Ilma Qureshi

The Sun Shining in a Mirror: Poetic Knowing in ʿIrāqī’s Lamaʿāt

Abstract This article argues that the form of a text matters as much as, if not more than, its content. Using Fakhr al-Din ‘Irāqī’s Lamaʿāt ( Divine Flashes ) as a case study, this article explores the significance of the poetic form and the role of the reader/listener in interpr...