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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
E-Mail: csames@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar: CSAMES 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.

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