ABSTRACT

This collection of classic works, originally published under the auspices of the Royal Asiatic Society, includes an introduction by Professor Edmund Bosworth, and a preface by Professor Anthony Stockwell. Primary texts include works by F. Rosen, W.F. Thompson, C.E. Sachau, R.A. Nicholson, W.H.T. Gairdner, W.M. Miller and J. Robson, spanning over 100 years of oriental scholarship.

part |101 pages

A Treatise on the Principles of Shî‛ite Theology

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|6 pages

Section I

chapter 1|15 pages

Section II

chapter 1|10 pages

Section III

chapter 1|14 pages

Section IV

chapter 1|8 pages

Section V

chapter 1|20 pages

Section VI

chapter 1|20 pages

Section VII

part

Tracts on Listening to Music

chapter 2|13 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|3 pages

Ibn Abī'l-Dunyā

chapter 2|2 pages

Dhamm Al-Malāhī.

chapter 2|22 pages

Dhamm Al-Malāhī: Translation

chapter 2|22 pages

Dhamm Al-Malāhī: Text

chapter 2|2 pages

Majd Al-Dīn

chapter 2|4 pages

Bawāriq Al-Ilmā‘: Manuscripts

chapter 2|50 pages

Bawāriq Al-Ilmā‘: Translation

chapter 2|69 pages

Bawāriq Al-Ilmā‘: Text

part

An Introduction to the Science of Tradition

chapter 3|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|37 pages

Translation