The Repose of the Spirits
A Sufi Commentary on the Divine Names
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2019
708 pages
978-1-4384-7335-2 (ISBN)
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Major new translation of a unique and important Persian treatise on divine names in the Islamic tradition.
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English
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Basel/Berlin/Boston
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Professional and scholarly
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Digital original
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William C. Chittick is SUNY Distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. He is the author of several books, including Faith and Practice of Islam: Three Thirteenth Century Sufi Texts and The Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn al-'Arabi's Cosmology, both also published by SUNY Press.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Sam¿anis
Sufism in A¿mad's Khorasan
The Keys to the Unseen
The Text and Translation
Notes
The Repose of the Spirits: Explaining the Names of the All- Opening King
1. Hu: He
2. Allah: God
3. Alladhi La Ilaha Illa Hu: There is no god but He
4-5. al-Räman,al-Räim:the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful
6. al-Malik: the King
7. al-Quddus: the Holy
8. al-Salam: the Peace
9. al-Mu'min: the Faithful
10. al-Muhaymin: the Overseer
11. al-¿Aziz: the Exalted
12. al-Jabbar: the All- Compelling
13. al-Mutakabbir: the Proud
14. al-Khaliq: the Creator
15. al-Bari': the Maker
16. al-Mu¿awwir: the Form-Giver
17. al-Ghaffar: the All- Forgiving
18. al-Qahhar: the Severe
19. al-Wahhab: the Bestower
20. al-Razzaq: the Provider
21. al-Fattä: the All-Opening
22. al-¿Alim: the Knowing
23-24. al-Qabi¿ al-Basi¿: the Contractor, the Expander
25-26. al-Khafi¿ al-Rafi¿: the Downletter, the Uplifter
27-28. al-Mu¿izz al-Mudhill: the Exalter, the Abaser
29-30. al-Sami¿ al-Ba¿ir: the Hearing, the Seeing
31-32: al-¿akam al-¿Adl: the Ruler, the Just
33. al-La¿if: the Gentle
34. al-Khabir: the Aware
35. al-¿alim: the Forbearing
36. al-¿A¿im: the Tremendous
37-38. al-Ghafur al-Shakur: the Forgiving, the Grateful
39-40. al-¿Ali al-Kabir: the High, the Great
41. al-¿afi¿: the Guardian
42. al-Muqit: the Nourisher
43. al-¿asib: the Reckoner/the Sufficer
44-45. al-Jalil al-Jamil: the Majestic, the Beautiful
46. al-Karim: the Generous
47. al-Raqib: the Watcher
48. al-Mujib: the Responder
49. al-Wasi¿: the Embracing
50. al-¿akim: the Wise
51. al-Wadud: the Loving/the Beloved
52. al-Majid: the Splendorous
53. al-Bäith: the Upraiser
54. al-Shahid: the Witness
55-56. al-¿aqq al-Mubin: the Real, the Clarifier
57. al-Wakil: the Trustee
58-59. al-Qawi al-Matin: the Strong, the Firm
60. al-Wali: the Friend
61. al-¿amid: the Praiser/the Praised
62. al-Mu¿¿i: the Enumerator
63-64. al-Mubdi' al-Mu¿id: the Originator, the Returner
65-66. al-Mu¿yi al-Mumit: the Life-Giver, the Death-Giver
67-68. al-¿ayy al-Qayyum: the Living, the Self-Standing
69. al-Wajid: the Finder
70-71. al-Wäid al-A¿ad: the One, the Unique
72. al-¿amad: the Self-Sufficient
73-74. al-Qadir al-Muqtadir: the Powerful, the Potent
75-76. al-Muqaddim al-Mu'akhkhir: the Forward-setter, the Behind-keeper
77-80. al-Awwal al-Akhir al-¿ahir al-Bäin: the First, the Last, the Outward, the Inward
81. al-Barr: the Kind
82. al-Tawwab: the Ever- Turning
83. al-Muntaqim: the Avenger
84. al-¿Afu: the Pardoner
85-89. al-Ra'uf, Malik al-Mulk, Dhu'l-Jalal wa'l-Ikram, al-Wali, al-Muta¿ali: the Clement, the Owner of the Kingdom, the Possessor of Majesty and Generous Giving, the Protector, the Transcendent
