Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani

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Hamid al-Din Abu'l-Hasan Ahmad ibn Abdallah al-Kirmani (

al-Hakim bi Amr Allah
(r. 996–1021).

A prominent Ismaili

da'wa in Cairo as one of the most learned Ismaili theologians and philosophers of the Fatimid period.[2] It was in that capacity that al-Kirmani played an important role in refuting the extremist ideas of some of the dissident da'is, who by proclaiming al-Hakim's divinity had initiated the Druze
movement. Al-Kirmani was summoned in 1014 or shortly earlier to Cairo where he produced several works to disclaim these extremist doctrines. Al-Kirmani's writings, which were widely circulated, were to some extent successful in checking the spread of the extremist doctrines.

Works

Of his corpus of nearly thirty works, only eighteen seem to have survived. His major philosophical treatise, the Rahat al-aql (Peace of Mind), was finished in 1020.[2] In this work, Al-Kirmani intended to provide the reader an opportunity to understand how to obtain the eternal life of the mind, the paradise of reason, in a constantly changing world.

Some of his prominent works are:

References

  1. ^ Daftary 2003.
  2. ^ a b c Daftary 2001, p. 97.
  3. OCLC 191024208.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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