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A remote refuge unveils ancient Ismaili theology and philosophical arguments.
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The Banquet of the Brethren
an ismaili guide to spiritual hermeneutics: part 2 an english translation of nasir-i khusraw’s khwan al-ikhwan
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Summary
The Banquet of the Brethren: A Critical Edition of Nasir-i Khusraw’s Philosophical Theology
The Ismaili missionary and poet, Nasir-i Khusraw (d. after 1070), wrote Khwan al-ikhwan (The Banquet of the Brethren) when he was living in his remote mountain refuge of Yumgan in Badakhshan. A work of philosophical theology, it consists of a sequence of dynamic arguments for divine unicity (tawhid), the authority of the Prophet Muhammad, his legatee, ‘Ali b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755654765 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0755654765 |
| Series: | Ismaili Texts and Translations |
| Author: | Rahim Gholami |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 10 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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Rahim Gholami
Rahim Gholami is Research Associate at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK. He received his PhD in Arab and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter, UK in 2021.
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