Work

An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines: Conceptions of Nature and Methods Used for Its Study by the Ikhwan al-Safa, al-Biruni, and Ibn Sina

1964

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Study of Islamic cosmology underpinning sacred order in building.

Cosmos Sign Knowledge

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Type: Text

Connections

articulates ʿIlm and the Ghayb (Islamic epistemology)
articulates Islamic Sacred Geometry

Referenced by

Seyyed Hossein Nasr authored

Sources

Nasr, S. H. Islamic Cosmological Doctrines. Thames & Hudson, 1978.
Nasr, S. H. An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1964.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines: Conceptions of Nature and Methods Used for Its Study by the Ikhwan al-Safa, al-Biruni, and Ibn Sina." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-islamic-cosmological-doctrines/. Accessed July 17, 2026.