The Philosophy of Illumination
By Suhrawardī
Translated by John Walbridge
Translated by Hossein Ziai
Brigham Young University Press, Provo, 2000
First written 1186
About this text
An Arabic edition with facing English translation of Suhrawardī’s major work, which criticizes the Aristotelian logic and metaphysics of Ibn Sīnā and sets out a philosophy of light, from the Light of Lights down to the darkness of bodies.
How to cite
Suhrawardī. The Philosophy of Illumination: A New Critical Edition of the Text of Ḥikmat al-ishrāq. Translated by John Walbridge and Hossein Ziai. Brigham Young University Press, Provo, 2000.
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