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The��Bayan al-sa’ada fi maqamat al-‘ibada��is a Qur’anic commentary (tafsir) by the Sufi master Sultan ‘Ali Shah Gunabadi (d. 1909), which represents a synthesis between Twelver Shi’ism and��Sufism.

In the first detailed study of this work in English, Alessandro Cancian explores the intellectual contexts of Iranian Shi’ism and��Sufism��and introduces the author and the text. Sultan ‘Ali Shah was a religious scholar, a philosopher in the Akbarian/Sadrian tradition, and a master of mysticism who drew from the classical tradition of Persian and Persianate��Sufism.��The Emergence of Shi’i Sufism: Sulṭān ʿAlī Shāh Gunābādī and His Commentary on the��Qur’an��provides a thematic and genealogical analysis of the text alongside a study of its impact and legacy. A translation of Sultan ‘Ali Shah’s own introduction, outlining his hermeneutical approach and theological and philosophical principles, is provided in an appendix. This book cuts across a range of disciplines within Islamic studies, including Qur’anic exegesis, Shi’i studies, Sufi studies, mysticism, and the intellectual history of Iran.

Join us at the book launch event, taking place in-person in the Crown Room (9th Floor), at the��Aga Khan��Centre with the author, Dr Alessandro Cancian, and the panel of discussants Dr Omar Ali-De Unzaga (IIS), Professor Sajjad Rizvi (University of Exeter) and Professor Walid Saleh (University of Toronto). A reception with refreshments will be available after the event.

Date:��4:00 – 5:30pm, Wednesday 19 April 2023

Location:��Aga Khan��Centre and online (Zoom)

Attendees are invited to join in-person and online; please note registration is essential, via Eventbrite or Zoom respectively. The event will be filmed, live-streamed, and the recording may be edited and used by 51�Թ��� for marketing, educational and archival purposes. By registering for this event you consent to these terms.