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Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi
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1155–1191 · Persian philosopher and founder of the school of Illuminationism

Also known as: Schihab ad-Din Yahya Suhrawardi, al-maqtul Scheich al-ischraq, Schihab ad-Din Yahya as- Suhrawardi, Shihaboddin Yahya Sohravardi, Suhrawardi, al-Shihab al-Din Yahya, Яхья ас-Сухраварди

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Known works

  • Manṭiq al-talwīḥāt
  • رسالة التراتيب السبع
  • al- Lamaḥāt fī al-ḥaqāʼiq
  • Majmūʻah-ʼi muṣannafāt-i Shaykh Ishrāq
  • Du risālah-ʼi Fārsī