Mohammed Rustom
Mohammed Rustom is an author and professor of Islamic Thought and Global Philosophy at Carleton University and director of the Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam. He is the translator of Ayn al-Quḍāt’s “The Essence of Reality: A Defense of Philosophical Sufism” (NYU Press, 2022).
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12th-Century Persian Philosopher Offers Insight Into Sufi Mysticism
Ayn al-Quḍāt’s brilliance as a Sufi master and philosopher comes through in his Arabic and Persian work. A translated excerpt from “The Essence of Reality” offers a rare and accessible opportunity to interact with the Sufi mysticism that influenced his era and the worldview of philosophers who came after him.