Dedicated to the achievements of Farhad Daftary, the foremost authority in Ismaili Studies of our time, this volume gathers together a number of studies on intellectual and political history, particularly in the three main areas where the significance of Daftary鈥檚 scholarship has had the largest impact 鈥 Ismaili Studies as well as Persian Studies and Shi鈥榠 Studies in a wider context. It focuses, but not exclusively, on the intellectual production of the IsmailisAdherents of a branch of Shi’i Islam that considers Ismail, the eldest son of the Shi’i Imam Ja士far al-峁⒛乨iq (d. 765), as his successor. and their role in history, with discussions ranging from some of the earliest Ismaili texts, to thinkers from the Fatimid and the AlamutFortress of the Nizari Ismailis in northern Iran, which fell to the Mongols in 654 AH/1256 CE. periods as well as relations of the FatimidsMajor Muslim dynasty of Ismaili caliphs in North Africa (from 909) and later in Egypt (973鈥1171) More with other dynasties. Containing essays from some of the most respected scholars in Ismaili, Shi鈥榠 and Persian Studies (including Patricia Crone, M. A. Amir-Moezzi, C. Edmund Bosworth and Robert Gleave), the book makes a significant contribution to wider scholarship in philosophical theology and medieval Islam. The contributors include: I. Afshar, H. Algar, M. A. Amir-Moezzi, S. J. Badakhchani, C. Baffioni, C. E. Bosworth, D. Cortese, P. Crone, D. De Smet, R. Gleave, H. Haji, I. Hajnal, A. H. Hamdani, C. Hillenbrand, A. C. Hunsberger, H. Landolt, L. Lewisohn, W. Madelung, A. Nanji, A. J. Newman, I. K. Poonawala and P. E. Walker.
Foreword, Azim Nanji
List of Illustrations
List of Contributors
1. Introduction: A Biographical Sketch
Omar Al铆-de-Unzaga
2. Bibliography of the Works of Farhad Daftary
3. Persian, the Other Sacred Language of Islam: Some Brief Notes
Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
4. Sunni Claims to Imam Ja士far al-峁⒛乨iq
Hamid Algar
5. The Kit膩b al-Rus奴m wa鈥檒-izdiw膩j wa鈥檒-tart墨b Attributed to 士Abd膩n (d. 286/899): Edition of the Arabic Text and Translation
Wilferd Madelung and Paul E. Walker
6. Ab奴 Tamm膩m on the Mubayyi岣峚
Patricia Crone
7. The Ikhw膩n al-峁f膩示From Arabic, lit. 鈥楤rethren of Purity鈥, a group of learned scholars who were based in Basra and Baghdad around the last quarter of the t10th century CE. It is more…: Between al-Kind墨 and al-F膩r膩b墨
Abbas Hamdani
8. 滨产诲腻士, Divine Imperative and Prophecy in the Ras膩示il Ikhw膩n al-峁f膩示
Carmela Baffioni
9. Some Aspects of the External Relations of the Qar膩mi峁璦 in Ba岣ayn
Istv谩n Hajnal
10. A Distinguished Slav Eunuch of the Early Fatimid Period: al-Ust膩dh Jawdhar
Hamid Haji
11. Al-Q膩岣嵞 al-Nu士m膩n and his Refutation of Ibn Qutayba
Ismail K. Poonawala
12. The Ris膩la al-Mudhhiba Attributed to al-Q膩岣嵞 al-Nu士m膩n: Important Evidence for the Adoption of Neoplatonism by Fatimid Ismailism at the Time of al-Mu士izz?
Daniel De Smet
13. Cosmos into Verse: Two Examples of Islamic Philosophical Poetry in Persian
Alice C. Hunsberger
14. Early Evidence for the Reception of N膩峁r-i Khusraw鈥檚 Poetry in Sufism: 士Ayn al-Qu岣嵞乼鈥檚 Letter on the Ta士l墨m墨s
Hermann Landolt
15. A Dream Come True: Empowerment Through Dreams Reflecting Fatimid鈥揝ulayhid Relations
Delia Cortese
16. From the 鈥楳oses of Reason鈥 to the 鈥楰hi岣峳 of the Resurrection鈥: The Oxymoronic Transcendent in Shahrast膩n墨鈥檚 Majlis-i makt奴b鈥ar Khw膩razm
Leonard Lewisohn
17. Poems of the Resurrection: 岣san-i Ma岣奴d-i K膩tib and his D墨w膩n-i Q膩示imiyy膩
S. Jalal Badakhchani
18. Further Notes on the Turkish Names in Abu鈥檒-Fa岣峫 Bayhaq墨鈥檚 T膩r墨kh-i Mas士奴d墨
C. Edmund Bosworth
19. A Book List from a Seventh/Thirteenth-Century Manuscript Found in B膩my膩n
Iraj Afshar
20. What鈥檚 in a Name? Tughtegin 鈥 鈥榯he Minister of the Antichrist鈥?
Carole Hillenbrand
21. SafavidsA major Shi’i dynasty which ruled Persia (1501-1732 CE), and was succeeded by the Afsharids. (See also Qizilbash, Safawiyya.) and 鈥楽ubalterns鈥: The Reclaiming of Voices
Andrew J. Newman
22. Compromise and Conciliation in the Akhb膩r墨鈥揢峁Ｅ玪墨 Dispute: Y奴suf al-Ba岣膩n墨鈥檚 Assessment of 士Abd All膩h al-Sam膩h墨j墨鈥檚 Munyat al-Mum膩ris墨n
Robert Gleave
Bibliography
Index
Omar Al铆-de-Unzaga is the Coordinator of the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍ic Studies Unit at 鸟大大影院 (鸟大大影院), London. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge and is currently preparing a monograph entitled A Philosophical Reading of the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍Muslims believe that the Holy 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍 contains divine revelations to the Prophet Muhammed received in Mecca and Medina over a period of 23 years in the early 7th century CE. More: Exegetical Thought in the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity (Ras膩示il Ikhw膩n al-峁f膩示). He is also the Editor of the 蚕耻谤鈥檃苍ic Studies Series published in association with the 鸟大大影院.