Manichæism as a World Religion of Salvation and Its Influence on Islam

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ID12957621
AuthorsSaïd Amir Arjomand (0009-0002-0083-5852, State University of New York, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume14
Issue1-2
Pages196-219
Publication date2022-08-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Persianate Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1874-7094 • E-ISSN: 1874-7167
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/18747167-bja10004
OpenAlexW4292702796
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

Māni created a new religion of salvation out of the Mazdæan religion of ancient Iran and named himself as its final prophet. The decisive impact of Manichæism as a salvific faith on Islam is evident in the Qurʾan’s prophetology and Christology, its conceptions of wisdom and knowledge, and the idea of the salvation of the soul through light. Just like Māni, Mohammad in the Qurʾan is the “Seal of the Prophets ( khātem al-nabiyyin ),” though he is formally designated as the Messenger ( rasul ) of God. Moving beyond Mohammad and the Qurʾan, the subsequent independent influence of Manichæism on the emergence of Sufism in Iran is traced alongside the development of light symbolism in the Sufi conception of the journey of the soul in the realm of light as the final stage of mystical union with God and in the formulation of the Sufi doctrine of the Mohammadan Light (nur-e mohammadi )

Christology · Doctrine · Faith · Islam · Mysticism · Political science · Realm · Soul · Sufism · Theology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies

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