cogi<strong>to</strong> ergo sum, 91 Commentary upon <strong>the</strong> Book of Directives and Remarks (al-Råz¥), 113, 169 Commentary upon <strong>the</strong> Ishåråt (al- Råz¥). See Commentary upon <strong>the</strong> Book of Directives and Remarks Commentary upon <strong>the</strong> Ishåråt. See alapple¨s¥ Commentary upon <strong>the</strong> Manz.¶mah (Sabziwår¥), 238 Commentary upon <strong>the</strong> Stations (al- Råz¥), 128 communism, 274 Companions, 57 The Conclusive Argument <strong>from</strong> God (Shåh Wal¥ Allåh of Delhi), 23 Confucianism, 6; Ch<strong>in</strong>ese philosophical tradition <strong>in</strong>, 7; prophecies of, 7 consciousness: unity of, 76 cont<strong>in</strong>gency, 141; dist<strong>in</strong>ction <strong>from</strong> impossibility and necessity, 71–73, 110 Coomaraswamy, Ananda K., 20, 274, 284n9, 337n2 Cooper, John, 19, 319n6 Corb<strong>in</strong>, Henry, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 27, 79, 107, 108, 209, 217, 220, 224, 231, 232, 252, 254, 255, 277, 278, 282n19, 284n12, 286n3, 288n11, 291n51, 292n7, 293n17, 294n9, 298n24, 298n39, 302n4, 304n1, 304n15, 305n5, 306n15, 311n46, 313n68, 317n32, 318n3, 320n14, 325n6, 326n17, 327n29, 330n18 Cordovan Sierra (Andalusia), 150 cosmology, 118, 152, 211, 231; angelology and, 229; Aris<strong>to</strong>telian, 161; Avicennan, 141, 142; Manichaean, 146; of <strong>the</strong> natural sciences, 147; pseudo-Empedoclean, 150; Quranic, 149; traditional, 21 Cruz Hernández, Miguel, 15, 25, 28, 311n52, 313n61, 313n64 The Cup Reflect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Cosmos (Maybud¥), 211 Index 349 cycle of <strong>in</strong>itiation, 37, 225 cycle of prophecy, 37, 225 Dabashi, Hamid, 319n7 Dab¥rån-i Kåtib¥ Qazw¥n¥. See Qazw¥n¥, Dab¥rån-i Kåtib¥ Daccan, 204, 205 Daiber, Hans, 20, 282n3 då˘irat al-nubuwwah. See cycle of prophecy då˘irat al-walåyah/wilåyah. See cycle of <strong>in</strong>itiation Dalå˘il al-÷å˘ir¥n (Guide <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Perplexed), 190 Dåmåd, M¥r Mu±ammad Båqir, 5, 40, 41, 46, 74, 78, 116, 143, 163, 167, 199, 200, 220, 301n11, 325n6; found<strong>in</strong>g of School of Isfahan by, 87, 212–216; <strong>in</strong> Safavid period, 88, 116; school of pr<strong>in</strong>cipiality of quiddity and, 176 Dåneshpazh¨h, Mohammad Taghi. See Dånishpazh¨h, Mu±ammad Taq¥ Daniel, 5 Dånish-nåma-yi ‘alå˘¥ (The Book of Science Dedicated <strong>to</strong> ‘Alå˘ al- Dawlah), 64, 86, 111, 112 Dånishpazh¨h, Mu±ammad Taq¥, 21, 285n19, 319n10 Dante Alighieri, 154 Dårå Shuk¨h, 43 ¿ar¶rat al-ta¿ådd, 176 ¿ar¶rat al-ta¿ådd fi˘l-‘ålam wa˘l-baqå˘ (The Necessity of Contradiction <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> World and Determ<strong>in</strong>ism and Subsistence), 173 Dase<strong>in</strong>, 67 Dashtak¥, Ghiyåth al-D¥n Man∑¨r, 53, 65, 197, 198, 199–202, 206, 213, 323n37, 213; school of pr<strong>in</strong>cipiality of quiddity and, 176 Dashtak¥, ‘Imåd al-D¥n Mas‘¨d, 197 Dashtak¥, M¥r Niπåm al-D¥n, 197 Dashtak¥, M¥r S.adr al-D¥n Mu±ammad, 195–197
