Khalil Andani will be giving a presentation as part of the Annual Symposium organized by the The Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Graduate Students’ Association at the University of Toronto.
The nature of knowledge has been a great concern for many theologians and philosophers throughout human history. Knowledge is fundamental to the worldview and thought of Nasir-i Khusraw – a renowned thinker, poet and sage of the eleventh century who belonged to the Shi‘i Ismaili branch of Islam. For him, the Cosmos has been created for the purpose of knowledge and its acquisition by human beings.
This presentation will explain how Nasir Khusraw presents two modes of knowing: intellectual-perceptual knowledge, and acquired-conceptual knowledge. Nasir regards both kinds of knowledge as complementary stages in the spiritual journey that culminates in the recognition of the oneness (tawhid) of God.
Thursday March 14, 2013 – 10:00am until 12:00pm
4 Bancroft Street – Conference Room 200B, University of Toronto St. George
Khalil Andani is a Master of Theological Studies candidate at Harvard University. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA/CPA) and graduated with Bachelor of Mathematics and Master of Accounting degrees from the University of Waterloo. His current research area is Islamic history and intellectual traditions, with particular attention to Shi’ism (early Shi’i hadith literature), Isma’ili thought (cosmology, hermeneutics, eschatology), and Islamic mysticism.
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