22 The Goal of Philosophy

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. A Note on Transliteration and Style ix
4. Editors’ Introduction xi
5. Sufism and the Islamic Tradition
6. Islam in Three Dimensions 2
7. The Bodily Gestures of the Ṣalāt 22
8. Weeping in Islam and the Sufi Tradition 26
9. A Shādhilῑ Presence in Shi῾ite Islam 38
10. The Pluralistic Vision of Persian Sufi Poetry 42
11. The Real Shams-i Tabrīzī 48
12. The Koran as the Lover’s Mirror 56
13. Ibn al-῾Arabī and His Influence
14. A History of the Term Waḥdat al-Wujūd 70
15. The Question of Ibn al-῾Arabī’s “Influence” on Rūmī 88
16. Ibn al-῾Arabī on the Benefit of Knowledge 100
17. Qūnawī, Neoplatonism, and the Circle of Ascent 112
18. Farghānī on Oneness and Manyness 132
19. Jāmī on the Perfect Man 142
20. Two Treatises by Khwāja Khurd 152
21. A Debate Between the Soul and the Spirit 170
22. A Chishtī Handbook from Bijapur 180
23. Islamic Philosophy
24. Rūmī and the Wooden Leg of Reason 200
25. Bābā Afḍal’s Psychology 210
26. Mullā Ṣadrā on Perception 220
27. Eschatology in Islamic Thought 232
28. The Circle of Life 258
29. The Goal of Philosophy 266
30. Reflections on Contemporary Issues
31. The Metaphysical Roots of War and Peace 276
32. Harmony with the Cosmos 290
33. Stray Camels in China 298
34. In Search of the Lost Heart 312
35. A Chronological List of Historical Figures Cited 326
36. Chapter Sources 328
37. Books by William C. Chittick 330
38. Notes 334
39. Bibliography 364
40. Index of Koranic Passages 374
41. Index of Hadiths and Sayings 382
42. Index of Names and Technical Terms 386