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
Ibn ʿArabī ( ar, ابن عربي, ; full name: , ; 1165–1240), nicknamed al-Qushayrī (, ) and Sulṭān al-ʿĀrifīn (, , ' Sultan of the Knowers'), was an Arab Andalusian Muslim scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher, extremely inf ...
, and has written extensively on the school of Ibn 'Arabi,
Islamic philosophy
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, and
Islamic cosmology
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Metaphysical principl ...
.
Biography
Born in
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England
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* Milford, Shro ...
,
Connecticut
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, Chittick finished his BA at the
College of Wooster
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in Ohio, and then went on to complete a PhD in
Persian
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literature at
University of Tehran
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under the supervision of
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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in 1974. He taught
comparative religion
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Iran
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before the revolution. Chittick is currently Distinguished Professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at
Stony Brook University
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. He was awarded the
Guggenheim Fellowship
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for his academic contributions in 2014.
Major works
Chittick has published 30 books and numerous articles on Islamic intellectual history, Sufism and Islamic philosophy.
Books
*''The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi: An Introduction'' (Tehran: Aryamehr University Press, 1974). A new edition, ''The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi'', released in 2005 (see below).
*''The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi'' (Albany:
State University of New York Press
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, 1983). It has been translated into
Russian
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(1995),
Indonesian
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(2000),
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
(2004, 2005) and Bosnian (2005).
*'' Al-Saheefah Al-Sajjadiyyah Al-Kaamelah: Translation and Transliteration of Al-Saheefah Al-Sajjadiyyah Al-Kaamelah''
*''The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn al-'Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination'' (Albany:
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, 1989). It has been partially translated into
Indonesian
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(2001) and fully into
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
(2010).
*''Imaginal Worlds: Ibn al-'Arabi and the Problem of Religious Diversity'' (Albany:
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, 1994). It has been translated into Turkish (1999),
Indonesian
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(2001),
Spanish
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(2004) and
Persian
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(2004, 2005, 2007).
*With
Sachiko Murata
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She received her B.A. in family l ...
, ''The Vision of Islam'' (New York:
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, 1994). It has been translated into
Persian
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** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
Indonesian
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Russian
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(2014).
*''Varolmanın Boyutları (The Dimensions of Existence)'' A collection of seventeen essays edited and translated by Turan Koç (Istanbul: Insan Yayınları, 1997).
*''The Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn al-'Arabi's Cosmology'' (Albany:
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, 1998).
*''Sufism: A Short Introduction'' (
Oxford
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: Oneworld, 2000). It has been translated into
Indonesian
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Persian
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Italian
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(2009) and
Russian
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(2012).
*''The Heart of Islamic Philosophy:The Quest for Self-Knowledge in the Teachings of Afdal al-Din Kashani'' (Oxford:
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, 2001). It has been translated into
Persian
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(2011).
*''Ibn 'Arabi: Heir to the Prophets'' (Oxford: Oneworld, 2005). It has been translated into
German
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(2014),
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(2015) and Urdu (2022).
*''The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi: Illustrated Edition'' (Bloomington, IN:
World Wisdom
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, 2005). It has been translated into
Spanish
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(2008) and Albanian (2009).
*''Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul: The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World'' (Oxford: Oneworld, 2007). It has been translated into
Persian
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(2009),
Indonesian
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Sachiko Murata
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Life
She received her B.A. in family l ...
and
Tu Weiming
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, ''The Sage Learning of Liu Zhi: Islamic Thought in Confucian Terms'' (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Centre, 2009).
* ''In Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought.'' An anthology of Chittick's writings (from 1975 to 2012) edited by Mohammed Rustom, Atif Khalil, and Kazuyo Murata (Albany:
State University of New York Press
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, 2012). It has been translated into Persian. (2017)
* ''Divine Love: Islamic Literature and the Path to God'' (New Haven:
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, 2013). It has been translated into
Persian
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(2016).
* ''Rumi et Shams: la voie spirituelle de l’Amour.'' A collection of Chittick's writings translated into French by Jean Annestay (Paris: Editions i Littérature, 2021).
Selected articles
*"Il sufismo operativo in Rumi" (translated into Italian by
Elémire Zolla
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Studia Islamica
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International Philosophical Quarterly
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Ayatollah Khomeini
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" (with P. Clawson)", ''The New Republic'' (Sept. 4, 1989), p. 35
*""Khwâja Khurd's Treatise on the Gnostic", ''Sufi'', Vol. 5 (1990), pp. 11–12. Persian as "Risâla-yi 'ârif-i Khwâja Khurd", ''Sûfî'', Vol. 4 (1368 989, pp. 22–25
The Theological Roots of War and Peace in Islam , ''Islamic Quarterly'', Vol. 34 (1990), pp. 145–163
The Islamic Concept of Human Perfection ''The World and I'', Vol. 6, No. 2 (February 1991), pp. 498–513
*"Ebn al-`Arabi as Lover", ''Sufi'', Vol. 9 (1991), pp. 6–9. Persian translation by S. Hamza'î, ''Sûfî'', Vol. 13 (1370/1991), pp. 12–17.
