Ali.The Well-Guarded Secret: Figures of the First Master in Shi'i Spirituality

Ali.The Well-Guarded Secret: Figures of the First Master in Shi'i Spirituality

Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali

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11/2022

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Notice to the Reader?XI


Transcription SystemII


AcknowledgementsII


AbbreviationsIV





Introduction





Part 1: Singularities of ??Ali


1 ??Ali and the Quran


?1?Introduction


?2???Ali the Master of Hermeneutics


?3?Quranic Allusions to ??Ali


?4?The Explicit Mentions of ??Ali in the Quran


?5?The Double Nature of ??Ali and His Holiness


?6?Roots, Extensions and Questions on the Origins: ??Ali and Christ





2 Mu?ammad the Paraclete and ??Ali the Messiah


?1?The End of the World in the Quran and the Hadith


?2?Remarks on the Religious Environment of Mu?ammad


?3?The Coming of the Saviour


?4?Jesus and ??Ali


?5?Rewriting of History and Fabrication of a New Collective Memory





3 Reflections on the Expression din ??Ali: The Origins of the Shi?i Faith


?1?Din ??Ali in the Works of the Historiographers


?2?The Uniqueness of ??Ali


?3?Themes Concerning ??Ali and the Alids


?4?The Basis of the Religion of ??Ali


?5?Reactions and Consequences





Part 2: Between Divinity and Humanity


4 Some Remarks on the Divinity of the Imam


?1?Theophanic Being and Perfect Man


?2?First Textual References


?3?The Sermons of ??Ali





5 The Five Spirits of the Divine Man


?1?Shi?i Traditions


?2?"Prehistory"


?3?Further Developments and Implications





6 "The Night of Qadr" (Quran, Surah 97) in Early Shi?ism


?1?An Enigmatic Text


?2?Shi?i Perceptions


?3?The Master of the Order





7 Tactical Dissimulation and Sealing of Prophecy


?1?The Keeping of the Secret


?2?Prophetic Abilities of the Imam


?3?The Seal of Prophets


?4?Epilogue





Part 3: Spiritual Horizons


8 The Precious Pearl Attributed to Rajab al-Bursi: 500 Quranic Verses about ?Ali


?1?Brief Notes on al-Bursi and His Major Work Mashariq al-anwar


?2?Other Works and the Quranic Commentary "The Precious Pearl" (al-Durr al-thamin)


?3?Annotated Extracts from al-Durr al-thamin


?4?The Message of the 'Personalized Commentaries'





9 Icon and Contemplation: ?Ali as the Face of God and Medium of Meditation


?1?Portative Icons


?2?"The Vision by the Heart"


?3?"What Is Vejhe?"


?4?Analysis of a Panel from the Vesel Collection


?5?Icon Contemplation: Between Interpretation and Applications





Epilogue





Appendix 1: Divine Knowledge and Messianic Action: The Figure of ?Ali in Mystical and Messianic Circles (5th/11th-10th/16th Centuries), by Orkhan Mir-Kasimov





Appendix 2: The Presence of ?Ali in Islamic Philosophy, by Mathieu Terrier


Bibliography


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Hadith; Islamic esotericism; Quran; Quranic exegesis; Shi‘i mysticism; Shi‘i spirituality; iconography