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Research paper thumbnail of al-Ghazali's The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulum al-Din) for the 21st Century

Papers by Syed Zaidi

Research paper thumbnail of Eternity, Perpetuity, and Time in the Cosmologies of Plotinus and Mīr Dāmād

The Philosophical Forum, 2024

The present piece focuses on the influence of Plotinus' understanding of time and eternity as art... more The present piece focuses on the influence of Plotinus' understanding of time and eternity as articulated in Plotinus' third and fifth Enneads upon Mīr Dāmād's (d. 1631–2) conception of eternity, perpetuity, and time found in his Book of Blazing Brands (Kitab al-Qabasāt). Although Mīr Dāmād's conception of eternity, perpetuity, and time resembles that of Plotinus' cosmology and ontology, he departs from Plotinus' hypostases in establishing strict parameters for each domain. Unlike Plotinus, Mīr Dāmād argues that the realm of eternity is reserved for God alone, while the realm of Perpetuity contains the Platonic Forms. For Mīr Dāmād, the realm of time is an effect of the realm of Perpetuity and a tool for human beings to understand how to measure events in the temporal world. Unlike many other Shī'ite philosophers, Mīr Dāmād's articulation of these three cosmological realms incorporates thought found in the works of both prominent Sunni and Shī'ite scholars such as Ibn Sīnā, Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghāzālī, Suhrawardī, and Naṣīr al- Dīn Ṭūsī. Although his most successful student, Mullā Ṣadrā Shirazī, had ultimately disagreed with his teach- er's cosmological doctrine, he remained influenced by the multitude of sources that his teacher had used.

Research paper thumbnail of On Henry Corbin's Theology of Aristotle

Teaching Documents by Syed Zaidi

Reviews by Syed Zaidi

Research paper thumbnail of Iranian Studies "Mysticism" in Iran: The Safavid Roots of a Modern Concept

Research paper thumbnail of Review of Richard Taylor and López- Farjeat (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Islamic Philosophy

Research paper thumbnail of Review of William Chittick, Mohammed Rustom, Atif Khalil, and Kazuyo Murata (eds.), In Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought

Interviews by Syed Zaidi

Conferences by Syed Zaidi

Research paper thumbnail of al-Ghazali's The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulum al-Din) for the 21st Century

Research paper thumbnail of Eternity, Perpetuity, and Time in the Cosmologies of Plotinus and Mīr Dāmād

The Philosophical Forum, 2024

The present piece focuses on the influence of Plotinus' understanding of time and eternity as art... more The present piece focuses on the influence of Plotinus' understanding of time and eternity as articulated in Plotinus' third and fifth Enneads upon Mīr Dāmād's (d. 1631–2) conception of eternity, perpetuity, and time found in his Book of Blazing Brands (Kitab al-Qabasāt). Although Mīr Dāmād's conception of eternity, perpetuity, and time resembles that of Plotinus' cosmology and ontology, he departs from Plotinus' hypostases in establishing strict parameters for each domain. Unlike Plotinus, Mīr Dāmād argues that the realm of eternity is reserved for God alone, while the realm of Perpetuity contains the Platonic Forms. For Mīr Dāmād, the realm of time is an effect of the realm of Perpetuity and a tool for human beings to understand how to measure events in the temporal world. Unlike many other Shī'ite philosophers, Mīr Dāmād's articulation of these three cosmological realms incorporates thought found in the works of both prominent Sunni and Shī'ite scholars such as Ibn Sīnā, Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghāzālī, Suhrawardī, and Naṣīr al- Dīn Ṭūsī. Although his most successful student, Mullā Ṣadrā Shirazī, had ultimately disagreed with his teach- er's cosmological doctrine, he remained influenced by the multitude of sources that his teacher had used.

Research paper thumbnail of On Henry Corbin's Theology of Aristotle