This lecture will focus on the mystical and messianic movement that came to be known under the name of Ḥurūfīyya, meaning ‘letterists’, which was founded in Iran in the second half of the 8th/14th century by Faḍl Allāh Astarābādī (d. 796/1394).
EVENT: Words of Power – Hurufi Teachings Between Shi‘ism and Sufism in Medieval Islam
DATE: Thursday, 26 March 2015
TIME: 17:00 to 18:00 (GMT)
VENUE: The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, United Kingdom
WEBCAST: http://bcove.me/2o5eblmw
Although the Ḥurūfīs exerted a wide and lasting influence upon the formation of the political, religious and literary cultures of the late medieval Islamic world from Anatolia to South Asia, the origins and doctrines of the movement have remained obscure until recent years. Upon what kind of experience did Faḍl Allāh establish his claim to religious authority? Why did he chose to compose his magnum opus, the Jāwidān-nāma-yi kabīr (the Great Book of Eternity) in such an enigmatic way? What are the contents of Faḍl Allāh’s doctrines and how do they compare to the known intellectual and spiritual currents of Islam? How can Faḍl Allāh’s approach to the Qurʾānic exegesis and his interpretation of Jewish and Christian material be characterised? Answers to these and other questions might give us an insight into the factors underlying the ideology that contributed to the emergence and consolidation of the Ottoman, Safawid and Mughal empires, as well as the continuing influence of Ḥurūfī literature to the present day.
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