thinkers of 10th – 11th

century A.H. in Sh�r�z has made an effort to mix his explanations

amidst the passages of Khw�ja Nas��r. He is not only a

commentator and at various places of his work, he also

criticises the theological and philosophical thoughts of Khwaja

Nas��r.

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Sitta Ras�’il f� Ithb�t-i-W�jib -al-Wuj�b-bi’l-Dh�t wa fi’l Il�h�y�t

Shamsudd�n Muhammad bin Ahmad

Khafr�, Research by Dr. Firoozeh

Saatchiyan

This book is comprises of six detailed and short treatises of the

author: 1. Al-Ris�lat f� Ithb�t-i-W�jib-al-Wuj�d bi’l-Dh�t wa

S�hf�tih. 2. Al-Ris�lat fi’l-Il�h�y�t. 3. Al-Ris�lat f� Muhimm�t-i-

Mas�’il min-al- Il�h�y�t-al-H�d�yat-il� Ma‘rifat-al-Mabda’-al-

Awwal. 4. Al-Ris�lat fi’l Il�h�y�t. 5. Al-Ris�lat fi’l Il�h�y�t-i-

W�jib-al-Wuj�d-i-Ishr�q�ya-Mash�’�ya. 6. Tatammat-i-Kal�m-

al-F�dhil-al-Khafr� f� Kal�m-al-S�f�ya.

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Shif�’-al-Qul�b wa Tajauhar-al-Ajs�m

Ghay�thudd�n Mans��r Dashtak�; Research

by Ali Aujabi

This book comprises of two works by Mans��r Dashtak�. Shif�’-

al-Qul�b is a commentary on Ibn-i-S�n�’s Shif�’ and Tajauhar-

al-Ajs�m is a reply to the criticism presented regarding one of

the works of Dashtak�’s father in the field of the acidity of

some of the substances. The editor of these works together with

presenting a short biography of the author has introduced his

philosophical course and shown the importance of Dashtak�and

his status in that period.

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An�s al-Wah�dah wa Jal�s al-Khalwah

By Mah�m�d Gulist�nah Is�fah�n�; Research

and Edited by Mojtaba Motahhari

Written between 730 and 750, the work deals with moral and

literary themes and concepts in 20 chapters in imitation of

Zamakhshar�’s Rab�‘ al-Abr�r wa Nus�s al-Akhb�r. One of the

merits of the work is that the author deals with moral concept

on the basis of moral and mystical principles.

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Sharh� al-Ish�r�t wa al-Tanb�h�t of Ab� ‘Al� S�n� (Commentary on Avicenna’s Remarks and Admonitions)

By Fakhr al-D�n Muh�ammad R�z�; Edited

with an introduction by Seyyed Muhammad

Emadi Hae’ri

This is a critical commentary written by an Ash‘arite

theologian on one of the most important works of Ab� ‘Al�

S�n�. The facsimile copy of the manuscript is in the possession

of Islamic Consultative Assembly Library, no. 10609, which

was completed in 614/1217. The manuscript is considered one

of the earliest available copies of the work.

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Ghuniyat al-Nazu‘

By Fakhr al-D�n Ab� al-Mak�rim

Hamzah b. ‘Al� b. Zohreh Husayn�

Halab�; Facsimile edition with an

introduction by Seyyed Muhammad

Emadi Hae’ri

This is a facsimile edition of the manuscript no. 10564 kept in

the Islamic Consultative Assembly Library, whose completion

date is recorded as 614A.H. The book is one of the most

important Shi‘a works of the Halab (Aleppo) region written in

Arabic on Imami religious sciences. Another feature of the

book is the existence of a note written by Khw�jah Nas��r T�s�

in 1226 at the end of the manuscript.

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Du Ris�lah az K�shif al-Ghit�� ‘alayha M�rz� Muh�ammad Akhb�r� (Two Treatises by K�shif al-Ghit��

against M�rz� Muhammad Akhb�r�)

Research and Edited by Rasoul Ja‘farian

This is a collection of two treatises written by Sheikh Ja’far

K�shif al-Ghit��, a thirteenth-century A.H. mujtahid, against

M�rz� Muh�ammad Akhb�r� titled Ris�lah al-Mas�’il wa al-

Ajwabah (on the controversy between M�rz� Muh�ammad

Akhb�r� and the Shi‘a scholars residing in the Holy Shrines)

and Ris�lah Kashf al-Ghit��’ ‘an Ma‘�yib M�rz� Muh�ammad

‘Aduww al-‘Ulam� (on the wrongdoings and profane and

corrupt beliefs of M�rz� Muh��ammad Akhb�r�)

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Nih�yat al-Iqd�m (Facsimile Copy)

By T�j al-D�n Muh�ammad b. ‘Abd al-

Kar�m Shahrist�n�; by Seyyed Muhammad

Emadi Hae’ri

This is a facsimile copy in the original size of the manuscript

no. 10607 in possession of the Islamic Consultative Assembly

Library, whose completion date is recorded as 538 A.H.

Nih�yah al-Iqd�m is Shahrist�n�’s most famous work on

Ash‘arite theology.

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