Sayyed Jalal-ed-Din Ashtiani ( fa, سید جلال‌الدین آشتیانی) (1925–2005) was an Iranian professor of philosophy and

Islamic mysticism Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

. In addition to Iranian

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, Ashtiani's many students included

William Chittick William C. Chittick (born 29 June 1943) is an American philosopher, writer, translator and interpreter of classical Islamic philosophical and mystical texts. He is best known for his work on Rumi and Ibn 'Arabi, and has written extensively on th ...

from the US,

Christian Bonaud Yahya Christian Bonaud (1957 – 26 August 2019), also known as Yaḥyā ʿAlawī (or Yaḥyā Bonaud) was a French Islamologist, philosopher, writer, translator, commentator of the Qur'an in French, and a professor at the Jāmī Theological Cente ...

from France, and Matsu Muto from Japan.

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Iranian Shia scholars of Islam Islamic philosophers Recipients of the Order of Knowledge Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Philosophy Burials at Imam Reza Shrine {{Iran-academic-bio-stub