Ḩamĩd al-Dĩn al-Kirmānĩ : Ismaili thought in the age of al-Ḩākim

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Ḩamĩd al-Dĩn al-Kirmānĩ : Ismaili thought in the age of al-Ḩākim

Paul E. Walker

I. B. Tauris, 1999

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Among the most outstanding Ismaili thinkers, Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani was at the forefront of the intellectual advances of his time and almost on a par with his famous contemporary, Ibn Sina, with whom he shared many philosophical ideas. His ideas on the intellect and the order of creation are a departure from those expressed by early Ismaili thinkers which he endeavoured to amend, thus providing insights into to early Ismaili debates about philosophical and scientific concepts. This book presents a systematic investigation of al-Kirmani's life and thought. It focuses on the principal themes of his writings: the nature of human recognition and veneration of God; an understanding of the cosmic order; and the repose and tranquillity of the intellect. The author also examines a number of problems in the biography of al-Kirmani, the affiliations between his metaphysical system of thought and those of al-Farabi and Ibn Sina, and the importance of his writings for the Ismaili da'wa during the late-10th and 11th centuries.

Table of Contents

  • The Imam and the "Da'i"
  • the works of al-Kirmani
  • al-Kirmani and the "Da'wa"
  • double observance by works and knowledge
  • God, creation and the cosmic order
  • the city of God. Appendices: al-Kirmani and the philosophers
  • al-Kirmani's citations of his own works
  • the author's table of contents for the "Rahat al-'aql".

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