Walāya between Lettrism and Astrology: The Occult Mysticism of Sayyid Ḥaydar Āmulī (d. c. 787/1385)
Abstract This article examines Sayyid Ḥaydar Āmulī’s occult narratives of sainthood ( al-walāya ) with a focus on his Naṣṣ al-nuṣūṣ fī sharḥ al-fuṣūṣ , a voluminous commentary on Ibn al-ʿArabī’s (d. 638/1240) Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam . I argue that Āmulī uses lettrism, astrology, and alchemy to construct occu...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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Journal of Sufi studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-201 |
| Further subjects: | B
Lettrism
B Sainthood B Alchemy B Astrology B Occult sciences B Prophecy |
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