Al al-Dawla al-Simnn between Spiritual Authority and Political Power: A Persian Lord and Intellectual in the Heart of the Ilkhanate (Islamicate ... 4) (English, Arabic and Persian Edition)

Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note on Transliteration
Introduction
		Simnānī and the Kubrawiyya
		The Criticism of Ibn ʿArabī
		The Current State of Research
		Organization and Objectives of this Book
1 - Simnānī’s Biography: A Window into Iranian Society under the Ilkhanids
		Background
		Youth
		Metanoia
		The Return to Simnān
		The Meeting with Šaraf al-Dīn al-Ḥanawayh
		The Departure to Baghdad and Imprisonment at the Court of Arġūn
		Back to Simnān. The Trips to Iraq and the Ḥiǧāz
		Ṣūfīābād Ḫudādād: Simnānī’s Own Dār al-Hiǧra in the Heart of the Ilkhanate
		Mastery, Advanced Years and Death
2 - The Relationship between al-Wārid al-šārid al-ṭārid šubhat al-mārid and the Zayn al-muʿtaqad li-zayn al-muʿtaqid
		Introductory Remarks
		Background
		Section One: Descriptive Analysis of the Differences between al-wārid and the zayn
			The Structure
			The Contents
			The Style
		Section Two: The Dynamics of Translation: Audiences, Authorship and Divine Inspiration in the Composition of al-Wārid and the Zayn
			Different Languages for Different Audiences
			The Purpose and Function of the Dedicatory Prefaces to Simnānī’s Works
			Another Element in Action: the Role of Divine Inspiration in the Translation Process
			Conclusions and Outlook: Towards an Explanation of the Differences between al-Wārid and the Zayn
	Section Three: Observations on the Structure of Some of Simnānī’s Most Relevant Works
			Premise
			Simnānī’s Major Works in Which the Hybrid Structure is Absent
			Simnānī’s Major Works Showing a Hybrid Structure
			Conclusions and Outlook
		Section Four: Observations on the Persian Translation of the ʿUrwa li-ahl al-ḫalwa wa al-ǧalwa
		Observations on the Persian Translation of the ʿUrwa li-ahl al-ḫalwa wa al-ǧalwa
3 - The Method Used in the Preparation of the Critical Edition of al-Wārid al-šārid al-ṭārid šubhat al-mārid
		Foreword
		Description of the Manuscripts
			Manuscript Hu
			Manuscript P
			Manuscript He
		Analysis of the Evidence Useful for the Reconstruction of the Stemma Codicum and Related Hypotheses
			Preliminary Observations. Who Was the Copyist of Hu and P?
			The Differences between the Two Witnesses of al-Wārid Copied by Ṣārī ʿAbd Allāh Efendī
		Examination of the Elements Present in Hu but Absent in P
			Explicative Hypotheses about the Differences between the Text Preserved in Hu and P
			Dependency Relationships of He on P
			Stemma Codicum
4 - Established Text of al-Wārid al-šārid al-ṭārid šubhat al-mārid
	المقدّمة
	الفصل الأوّل: في بيان البيان والبحث مع ابن سينا بالدليل والبرهان
	الفصل الثاني: في اقوال المحقّقين في امر الروح والتوفيق بينهم علی الفتوح علی قدر المشروح
	الفصل الثالث: في اللطيفة الأنائيّة وبيانها على طريق ضرب المثل مستعيذا باللّٰه من الخطاء والخطل
	الفصل الرابع: في استكشاف طريق الحقّ من بين الطرق والإطّلاع على الطريقة الناجية بين الفرق
5 - The Method Used in the Preparation of the Critical Edition of the Zayn al-muʿtaqad li-zayn al-muʿtaqid
		Foreword
		A Note on Transcription
		Description of the Manuscripts
			Manuscript A
			Manuscript B
			Manuscript C
			Manuscript D
	Analysis of the Evidence Useful for the Reconstruction of the Stemma Codicum and Related Hypotheses
			Preliminary Observations
			A Two-Branched Tree
			The Second Branch of the Tradition: the Relationships Linking Manuscripts B, C and D
			Hypotheses on the Relationship of Manuscript B to Manuscripts D and C
			The α Antigraph of B and D
			Stemma Codicum
6 - Established Text of the Zayn al-muʿtaqad li-zayn al-muʿtaqid
	زین المعتقد لزین المعتقد
7 - The Inspiration Refuting the Rebel’s Sophistry (Translation of al-Wārid al-šārid al-ṭārid šubhat al-mārid)
		A Note on the Translation
		The Inspiration Refuting The Rebel’s Sophistry
			[Introduction]
			First Chapter: On the Definition of “Discourse” (bayān) and the Case against Avicenna by Way of Proof and Demonstration
		Second Chapter: On the Assertions of the Spiritual Masters about the Spirit (al-rūḥ) and Their Mutual Agreement (al-tawfīq) on the Revelations They Received Where Explanation is Possible
			Third Chapter: On the “Subtle Centre of the True I-ness” (al-laṭīfa al-anāʾiyya) and Its Explanation by Way of Example, Taking Refuge in God Against Error and Futility
			Fourth Chapter: On the Identification of the Way of the Truth (ṭarīq al-ḥaqq) Among the Various Ways and the Discovery of the Saved Group (al-firqa al-nāǧiya) Among the Disparate Factions (firaq)
Appendix: Supplement to the Catalogue of Simnānī’s Written Works
Bibliography
Index