Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani

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Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani was a 10th-century Ismaili philosopher and theologian known for his influential works on Neoplatonic cosmology and esoteric Qur’anic interpretation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic philosopher
Ismaili philosopher
Neoplatonic philosopher
Qur'anic exegete
theologian
activePeriod first half of the 10th century
associatedWith Ismaili da'wa
Persian Ismaili circles
contributedTo integration of Neoplatonism into Ismaili theology
systematization of early Ismaili cosmology
doctrine distinction between exoteric and esoteric meanings of revelation
emanationist cosmology
esoteric exegesis (ta'wil)
hierarchical universe
role of the Imam in interpreting revelation
era 10th century
field Islamic theology
Qur'anic studies
metaphysics
philosophy of religion
influenced Fatimid-era Ismaili thought
Nasir Khusraw
surface form: Nasir-i Khusraw

later Ismaili philosophers
influencedBy Greek philosophy
Islamic kalam
Plotinus
Proclus
Quran
surface form: Qur'an

earlier Ismaili da'is
knownFor Ismaili doctrinal systematization
Neoplatonic cosmology
esoteric Qur'anic interpretation
language Arabic
mainInterest Ismaili doctrine
Qur'anic exegesis
cosmology
metaphysics
theology
movement Ismaili Neoplatonism
notableWork Ithbat al-nubuwwat
Kashf al-Mahjub
surface form: Kashf al-mahjub

Kitab al-Yanabi'
al-Maqalid
occupation da'i
philosophicalTradition Islamic philosophy
Neoplatonism
region Islamic world
religiousAffiliation Ismaili Shia
surface form: Ismailism

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Ismaili Shia producedScholar Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani