L’auteur

Todd Lawson est professeur d’islamologie à l’Université de Toronto dans le département des civilisations proche-orientales (Dept. of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations).

Presentation

Of the several works on the rise and development of the Babi movement, especially those dealing with the life and work of its founder, Sayyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi, few deal directly with the compelling and complex web of mysticism, theology and philosophy found in his earliest compositions. (lire la suite…)

Table des matières

Introduction Background 1. Shi’i Tafsir 2. Akhbari Tafsir 3. The Shaykhi School 4. Ta’awwuf 5. Life of the Bab 6. Works of the Bab Part I : The Tafsir surat al-baqara 7. Walaya 8. Hierarchies 1 (Tetrads) 9. Hierarchies 2 (Heptads) 10. Tajalli 11. Qa’im Part II : The Tafsir surat Yusef 12. General Desription 13. The Terms dhikr and bab 14. The nuqta and the Khu’bat al-Tatanjiya 15. The Surat al-nahl : Translation and Commentarymmentary

(Source : Routledge)