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Brohi 3 traditional esoteric commentaries on the quran abdurrahman habil 4 the spiritual significance of the substance of the prophet frithjof schuon 5 the life, traditions, and sayings of the prophet i. At the heart of islam stands the reality of god, the one, the absolute and the in. Philosophy of seyyed hossein nasr, the library of living. Volume xxviii in open courts critically acclaimed library of living philosophers series examines the work of persian sufist seyyed hossein nasr, considered to be the most important living muslim philosopher. While many personalities in islamic history are respected as polymaths for their contributions to many different fields of knowledge and culture, dr. Nasr was born in tehran, iran in 1933 into a prestigious family of physicians and scholars. Religion, metaphysics, philosophy, sufism and artan. Seyyed hossein nasr, a proponent of the perennial philosophy and an emi nent scholar of islam and. Mysticism and traditional philosophy in persia, preislamic and islamic. Seyyed hossein nasr has 163 books on goodreads with 22799 ratings. Chittick, distills the essence of this leading scholars thoughts on the subjects of islam, sufism, tradition, and the environmental crisis.
The first muslim to deliver the gifford lectures, seyyed hossein nasr is a pioneer who has bridged islamic studies with the world of western philosophy, science and religion. Tva volymer i serien routledge history of world philosophies, redigerade av seyyed. Seyyed hossein nasrs most popular book is the heart of islam. The autobiography has been summarized by zailan moris in knowledge is light.