{"product_id":"9780755654765","title":"Banquet of the Brethren An Ismaili Guide to Spiritual Hermeneutics: Part 2 An English translation of Nasir-i Khusraw’s Khwan al-ikhwan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIsmaili Texts and Translations\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBanquet of the Brethren\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Ismaili Guide to Spiritual Hermeneutics: Part 2 An English translation of Nasir-i Khusraw’s Khwan al-ikhwan\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRahim Gholami\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Middle East \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Ismaili missionary and poet, Nasir-i Khusraw (d. after 462), wrote \u003ci\u003eKhwan al-ikhwan\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Banquet of the Brethren\u003c\/i\u003e) when he was living in his remote mountain refuge of Yumgan in Badakhshan. \u003c\/b\u003eIt is a work of philosophical theology and a reflection of the learning of the age consisting of a sequence of dynamic arguments for divine unicity (\u003ci\u003etawhid\u003c\/i\u003e), the authority of the Prophet Muhammad, his legatee, 'Ali b. Abi Talib, and his descendants, the imams from the line of Isma'il b. Ja'far al-Sadiq. Originally written in Persian, \u003ci\u003eKhwan al-ikhwan\u003c\/i\u003e includes a precis of ideas found in a work by an earlier \u003ci\u003eda'i\u003c\/i\u003e, Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani (d. ca.361), the \u003ci\u003eKitab al-Yanabi'\u003c\/i\u003e, which Nasir-i Khusraw recast and then extended in 100 chapters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The current publication is an English translation, which is the first translation of \u003ci\u003eKhwan al-Ikhwan\u003c\/i\u003e in any language outside the Persian milieu. It includes an extensive introduction that discusses \u003ci\u003eKhwan al-ikhwan\u003c\/i\u003e in the context of both Nasir-i Khusraw's other works and al-Sijistani's \u003ci\u003eKitab al-Yanabi'\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the role of \u003ci\u003eta'wil\u003c\/i\u003e (allegorical or esoteric interpretation) in the Ismaili understanding of the message of the Revelation. This makes the work of Nasir-i Khusraw further available to a wider audience and opens up for the reader the intellectual world of the 5th century in all its sophistication and variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRahim Gholami\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Associate at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK. He received his PhD in Arab and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter in 2021.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780755654765\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e496\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57327233106060,"sku":"9780755654765","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ef4df7db-3259-493d-80ae-8391d1bb2b42.jpg?v=1789055682","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780755654765","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}