The Ismaili-Sufi Sage of Pamir: Mubarak-i Wakhani and the Esoteric Tradition of the Pamiri Muslims
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Chapter 3. Thought: ‘Sufisised Ismāīlism’

113

3.1. Spectrum of Thought

113

3.2. Relations and Influences

128

3.3. Love

134

3.4. The Beloved

145

3.5. The Guide

150

Chapter 4. Chihil Dunyā: The World of Divine Secrets

161

4.1. The Text, Its Genre and Stylistic Structure

161

4.2. The Thematic Structure and Paraphrasable Content

162

4.3. The Main Argument and the Major Themes

165

4.4. The Testimonies of the Six Eminent Prophets

166

4.5. The Denouement of the Prophet’s First Mirāj

177

4.6. The Second Mirāj of the Prophet

185

4.7. Muhammad in the Divine Wonderland

191

Bibliography

213

Original Sources (Unpublished Manuscripts)

213

Secondary Sources: English

214

Secondary Sources: Russian, Tajik and Persian

225

Index

233