The Bodily Positions of the Ritual Prayer , ''Sufi'', Vol. 12 (1991–92), pp. 16–18. French translation by E. de Longrée as "Les gestes de la prière en Islam", ''Initiations'', Vol. 7 (1991–92), pp. 15–19
The Way of the Sufi , ''Sufi'', Vol. 14 (1992), pp. 5–10
Notes on Ibn al-'Arabî's Influence in India , ''Muslim World'', Vol. 82 (1992), pp. 218–41
*"Khwâja Khurd wa risâla-yi Nûr-i wahdat-i way", ''Iran Nameh'', Vol. 11, No. 1 (1993), pp. 101–20
The Spiritual Path of Love in Ibn al-'Arabi and Rumi , ''Mystics Quarterly'', Vol. 19, No. 1 (March 1993), pp. 4–16
*"Meetings with Imaginal Men", ''Sufi'', Vol. 19 (1993), pp. 8–13.
Ahmad Sam`ânî on Divine Mercy , ''Sufi'', Vol. 27 (1995), pp. 5–11
, ''Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society'', Volume 17, 1995
The Muhammadan Inheritance , ''Horizons Maghrébins'', Vol. 30 (Hiver 1995), pp. 55–61; reprinted in ''
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'', Vol. 38, 1997, pp. 141–50
Presence with God , ''Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society'', Vol. 20, 1996, pp. 15–32
", ''
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*With Seyyed Hossein Nasr (vols. 1-3) and Peter Zirnis (vols. 2-3), ''An Annotated Bibliography of Islamic Science'' (Tehran: Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy, 1975–78, vols. 1-2; Tehran: Cultural Studies and Research Institute, 1991, vol. 3).
* 'Abd al-Rahmân Jâmî, ''Naqd al-nusûs fi sharh naqsh al-fusûs'', Persian and Arabic text with critical apparatus, notes, English and Persian introductions, indexes (Tehran:
Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy
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, 1977).
*''The Works of Seyyed Hossein Nasr Through His Fortieth Birthday.'' Edited and Introduced (Uppsala: University of Utah Press, 1977).
*''The Inner Journey: Views from the Islamic Tradition.'' Edited and Introduced (Sandpoint, ID: White Thread Press, 2007).
*''The Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr.'' Edited and Introduced (Bloomington, IN:
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, 2007).
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Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i
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, 1981).
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Javad Nurbakhsh
Javad Nurbakhsh (10 December 1926 – 10 October 2008) was the Master ('' pir'') of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order from 1953 until his death. He was also a psychiatrist and a successful writer in the fields of both psychiatry and Sufi mysticism.
Li ...
, ''Sufism : Meaning, Knowledge, and Unity'' (New York: Khaniqahi-Nimatullahi, 1981).
* Fakhr al-Din 'Iraqi, ''Divine Flashes.'' Translated with P.L. Wilson (New York:
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Javad Nurbakhsh
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Li ...
, ''Sufism I Fear and Hope, Contraction and Expansion, Gathering and Dispersion, Intoxication and Sobriety, Annihilation and Subsistence'' (New York: Khaniqahi-Nimatullahi, 1982).
*
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, ''Supplications (Du'â)'', (London: Muhammadi Trust, 1982).
* Zayn al-'Abidin, ''The Psalms of Islam.'' Translated and introduced (London: Muhammadi Trust, 1988). Reprinted as ''The Psalms of Islam: English Version'' (UK: al-Mahdi Institute, and Marsta, Sweden: Me'raj Educational Publishers, 2007).
*
Javad Nurbakhsh
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Li ...
, ''Sufism IV: Repentance, Abstinence, Renunciation, Wariness, Humility, Humbleness, Sincerity, Steadfastness, Courtesy'' (London: Khaniqahi-Nimatullahi, 1988).
*William Chittick (editor), ''Faith and Practice of Islam: Three Thirteenth Century Sufi Texts'' (Albany:
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, 1992).
* 'Abd al-Rahman Jami, ''Gleams.'' Translated in Sachiko Murata, ''Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light: Wang Tai-yu's Great Learning of the Pure and Real and Liu Chih's Displaying the Concealment of the Real Realm'' (Albany:
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, ''The Elixir of the Gnostics.'' Translated, Edited, and Introduced (Provo:
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* Shams al-Din Tabrizi, ''Me and Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-i Tabrizi.'' Annotated and Translated (Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2004).
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Ibn 'Arabi
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, select translations from ''The Meccan Revelations.'' Translated by
Michel Chodkiewicz
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(ed.), ''The Meccan Revelations'' (New York: Pir Press, 2004).
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, ''The Texts.'' Translated in
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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Sufism
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