90-91. al-Muqsi¿ al-Jami¿: the Impartial, the Gathering
92-93. al-Ghani al-Mughni: the Unneedy, the Need-Lifter
94-95. al-¿arr al-Nafi¿: the Harmer, the Benefiter
96. al-Nur: the Light
97. al-Hadi: the Guide
98. al-Badi¿: the Innovating
99-100. al-Baqi al-Warith: the Subsistent, the Inheritor
101. al-Rashid: the Road-Shower
102. al-¿abur: the Patient
Notes
Works Cited
Index of Quranic Verses
Index of Hadiths and Arabic Sayings
Index and Glossary of Terms
Introduction
The Sam¿anis
Sufism in A¿mad's Khorasan
The Keys to the Unseen
The Text and Translation
Notes
The Repose of the Spirits: Explaining the Names of the All- Opening King
1. Hu: He
2. Allah: God
3. Alladhi La Ilaha Illa Hu: There is no god but He
4-5. al-Räman,al-Räim:the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful
6. al-Malik: the King
7. al-Quddus: the Holy
8. al-Salam: the Peace
9. al-Mu'min: the Faithful
10. al-Muhaymin: the Overseer
11. al-¿Aziz: the Exalted
12. al-Jabbar: the All- Compelling
13. al-Mutakabbir: the Proud
14. al-Khaliq: the Creator
15. al-Bari': the Maker
16. al-Mu¿awwir: the Form-Giver
17. al-Ghaffar: the All- Forgiving
18. al-Qahhar: the Severe
19. al-Wahhab: the Bestower
20. al-Razzaq: the Provider
21. al-Fattä: the All-Opening
22. al-¿Alim: the Knowing
23-24. al-Qabi¿ al-Basi¿: the Contractor, the Expander
25-26. al-Khafi¿ al-Rafi¿: the Downletter, the Uplifter
27-28. al-Mu¿izz al-Mudhill: the Exalter, the Abaser
29-30. al-Sami¿ al-Ba¿ir: the Hearing, the Seeing
31-32: al-¿akam al-¿Adl: the Ruler, the Just
33. al-La¿if: the Gentle
34. al-Khabir: the Aware
35. al-¿alim: the Forbearing
36. al-¿A¿im: the Tremendous
37-38. al-Ghafur al-Shakur: the Forgiving, the Grateful
39-40. al-¿Ali al-Kabir: the High, the Great
41. al-¿afi¿: the Guardian
42. al-Muqit: the Nourisher
43. al-¿asib: the Reckoner/the Sufficer
44-45. al-Jalil al-Jamil: the Majestic, the Beautiful
46. al-Karim: the Generous
47. al-Raqib: the Watcher
48. al-Mujib: the Responder
49. al-Wasi¿: the Embracing
50. al-¿akim: the Wise
51. al-Wadud: the Loving/the Beloved
52. al-Majid: the Splendorous
53. al-Bäith: the Upraiser
54. al-Shahid: the Witness
55-56. al-¿aqq al-Mubin: the Real, the Clarifier
57. al-Wakil: the Trustee
58-59. al-Qawi al-Matin: the Strong, the Firm
60. al-Wali: the Friend
61. al-¿amid: the Praiser/the Praised
62. al-Mu¿¿i: the Enumerator
63-64. al-Mubdi' al-Mu¿id: the Originator, the Returner
65-66. al-Mu¿yi al-Mumit: the Life-Giver, the Death-Giver
67-68. al-¿ayy al-Qayyum: the Living, the Self-Standing
69. al-Wajid: the Finder
70-71. al-Wäid al-A¿ad: the One, the Unique
72. al-¿amad: the Self-Sufficient
73-74. al-Qadir al-Muqtadir: the Powerful, the Potent
75-76. al-Muqaddim al-Mu'akhkhir: the Forward-setter, the Behind-keeper
77-80. al-Awwal al-Akhir al-¿ahir al-Bäin: the First, the Last, the Outward, the Inward
81. al-Barr: the Kind
82. al-Tawwab: the Ever- Turning
83. al-Muntaqim: the Avenger
84. al-¿Afu: the Pardoner
85-89. al-Ra'uf, Malik al-Mulk, Dhu'l-Jalal wa'l-Ikram, al-Wali, al-Muta¿ali: the Clement, the Owner of the Kingdom, the Possessor of Majesty and Generous Giving, the Protector, the Transcendent
90-91. al-Muqsi¿ al-Jami¿: the Impartial, the Gathering
92-93. al-Ghani al-Mughni: the Unneedy, the Need-Lifter
94-95. al-¿arr al-Nafi¿: the Harmer, the Benefiter
96. al-Nur: the Light
97. al-Hadi: the Guide
98. al-Badi¿: the Innovating
99-100. al-Baqi al-Warith: the Subsistent, the Inheritor
101. al-Rashid: the Road-Shower
102. al-¿abur: the Patient
Notes
Works Cited
Index of Quranic Verses
Index of Hadiths and Arabic Sayings
Index and Glossary of Terms
