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Grand Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Bahjat Fumani, known to be the greatest 'Arif in contemporary history, resided in Qum, Iran. He was a student of the greatest teacher of 'Irfan in recent history, Sayyid 'Ali Qadhi Tabatabai.
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The Mathnawi of Rumi Volumes 3 & 4

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History Of Mysticism

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On Majesty And Beauty

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The Mosque - The Heart Of Submission

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Cosmology and Architecture in Premodern Islam

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Mystics

Mulla Sadra

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Mulla Sadra, one of the worlds greatest mystic and philosopher. His scholarly works in mysticism and philosophy are being studied until today in the Islamic seminaries and in Western academic institutions.
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General

A Treatise On Love by Ibn Sina

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IBN SINA'S Risalah fi'l- 'ishq, a translation of which .is offered here, was edited critically by M. A. F. Mehren in 1894' and again in Cairo in 1917, the latter edition being mostly, though not invariably, in agreement with the former. Our translation is based on Mehren's edition as the critical one of the two but attention is drawn to any important deviation of the Cairo edition. Mauscripts in addition to those used by these two editions are listed by Brockelmann" and Ritter.
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Self Awareness

Self-Awareness and Knowing That One Knows

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It is a commonplace in the history of philosophy that issues surrounding self-awareness, consciousness, and self-knowledge do not become prominent until the early modern period.
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Jurisprudence

Origins Of The Controversy Of Ijtihad

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In a recently published article I have tried to show that, contrary to the widespread notion, the 'gate of ijtihad' was not closed, and that until the end of the fifth/eleventh century there was no reference in Islamic sources alluding to halting the practice of ijtihad.
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  • Hussein Ali, 13/01/2010 08:11:25
    avatar Hussein Ali Contratulations!
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    avatar Djibril Sankofa I would have to agree with Bro. Oludamini. An African Islamic theology is nothing new. The writings of Amadou Hampate Ba concerning Shaykh Cierno Bokar ...
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    avatar Sayyed Khidr Lawal Mu&#03 AL_Musawiy thank for this abokk but we want get it in Arabic plese
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    avatar I Jiwa s.a thanks so much for this article inshallah it can be very beneficial i was quite surprised at the emphasis of keeping away from sins! and thinking about ...
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