The Shape of Light: Hayakal Al-Nur - Paperback
The Shape of Light: Hayakal Al-Nur - Paperback
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by Hadrat Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilani (Foreword by), Shihabuddun Yahaya Al-Suhrawardi (Author), Shaykh Tosun Bayrak Al-Jerra Al-Halveti (Preface by)
This treatise on the nature and levels of the human soul considers the limitations of human senses and our true or theomorphic essence; the various realms or Centers, including Absolute Mind as well as Ordinary Mind and Divine Mind; the nature of firmaments; and the meaning of pleasure and pain.
Author Biography
The 12th-century Sufi Shihabuddun Yahya al-Suhrawardi was the founder of the Illuminationist or Ishraqi school, a philosophy of light or intellectual intuition influenced by Platonism, Hermeticism, and the teachings of Persian Sufi masters. al-Suhrawardi spent most of his adult life in Persia, where he died after being imprisoned by authorities for his beliefs.
