In our previous installment we completed our survey of the life, works, and influence of Shaykh Aḥmad Ibn Zayniddīn al-Aḥsāʾī. We are now at the halfway point. The second half of our survey, consisting of the final three installments in this series, will focus on the philosophical foundations of the cosmology of the Shaykh. Contents of the seven...
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Wa Bismi Rabbi al-Husayn (S) In the previous post in the Reflection section we have begun a discussion of the Qurʾānic and AhlulBayti concept of ʿaql and ways to express that concept in English. Brother dhulfiqar110 made some points regarding Amir-Moezzi's “hiero-intelligence”; during the discussion a subtle and profound point in the science of the...
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Wa Bismi Rabbi ãl-Husayn (Ṣ) Dear Friends in Walāyaḧ, Ał-Salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmaẗu Ãllāhi wa barakātuhū. One of the brothers and sisters asked me to comment on the merits of the famous Ziyāraḧ Jāmiʿaḧ Kabīraḧ, the Great Comprehensive Visitation. This long prayer of visitation is narrated from Imām ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad...
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Bismi Rabbi ãl-Husayn (Ṣ) و الصلوة و السلام على سيدنا محمد و آله الطيبين الطاهرين، و لعنة الله و الخلق على أعدائهم أجمعين Dear Friends in Walāyaḧ, This is Part III of our continuing discussion on the ikhtiyār of Imām Ṣādiq (Ṣ) with respect to the recitation of...
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Bismi Rabbi ãl-Husayn (S) و الصلوة و السلام على سيدنا محمد و آله الطيبين الطاهرين، و لعنة الله و الخلق على أعدائهم أجمعين Dear Friends in Walāyaḧ, This is Part II of our continuing discussion on the ikhtiyār of Imām Ṣādiq (Ṣ) with respect to the recitation of Ḥamzaḧ...
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