FALL 2025

Multiple Degrees of Being in Sufism: An Interpretive Tool for Religious Understanding

Multiple Degrees of Being in Sufism

What this course gives you

A working command of the vocabulary of Islamic metaphysics — wujūd, māhiyya, the gradation of being — used precisely, not loosely.

The capacity to read primary texts of Ibn Sīnā and Mullā Ṣadrā with comprehension rather than reverence alone.

An understanding of why the tradition treats metaphysics as the science of realities — and what that claim asks of the knower.

Direct exchange with Professor Nasr in open Q&A after every session — the part no book can replace.

Your instructor
Professor Mahmut Erol Kılıç

Mahmut Erol Kılıç is Professor of Sufism and Islamic philosophy at Üsküdar University