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- Introduction
- Theoretical Irfan
- Shari'ah, Tariqah and Haqiqah
- The Origins of Islamic 'Irfan:
- A Brief History
- 'Urafa' of the Second/Eighth Century
- 'Urafa' of the Third/Ninth Century
- 'Urafa' of the Fourth/Tenth Century
- 'Urafa' of the Fifth/Eleventh Century
- 'Urafa' of the Sixth/Twelfth Century
- 'Urafa' of the Seventh/Thirteenth Century
- 'Urafa' of the Eighth/Fourteenth Century:
- 'Urafa' of the Ninth/Fifteenth Century
- 1. Shah Ni'mat Allah Wali:
- 2. Sa'in al-Din 'Ali Tarakeh Isfahani:
- 3. Muhammad ibn Mamzah al-Fanari al-Rumi:
- 4. Shams al-Din Muhammad Lahiji Nurbakhshi:
- 5. Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman Jami:
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- 1. Waqt (Moment):
- 2 and 3. Hal (State) and Maqam (Position):
- 4 and 5. Qabd (Contraction) and Bast (Expansion):
- 6 and 7. Jam (Gatheredness) and Farq (Separation):
- 10,11,12 and 13. Dhawq, Shurb, Sukr and Riyy:
- 14, 15 and 16. Mahw, Mahq, and Sahw:
- 17. Khawatir (Thoughts):
- 18.,19. and 20. Qalb, Ruh and Sirr:
- The Mystic's Stations (Maqamat):
- Zahid, 'abid and 'arif:
- The 'arif's Goal:
- The First Station
- Exercise and Self-Discipline:
- Some Terms of 'Irfan:
An Introduction to Irfan
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Authors(s): Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari
Category: Spirituality
Journal: Vol.4, N.1
Topic Tags: Irfan Sufism Shia Spiritual Teachings Spirituality
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Language
English
'Irfan (Shi'i spiritual teachings) as compared to tasawwuf (Sufism), its beliefs, practices, different parts (Shari'ah, Tariqa, and Haqiqa), as well as its major practitioners throughout Islamic History.
Introduction
This short introduction to irfan is a part of the author's book Ashnai ba ulum e Islami (An Introduction to the Islamic Sciences) written in seven parts: 1) logic, 2) philosophy, 3) kalam, 4) irfan, 5) fiqh, 6) usul al fiqh, 7) hikmat e amali (ethics).
'Irfan is one of the disciplines that originated within the realm of Islamic culture and developed there to attain a high level of sophistication. But before we can begin to discuss 'irfan, we must realize that it can be approached from two viewpoints: the social and the academic.
Unlike the scholars of other Islamic disciplines - such as the Quranic commentators (mufassirun), the scholars of hadith (muhaddithun), the jurisprudents (fuqaha'), the theologians (mutakallimun), the philosophers, the men of literature, and the poets - the 'urafa' are a group of scholars who have not only developed their own science, 'irfan, producing great scholars and important books, but have also given rise within the Islamic world to a distinct social grouping. In this the 'urafa' are unique; for the scholars of the other Islamic disciplines - such as the jurisprudents, for instance - form solely academic groupings and are not viewed as a social group
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