Mohammed Rustom 
Inrushes of the Heart [EPUB ebook] 
The Sufi Philosophy of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt

Inrushes of the Heart delves deeply into the life and thought of ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī (d. 525/1131), a major Muslim philosopher, Sufi master, and religious judge who was executed by the Seljuq government at the age of thirty-four. Mohammed Rustom presents nearly eight hundred passages in translation (most of which appear here for the first time in English) from ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt’s Arabic and Persian writings alongside a step-by-step commentary that outlines every major theme that guides his worldview. Contextualizing ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt’s life, influence, and self-perception as a teacher and scholar extraordinaire, the book then carefully unpacks his highly original teachings on God, cosmology, human agency, spiritual practice, imagination, death, knowledge, scripture, beauty, and love.

İçerik tablosu

Detailed List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Preface

Format and Style

Sourcing Hadiths and Sayings

Abbreviations



Introduction: A Sage in Exile

Life

Execution

Writings

Reception

The Present Book



1. Autobiography

Discovery

Helplessness

Tasting

Charismatic Gifts

Apparitions

Muhammadan Encounters



2. Counsel and Confession

Advice and Admonition

Criticism

Sandal-Service

Two Defenses

Divine Jealousy



3. Heavenly Matters

The Essence

Rational Proof

Witness

Divine Names and Attributes

Oneness of Existence

Levels of Light

The Goal of Creation



4. Earthly Concerns

Good and Evil

Cosmic Well-Being

Against Dualism

Bad Transmitters

Compulsion and Freedom

Guidance and Misguidance



5. Inside Out, Outside In

Intention and Sincerity

Assent

Purity and Prayer

Fasting

Pilgrimage and Alms Tax

Praise and Gratitude

Imaginalization

Death before Death



6. Wayfarers and Masters

Habit-Worship

Body and Soul

The Heart

The Spirit

Wayfaring and Seeking

Renunciation

The Ripened Master



7. Knowledge Transcendent

Brothers and Mirrors

Knowers and Recognizers

The Scale of the Intellect

Beyond the Intellect

Self-Recognition

Self-Perception



8. Quranic Origins

Paradise Found

Vastness and Worthiness

Knowing and Hearing

The Imprint of Letters

Letters and Dots

Dots, Nothingness, Subsistence



9. Muhammad and Iblis

Periphery to Center

Muhammadan Light

The Black Light of Iblis

Face, Mole, Tresses

Faith and Unbelief

Two Commands

An Ideal Lover



10. Love Transcendent

Love as Guide

Love and Loverhood

Trial and Tribulation

Madness and Burning

The Religion of Love

Levels of Unbelief

Self-Love

In the I of the Beholder



Notes

Bibliography

Works by ʿAyn al-Quḍāt (Editions, Manuscripts, Translations)

Works Misattributed to ʿAyn al-Quḍāt

Scholarship on ʿAyn al-Quḍāt Cited or Consulted

Other Primary Sources

Other Secondary Sources

Indexes

Index of Translated Texts

Index of Quranic Passages

Index of Hadiths, Proverbs, and Sayings

Index of Names and Terms

Yazar hakkında

Mohammed Rustom is Professor of Islamic Thought at Carleton University and Director of the Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam. He is the author of the award-winning book
The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā, also published by SUNY Press.