Suhrawardi: The Shape of Light Short Stories

Suhrawardi: The Shape of Light Short StoriesThe twelfth century Sufi Shihabuddun Yahya Al Suhrawardi (1155 11 91 A. D., 549 587 A. H.) was the founder of the Illuminationist or Ishraqi school, a philosophy of light or intellectual intuition, influenced by Platonism, Hermeticism, and, especially, the teachings of Persian Sufi masters. Born in Azerbaijan, Suhrawardi spent most of his adult life in Persia, where he died at the age of 38, after being imprisoned by the authorities for his beliefs.

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Since the essence of Islam is universal

the term ahl al-bayt refers to two different things

Holland held academic positions in Toronto

His previous works include Islam and Natural Philosophy

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