Leila Chamankhah
Biographic Data
| ID | 5824500 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leila Chamankhah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leila |
| FAMILY NAME | Chamankhah |
| SIGNATURE | CHAMANKHAH L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Dayton |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-4744-4429 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Multilingual Transmission and Sufi Lexicography
The renowned Sufi, commentator and Qurʾānīc exegete ʿAbdul Razzāq Kāshānī (d. 735 H/1335?, also pronounced as al-Qāshānī or Qāsānī) played a major role in disseminating the teachings of Ibn ʿArabī (d. 638 H/1240) in Ilkhanid (654 H/1256–750/1353), Iran. By teaching and training students such as Sharaf al-Dīn Dāwūd Qayṣarī (d. 751 H/1350), writing tirelessly on the main elements of Akbarīan mysticism, including waḥdat al-wujūd (oneness of being), …
Iran and Her Ethicists
This paper investigates the continuation of Ibn ʿArabī's doctrine of takhalluq bi akhlāq Allāh in the writings of his Iranian expositors in the post‐Ṣadrā era until present. Typical of classical Islamic culture, according to which Man will reach perfection when he is adorned with divine ethics, takhalluq gains a new twist in the writings of Ibn ʿArabī's predecessors, chief among them the Algerian Sufi Aḥmad Ibn ʿAlī al‐Būnī (d. 1230?), who disccu…
Political Philosophy of Shaykhīsm
Muḥammad Karīm Khān Kirmānī (d. 1871) wrote Khātamayah nāṣirīyyah ( Naṣīrean Epilogue ), a concise treatise of a few pages, in 1865 (eighteenth of Rajab of 1273 hijri ); thirteen years after the emergence of the Bābī movement and seven years after the execution of Sayyid ʿAlī Muḥammad Shīrāzī (d. 1850) in Tabriz. In this treatise, he expresses his loyalty to both the fourth Qajar monarch, Nāṣir al‐Dīn Shah (d. 1896) and Twelver Shīʿīsm . Furtherm…
Ẓafarnamah
Ẓafarnāmah (Book of Victory), written by the tenth Sikh leader, Guru Gobind Singh (d. 1708), in 1705, about the Mughal emperor of India, Aurangzeb (d. 1706). It is widely considered evidence of a religious leader's spiritual victory over a tyrant who not only broke his Koranic oath (and, consequently, fell from his status as a good believer). The book, originally in Persian poetry, is composed of one hundred and eight bayts (verses), and the firs…
Ḥall ul‐fuṣūṣ and its Main Tenets
Although it is difficult to pinpoint an exact time as to when waḥdat al‐shuhūd (the unity of witnessing) or any other relevant idea originated, a number of scholars ascertain that it was Qāḍī ʿAḍud a‐Dīn Ījī (d. 756 or 760/1355 or 56), the prominent metaphysician, mutakallim , jurist, and the poet of the eighth century 1 , who should be regarded as the first one who used waḥdat al‐shuhūd . Ījī was also a contemporary of the famous Kubrawī Sufi, ʿ…
From Political Islam to Civil Religion
The two categories of political religion and civil (also civic) religion, and the ways a nation can nurture the latter, have been the concern of a number of philosophers since long time ago. Relevant to this is the ideals of democracy, the separation of religion and politics and the necessity of having a secular legal covenant, which represents the political philosophy of a modern republic. Theorists of civil religion, particularly Jean-Jacques R…
Persianization of Shaykhīsm
Dialogue with The Master
Muḥy al-Dīn Ibn ‘Arabī’s theoretical mysticism has been the subject of lively discussion among Iranian Sufis since they first encountered it in the seventh century. ‘Abdul Razzāq Kāshānī was the pioneer and forerunner of the debate, followed by reading and interpreting al-Shaykh al-Akbar’s key texts, particularly Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam (Bezels of Wisdom) by future generations of Shī‘ī scholars. Along with commentaries and glosses on his works, every elem…
Conflicting Worldviews
Since its earliest exposure to Iranian Sufis in the mid-seventh century, Ibn ʿArabī’s mysticism has been the subject of lively discussion and examination. It has also left its imprint on many intellectual tendencies, particularly Sufism, esotericism and ḥikmat discourse. The way Ibn ʿArabī’s books were read, interpreted and commented upon by his Iranian followers is indicative of the fact that al-Shaykh al-Akbar was too grand a figure to ignore. …
The Conceptualization of Guardianship in Iranian Intellectual History (1800–1989)
Persianization of Shaykhīsm
Conflicting Worldviews