350 Index Dashtak¥, M¥rzå Mu±ammad Ma‘∑¨m, 197 Dashtak¥, Niπåm al-D¥n A±mad, 197 Dashtak¥, S.adr al-D¥n, 53, 203, 321n22 Dashtak¥, Sayyid ¡ab¥b Allåh, 195 Dashtak¥, Sayyid ‘Al¥ Khån Kab¥r, 197 Då˘¨d al-Qay∑ar¥, 51. See Qay∑ar¥, Då˘¨d Davidson, Herbert, 23, 303n10 Dawån¥, Jalål al-D¥n, 39, 51, 53, 134, 191, 195, 197–199, 203, 204, 206, 210; on structure of reality, 80 Dawån¥, Ri∂å, 276 De Anima (Aris<strong>to</strong>tle), 230 De Boer, Tjitze, 25 The Decisive Treatise (Ibn Rushd), 115 Declaration of <strong>the</strong> Virtues of Islam (al- ‘≈mir¥), 139 deconstructionism, 19 De <strong>in</strong>tellectu (al-K<strong>in</strong>d¥), 109, 137 The Deliverance <strong>from</strong> Error (al- Ghazzål¥), 113 De M<strong>in</strong>eralibus (Ibn S¥nå), 77 Demiurge, 112 Democritus, 144 Descartes, René, 2, 91, 232, 251, 253, 262 Descent of Thoughts (Abhar¥), 189 De Scientiis (al-Fåråb¥), 138 Descriptions of <strong>the</strong> Noble (al-apple¨s¥), 187 Deus absconditus, 133 The Development of Metaphysics <strong>in</strong> Persia (Iqbål), 26 The Development of <strong>Philosophy</strong> <strong>in</strong> Europe (Fur¨gh¥), 253 Dewar, Douglas, 268 De Wulf, Maurice, 15, 273 Dhåt, al-, 86 Dhåt al-ilåhiyyah, al-, 63 dhawq, 77, 95 dhawq al-ta˘alluh, 80 Dh¨˘l-N¨n al-Mi∑r¥, 147,159 D¥båj¥, Sayyid Ibråh¥m, 324n1 Dihdår, Mu±ammad Ma±m¨d, 206 Diogenes Laertius, 25 Dionysius <strong>the</strong> Areopagite, 120 Discourse on Method (Descartes), 251, 253 The Discovery of Truths concern<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Statement of Subtleties (Abhar¥), 189 The Disposition of Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples (Ibn Turkah), 210 Dissassociation (M¥r Dåmåd), 214 Div<strong>in</strong>alia, 220 Div<strong>in</strong>e Attributes, 50, 125; and, 52 Div<strong>in</strong>e Comedy (Dante), 154 Div<strong>in</strong>e Essence, 86; Beyond-Be<strong>in</strong>g of, 63 Div<strong>in</strong>e Intellect, 32, 39 Div<strong>in</strong>e Knowledge, 132, 176 Div<strong>in</strong>e Law, 121, 122, 127, 198, 227 Div<strong>in</strong>e Mercy, 87 Div<strong>in</strong>e Names, 178 Div<strong>in</strong>e Nature, 126 Div<strong>in</strong>e <strong>Orig<strong>in</strong></strong>, 170 Div<strong>in</strong>e Pr<strong>in</strong>ciple, 151; relation of world of multiplicity <strong>to</strong>, 81 Div<strong>in</strong>e Reality, 53, 176 The Div<strong>in</strong>e Sciences (Tabr¥z¥), 219 Div<strong>in</strong>e Splendor (Zun¨z¥), 237 Div<strong>in</strong>e Throne, 78, 225 The Div<strong>in</strong>e Tree (Shahraz¨r¥), 189, 211 Div<strong>in</strong>e Unity, 59 Div<strong>in</strong>e Will, 50, 126 Div<strong>in</strong>e Witnesses, 55 Div<strong>in</strong>e Word: mean<strong>in</strong>g of, 50 Doctr<strong>in</strong>es of <strong>the</strong> Muslims (al-Ash‘ar¥), 125 Douglas, Elmer, 311n52 dualism, 143 Dubois, G., 291n50 Dugat, Gustave, 25 Dunlop, Daniel, 312n55 Duns Scotus, 303n10 Durand, Gilbert, 17, 278, 330n18 Durr¥, ƒiå˘ al-D¥n: works of, 107 Egypt, 155, 209, 278; ancient prophecies and, 1; <strong>Islamic</strong>
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