Sayyed Ahmad Alavi
Sayyed Ahmad Alavi, also known as Ahmad b. Zayn al-'Abidin al-'Abidin al-'Alawi al-'Amili,
Life and education
Little is known about his life.
Works
Nearly fifty works are attributed to him in which the commentary of Qabasat (amounting up to 700 pages) is one of them. He wrote the commentary by the direct order of Mir Damad. He also has written a book by the name of "Izha Al Haq" as the earliest essay against Abu Muslim.[5] Although Sayyed Ahmad followed the ways of his teacher, he simultaneously tried to show his dominance on other predecessors such as Farabi and Fakhr Al Din Samaki. Some other books written by him are:
- Miftah Al Shefa (i.e. Miftāḥ al-shifāʼ, the keys of healing) as a commentary on Avicenna's The book of healing
- Masqal Al Safa (i.e. Miṣqal-i ṣafāʼ) as a response to christian missionary
- Lataef Al Qeybah (i.e. Laṭāʼif-i ghaybah)
Death
He died between 1644 and 1650.[6] He was buried in Takht Foolad, near the Agha Razi's Takiyyah.[7]
See also
- Philosophical school of isfahan
References
- ^ Abisaab 2004, p. 79
- ^ Abisaab 2004, p. 79
- ^ Abisaab 2004, p. 79
- ^ Quinn 2015, Shah Abbas and Christianity
- ^ Babayan 2002, pp. 412–413
- ISBN 978-0857716613.
- ^ Moddarresi Motlaq & 1389 solar, pp. 88–89
Sources
- Abisaab, Rula Jurdi (2004). Converting Persia: Religion and Power in the Safavid Empire. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1860649707.
- Babayan, Kathryn (2002). Mystics, Monarchs, and Messiahs: Cultural Landscapes of Early Modern Iran. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780932885289.
- Quinn, Sholeh (2015). Shah Abbas: The King Who Refashioned Iran. Oneworld. ISBN 9781780745688.
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