ʿAlāʾ Al-Dawla Al-Simnānī Between Spiritual Authority and Political Power : With a Critical Edition of Al-Wārid Al-Sārid Al-ṭārid Subhat Al-mārid and Its Persian Version Zayn Al-muʿtaqad Li-zayn Al-mu'taqid.

Intro -- 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.

In ʿAlāʾ al-Dawla al-Simnānī Between Spiritual Authority and Political Power: A Persian Lord and Intellectual in the Heart of the Ilkhanate, Giovanni Maria Martini investigates the personality of a major figure in the socio-political and cultural landscape of Mongol Iran.

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