Mir?at al-akwan

Ahmad Husayni Ardakani's (d. 1242/1826-7) Mir?at al-akwan is a Persian adaptation of Sadr al-Din Shirazi's (d. 1050/1640) Sharh al-Hidaya, a commentary on Athir al-Din al-Abhari's (d. ca 663/1264) seminal philosophical summa the Hidayat al-hikma. The Hidaya has been of tremendous influence in the Islamic world, producing a huge commentary tradition. Sadr al-Din Shirazi's commentary yielded its own...