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334 Notes to Chapter 13
‘Imåd al-Dawlah wa Evellene f¥ls¨f-i Farånsaw¥,” Råhnåma-yi kitåb, vol. 19, no.
11–12 (1355).
22. See the introduction of ≈shtiyån¥ to his edition of the Raså˘il of
Sabziwår¥ (Mashhad: Mashhad University Press, 1970), p. 52.
23. “In his comprehension of the words of Mullå |adrå and understanding
of the mysteries and difficulties of his philosophy, ≈qå ‘Al¥ was
more perfect than all those who have written either glosses or independent
works concerning the foundation of Mullå |adrå’s [thought].” S. J. ≈shtiyån¥,
introduction to Shar÷ risålat al-mashå‘ir of Mullå |adrå by Mullå Mu±ammad
Ja‘far Låh¥jån¥ (Mashhad: Mashhad University Press, 1964), p. 48.
24. Published in Paris, Dedier et cie, 1865.
25. Kad¥war, op. cit. p. 49.
26. |aduq¥ Suhå, op. cit., pp. 51–52. |aduq¥ Suhå also writes that the
teacher of ≈qå Mu±ammad Ri∂å’s teacher, ≈qå Sayyid Ra∂¥ Lår¥jån¥, a mysterious
figure whose name was ≈kh¨nd Mullå Ismå‘¥l Wa±id al-‘Ayn, was
one of the spiritual masters of the Dhahab¥ Order. (Ibid., p. 52).
27. Khi∂r or al-Kha∂ir refers of course to the mysterious prophet mentioned
in the Noble Quran who symbolizes the guide upon the spiritual path
in Islamic esoterism.
28. |aduq¥ Suhå, op. cit., p. 49.
29. ≈shtiyån¥’s, introduction to the Shawåhid, p. 124.
30. |aduq¥ Suhå, op. cit., p. 58.
31. Unfortunately most of those works have yet to be critically edited
and published. One hopes that someone will do for the works of ≈qå
Mu±ammad Ri∂å what Mu±sin Kad¥war has done for the writings of ≈qå ‘Al¥
Mudarris.
32. For a long list of ≈qå Mu±ammad Ri∂å’s students, see |aduq¥ Suhå,
op. cit., pp. 59–105.
33. Like ≈qå ‘Al¥ Mudarris, Jilwah has written a short account of his
own life, which has been published in |aduq¥ Suhå, op. cit. pp. 159–61. On
Jilwah, see Ghulåm Ri∂å Gul¥ Zawwårah, M¥rzå Ab¶˘l-¡asan Jilwah: ¡ak¥m-i
Fur¶tan (Tehran: Såzimån-i Tabl¥ghåt-i Islåm¥, 1372 [A.H. solar]). This work
deals with the family background, biography, and certain features of his
thought, as well as reflections upon him by his contemporaries and students.
34. |aduq¥ Suhå has given the name of dozens upon dozen of the students
of the founders of the School of Tehran and their immediate successors
to the present day. See his op. cit., pp. 59ff. There are many figures mentioned
briefly by |aduq¥ Suhå and ≈shtiyån¥ who deserve to be more fully studied.
We do not wish to give simply a catalog of their names here but must emphasize
that many of them are worthy of separate monographic studies.