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Jezik mrava
The Language of Ants

Author(s): Shaykh Shihabuddin Suhrawardi al-Maqtul
Contributor(s): Hamza Halitović (Translator)
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Middle-East Philosophy
Published by: Fondacija “Baština duhovnosti”
Keywords: Suhrawardy; Logat-e muran; Ibn Sina; philosophy; Sufism; allegorical treatises;

Summary/Abstract: Shihab al-din Suhrawardy (d. 1191) is one of the most significant thinkers and philosophers in the history of Islam. Apart from his works in Arabic, he also authored several short treatises in Persian language discussing the main topics of spiritual journey and spiritual knowledge. One of them is the treatise Logat-e muran (the language of ants), which was translated in the paper and in which Suhrawardy exhibits his spiritual teaching in twelve short allegorical stories.

  • Issue Year: VII/2021
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 84-93
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Bosnian