Multilingual Transmission and Sufi Lexicography
ʿAbdul Razzāq Kāshānī and the Transmission of Ibn ʿArabī
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22431371 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leila Chamankhah (0009-0002-4744-4429, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 837 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel17070837 |
| OpenAlex | W7168300570 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
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), wilāya (guardianship, sainthood), and khatm al-wilāya (the sealing of the sainthood), as well as commenting on Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam (the Bezels of Wisdom), Kāshānī proved to be a true heir to the legacy of his late master. However, the account of his contribution to this tradition, which was quite new in Iranian milieu at that time, will not be complete if we neglect to mention his initiative in systematizing and theorizing Ibn ʿArabī’s teachings through his complex and detailed lexicons, including Muʿjam iṣṭilāḥāt al-ṣūfīya, Rashḥ al-zulāl fī sharḥ al-alfāẓ al-mutadāwilat bayn arbāb al-adhwāq wa-al-aḥwāl, and Laṭāʾif al-iʿlām fī ishārāt ahl al-ilhām. By means of his lexicalization of the challenging language of Ibn ʿArabī, Kāshānī facilitated a gain in popularity of the former’s teachings, as well as the widespread usage of those teachings both among Sufi circles and in the Ilkhanid court.
Arabic literature · Islamic Philosophy · Lexicalization · Neglect · Popularity · Transmission (telecommunications) · Islamic Studies and History · Islamic Thought and Society Studies · Medieval and Classical Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |