The Proof of God
Shi'i Mysticism in the Work of al-Kulayni (9th-10th centuries)
$61.04
- Paperback
392 pages
- Release Date
28 December 2023
Summary
This book is an English translation of the award-winning book by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi on the Book of the Proof (Kitab al-Hujja) part of the Sufficient Book (Kitab al-Kafi), authored by one of the most celebrated religious authorities and a foundational figure of Shi’i Islam, Muhammad ibn Ya’qub al-Kulayni (d. ca. 940 CE). The significance of this source for the formation and development of Shi’i beliefs and doctrines cannot be overestimated.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755651917 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 075565191X |
| Author: | Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Release Date: | 28 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 154mm x 262mm |
| Series: | Shi'i Heritage Series |

Critics Review
The Proof of God stands out as a major contribution to Shi?i studies and, more broadly, to the understanding of Islam as a plural religious field. It is a powerfully structured interpretative work … The quality of the writing, the depth of the analyses, the rigor of the translations, and the breadth of the material make it an indispensable book. * Bulletin Critique des Annales Islamologiques [Bloomsbury translation] *
Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi is a professor at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes/PSL (Sorbonne). He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Societas Iranologica Europaea, Scientific Consultant of the Encyclopaedia Iranica and Encyclopaedia Islamica, and a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Ismaili Studies. He is also a member of the Ambrosian Academy and serves on the scientific committees of numerous journals and reviews.
His monographs include:
- The Divine Guide in Early Shi’ism
- The Spirituality of Shii Islam
- The Silent Quran and the Speaking Quran
- La Preuve de Dieu. La mystique shi’ite à travers l’œuvre de Kulayni
- Ali, The Well-Guarded Secret
He has also directed collective works such as:
- Le Dictionnaire du Coran
- Le Coran des historiens (co-directed with Guillaume Dye)
Maria De Cillis is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, where she also serves as a Series Editor of the Shi?i Heritage Series.
She is the author of:
- Salvation and Destiny in Islam: The Shi?i Ismaili Perspective of ?amid al-Din al-Kirmani
- Free Will and Predestination in Islamic Thought: Theoretical Compromises in the Works of Avicenna, al-Ghazali and Ibn ?Arabi
She has also co-edited:
- L’ésotérisme shi?ite, ses racines et ses prolongements/Shi?i Esotericism: Its Roots and Developments
Orkhan Mir-Kasimov is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Ismaili Studies. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and teaches in the IIS graduate programmes. Previously, he lectured at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes and the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilisations (INALCO) in Paris. He has also worked at various research centres in France and Germany, including the Institute for Advanced Study of Nantes and the Free University of Berlin. Since 2020, he is the Series Editor of the Ismaili Texts and Translations Series.
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