Life of Gnosis A Mystical Study of Imam Ali's Life Mufid "I have filled a vacuum

"I have filled a vacuum in philosophy that persisted over two thousand years

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Mutahhari authored this book as a rebuttal to a manifesto issued in the seventies by young Muslim activists who were deeply influenced by Marxist theories

Life of Gnosis A Mystical Study of Imam Ali's Life Mufid "I have filled a vacuumA seminal work on the nature of the mystical tradition in Islam referred to as gnosticism here this book vividly illustrates the limitations of rational methods in apprehending reality as such. By exposing the vulnerability of all mediate forms of knowledge to error, the author underlines the supremacy of the immediate methods of direct vision and spiritual enlightenment. He then examies the life of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, the spiritual authority par