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Divine Inspirations and Sanctifications

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This volume presents the first critical edition and English translation of Al-Wāridāt wa’l-Taqdīsāt (Divine Inspirations and Sanctifications) by Shihāb al-Dīn Yaḥyā al-Suhrawardī (1154–1191), a Per...
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  • 16 July 2026
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This volume presents the first critical edition and English translation of Al-Wāridāt wa’l-Taqdīsāt (Divine Inspirations and Sanctifications) by Shihāb al-Dīn Yaḥyā al-Suhrawardī (1154–1191), a Persianate founder of the Illuminationist (Ishrāqī) school within the Islamic philosophy. Written in Arabic, the work blends visionary passages, ontological reflections, ethical counsel, and invocations to celestial beings. It reveals a lesser-known, more occult dimension of al-Suhrawardī, complementing his reputation as philosopher and mystic. Rich with cryptic references to Illuminationist worship and spiritual rank which the author ascribed to himself, the text is analyzed by Łukasz Piątak, who explores its structure, main ideas, and connections to al-Suhrawardī’s better-known writings, while also assessing its authenticity and place within his corpus.
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Price: $162.00
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Islamic Translation Series
Publication Date: 16 July 2026
ISBN: 9789004761315
Format: Hardcover
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Łukasz Piątak, Ph.D. (2019), University of Warsaw, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Arabic and Islamic studies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He has published articles and translations on Islamic and Judeo-Arabic philosophy and mysticism, including "Absent From Its World: The Image of the Fallen Soul in al-Suhrawardī's al-Wāridāt wa-l-Taqdīsāt," in: Miriam L. Hjälm, Marzena Zawanowska (ed.), Strangers in the Land: Traveling Texts, Imagined Others, and Captured Souls in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Traditions in Late Antique and Mediaeval Times (Brill, 2024).