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| Pt. I | Islamic Philosophy | |
| 1 | A Persian Philosopher | 3 |
| 2 | The Worldview of Islamic Philosophy | 29 |
| 3 | Basic Philosophical Notions | 69 |
| Pt. II | The Writings of Baba Afdal | |
| 4 | Background Texts | 101 |
| 5 | Writings on Practice | 127 |
| Quatrains | 127 | |
| Essay on Practice | 128 | |
| Quatrains | 128 | |
| Essay on Disengagement and Struggle | 128 | |
| Quatrains | 129 | |
| Essay on Tawhid | 129 | |
| Quatrains | 130 | |
| The Testament of the Sages; Or, Twenty-Eight Words of Counsel to the Brethren | 131 | |
| Quatrains | 132 | |
| Advice to Seekers of Wisdom | 133 | |
| Quatrains | 134 | |
| Essay on Salvation | 135 | |
| Ghazal | 136 | |
| Letter to Majd al-Din Muhammad ibn 'Ubayd Allah | 137 | |
| Quatrains | 141 | |
| Petition | 142 | |
| Quatrains | 143 | |
| Letter to Taj al-Din Muhammad Nushabadi | 143 | |
| Quatrains | 145 | |
| Supplication | 146 | |
| Quatrains | 146 | |
| First Letter to Shams al-Din Dizwakush | 147 | |
| Quatrains | 153 | |
| Second Letter to Shams al-Din Dizwakush | 153 | |
| Ghazal | 157 | |
| Letter to Shams al-Din Diya al-Islam | 157 | |
| Quatrains | 159 | |
| Letter to Shams al-Din Majd al-Islam | 159 | |
| Quatrains | 161 | |
| Letter to Muntakhab al-Din Haraskani | 162 | |
| Quatrains | 168 | |
| 6 | Writings on Theory | 169 |
| Quatrains | 169 | |
| Essay on Self-Awareness | 169 | |
| Quatrains | 170 | |
| Essay on Intellect | 170 | |
| Essay: Security from the Soul's Nullification in the Refuge of Intelligence | 171 | |
| Essay on the Universal | 174 | |
| Essay on Meanings | 174 | |
| Essay: The State of the Particular Souls after the Corruption of the Bodies | 174 | |
| Essay: The Demonstration of the Level at which Humans Gain Certainty that They Have Become Secure from Annihilation | 176 | |
| Essay on the Soul's Subsistence | 177 | |
| The Makings and Ornaments of Well-Provisioned Kings | 178 | |
| The Book of the Everlasting | 194 | |
| The Beginning of The Book of Displays | 233 | |
| The Conclusion of The Book of Displays | 238 | |
| The Rungs of Perfection | 243 | |
| Essay: Words Giving Help to the Seeing of the Obtainers | 271 | |
| The Book of the Road's End | 272 | |
| Essay on the Reality of the Human | 288 | |
| The Beginning of The Clarifying Method | 291 | |
| The Conclusion of The Clarifying Method | 306 | |
| Notes | 309 | |
| Index of Koranic Verses | 335 | |
| Index of Hadiths and Sayings | 339 | |
| Index of Names and Terms | 341 |
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Mario Colomba
reviewed The Heart of Islamic Philosophy: The Quest for Self-Knowledge in the Teachings of Afdal al-Din Kashani on February 12, 2016
The Heart of Islamic Philosophy: The Quest for Self-Knowledge in the Teachings of Afdal al-Din Kashani
A classic exposition of the Sufi doctrine, ethics, metaphysics and history. It is by going within the Garden of Sufism that one can come to appreciate and respect Islamic practices as well as the Koran. As a recent convert to Islam and Sufism, Nasrs' well written book gave me the assurance that the fascination and love for Sufism which I first had two year ago while I was reading, "Essential Sufism", had root not just in my mind, but in my soul and heart.
Having said that, this book is really a spring-board for further reading and research for this book only touches the surface of what Sufism has to offer. While being a introduction to Sufism, it is filled with Nasr's tendencies towards being affiliated with the perennial philosophy: he is constantly making comparisons between different Sufi and Islamic concepts and symbols, with references to all the worlds spiritual traditions such as Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and others. Such makes this book an equally valuable source for seeing the transcendental unity of the worlds religions.
Having listened to many lectures and read many of his books, it's obvious to see Nasr's work is dedicated towards not just the Sophia Perennis, but towards making more manifest the value, importance and beauty of Islam in a world where as he puts it, "extremes prevail". He is one of the few scholars and metaphysicians whose clear Intellect has spread the salvic necessity of tradition and Gnosis.
No matter what level of Reality we happen to dwell in, whether we really understand Rumi's 'mysterious' poems or not and regardless of our religious affiliations-or lack thereof- this book presents a spiritual worldview whose metaphysical thrustings, ethical foundations and aesthetic traditions may very well change our lives. It has changed mine: would it for you?
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