ÇeviriSuhrawardi and the School of Illumination
Mehdi Amin Razavi Were there no love nor pain of yearning for love Who would speak and who would hear such lofty words? Were there no wind to steal the curl of her lock Who would unveil the face of the Beloved to her lover? Suhrawardi and the School of Illumination CURZON SUFI SERIES Series editor: Ian Richard Netton Professor of Arabic Studies, University of Leeds The Curzon Sufi Series attempts to provide short introductions to a variety of facets of the subject, which are accessible both to the general reader and the student and scholar in the field. Each book will be either a synthesis of existing knowledge or a distinct contribution to, and extension of, knowledge of the particular topic. The two major underlying principles of the Series are sound scholarship and readability. BEYOND FAITH AND INFIDELITY The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari Leonard Lewisohn AUHALLAJ Herbert W. Mason RUZBIHAN BAQLI Mysticism and the Rhe