Since its earliest exposure to Iranian Sufis in the mid-seventh century, Ibn ʿArabī’s mysticism has been the subject of lively discussion and examination. It has also left its imprint on many intellectual tendencies, particularly Sufism, esotericism and ḥikmat discourse. The way Ibn ʿArabī’s books were read, interpreted and commented upon by his Iranian followers is indicative of the fact that al-Shaykh al-Akbar was too grand a figure to ignore. …
The Conceptualization of Guardianship in Iranian Intellectual History (1800–1989)
Dialogue with The Master
Muḥy al-Dīn Ibn ‘Arabī’s theoretical mysticism has been the subject of lively discussion among Iranian Sufis since they first encountered it in the seventh century. ‘Abdul Razzāq Kāshānī was the pioneer and forerunner of the debate, followed by reading and interpreting al-Shaykh al-Akbar’s key texts, particularly Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam (Bezels of Wisdom) by future generations of Shī‘ī scholars. Along with commentaries and glosses on his works, every elem…
Conflicting Worldviews
Since its earliest exposure to Iranian Sufis in the mid-seventh century, Ibn ʿArabī’s mysticism has been the subject of lively discussion and examination. It has also left its imprint on many intellectual tendencies, particularly Sufism, esotericism and ḥikmat discourse. The way Ibn ʿArabī’s books were read, interpreted and commented upon by his Iranian followers is indicative of the fact that al-Shaykh al-Akbar was too grand a figure to ignore. …
Persianization of Shaykhīsm
From Political Islam to Civil Religion
The two categories of political religion and civil (also civic) religion, and the ways a nation can nurture the latter, have been the concern of a number of philosophers since long time ago. Relevant to this is the ideals of democracy, the separation of religion and politics and the necessity of having a secular legal covenant, which represents the political philosophy of a modern republic. Theorists of civil religion, particularly Jean-Jacques R…
Ẓafarnamah
Ẓafarnāmah (Book of Victory), written by the tenth Sikh leader, Guru Gobind Singh (d. 1708), in 1705, about the Mughal emperor of India, Aurangzeb (d. 1706). It is widely considered evidence of a religious leader's spiritual victory over a tyrant who not only broke his Koranic oath (and, consequently, fell from his status as a good believer). The book, originally in Persian poetry, is composed of one hundred and eight bayts (verses), and the firs…
Ḥall ul‐fuṣūṣ and its Main Tenets
Although it is difficult to pinpoint an exact time as to when waḥdat al‐shuhūd (the unity of witnessing) or any other relevant idea originated, a number of scholars ascertain that it was Qāḍī ʿAḍud a‐Dīn Ījī (d. 756 or 760/1355 or 56), the prominent metaphysician, mutakallim , jurist, and the poet of the eighth century 1 , who should be regarded as the first one who used waḥdat al‐shuhūd . Ījī was also a contemporary of the famous Kubrawī Sufi, ʿ…
Iran and Her Ethicists
This paper investigates the continuation of Ibn ʿArabī's doctrine of takhalluq bi akhlāq Allāh in the writings of his Iranian expositors in the post‐Ṣadrā era until present. Typical of classical Islamic culture, according to which Man will reach perfection when he is adorned with divine ethics, takhalluq gains a new twist in the writings of Ibn ʿArabī's predecessors, chief among them the Algerian Sufi Aḥmad Ibn ʿAlī al‐Būnī (d. 1230?), who disccu…
Political Philosophy of Shaykhīsm
Muḥammad Karīm Khān Kirmānī (d. 1871) wrote Khātamayah nāṣirīyyah ( Naṣīrean Epilogue ), a concise treatise of a few pages, in 1865 (eighteenth of Rajab of 1273 hijri ); thirteen years after the emergence of the Bābī movement and seven years after the execution of Sayyid ʿAlī Muḥammad Shīrāzī (d. 1850) in Tabriz. In this treatise, he expresses his loyalty to both the fourth Qajar monarch, Nāṣir al‐Dīn Shah (d. 1896) and Twelver Shīʿīsm . Furtherm…
Multilingual Transmission and Sufi Lexicography
The renowned Sufi, commentator and Qurʾānīc exegete ʿAbdul Razzāq Kāshānī (d. 735 H/1335?, also pronounced as al-Qāshānī or Qāsānī) played a major role in disseminating the teachings of Ibn ʿArabī (d. 638 H/1240) in Ilkhanid (654 H/1256–750/1353), Iran. By teaching and training students such as Sharaf al-Dīn Dāwūd Qayṣarī (d. 751 H/1350), writing tirelessly on the main elements of Akbarīan mysticism, including waḥdat al-wujūd (oneness of being), …
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