The Compendium of Mysteries (Jami’ al-asrar) and the Sufi-Shi’i Synthesis of Ḥaydar Āmulī
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- CSAMES
- Date
- Mar 7, 2023 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Speaker
- Dr. Mukhtar Ali, Lecturer of Religion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Registration
- Registration
- Contact
- Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
- csames@illinois.edu
- Views
- 131
- Originating Calendar
- Middle East Events
This talk will discuss the significance of Haydar Amuli’s (d. 790/1388) most important work, Jami’ al-asrar. Amuli was the most important medieval heir to the teachings of Ibn ‘Arabi and as a Twelver Shi'a, he recast Ibn 'Arabi's doctrines into a wider Shi'i cosmological framework.