Ja'far Kashfi

For the Iranian calligrapher, see Seyyed Jafar Kashfi.

Ja'far Kashfi (Persian: جعفر کشفی; 1775/76 – 1850/51) was an Iranian Muslim philosopher who was born at Darabgard in Fars in 1775/76, lived all his life at Borujerd, and died in 1850/51. His work comprises about twelve titles, and is written in both Persian and Arabic. His great work in Persian is titled Tuhfat al-muluk (The Gift offered to the Sovereigns) and was written at the request of Prince Mohammad Taqi Mirza, a son of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Corbin (1993), pp.356 and 357

References

  • Corbin, Henry (1993) [original French 1964]. History of Islamic Philosophy, Translated by Liadain Sherrard, Philip Sherrard. London; Kegan Paul International in association with Islamic Publications for The Institute of Ismaili Studies. ISBN 0-7103-0416-1.


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