Michel Valsan, the Glossary
Michel Valsan (Mihai Vâlsan; 1 February 1907, Brăila, Kingdom of Romania – 25/26 November 1974, Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) was a Muslim scholar and master of a Shadhiliyya tariqah in Paris under the name Shaykh Mustafa 'Abd al-'Aziz.[1]
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15 relations: Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, Brăila, Frithjof Schuon, Hinduism, Ibn Arabi, Islam, Kingdom of Romania, List of contemporary Islamic scholars, Paris, René Guénon, Romania, Shadhili, Sufism, Taoism, Traditionalism (perennialism).
- Arabic–French translators
- French Sufis
- Ibn Arabi scholars
- Romanian Muslims
- Romanian scholars
Antony, Hauts-de-Seine
Antony is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris.
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Brăila
Brăila (also) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County.
Frithjof Schuon
Frithjof Schuon (18 June 1907 – 5 May 1998) was a Swiss metaphysician of German descent, belonging to the Traditionalist School of Perennialism. Michel Valsan and Frithjof Schuon are Traditionalist School.
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Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
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Ibn Arabi
Ibn ʿArabī (ابن عربي,; full name: أبو عبد الله محـمـد بن عربي الطائي الحاتمي,; 1165–1240) was an Andalusi Arab scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher, extremely influential within Islamic thought.
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Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
Kingdom of Romania
The Kingdom of Romania (Regatul României) was a constitutional monarchy that existed from 13 March (O.S.) / 25 March 1881 with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King Carol I (thus beginning the Romanian royal family), until 1947 with the abdication of King Michael I and the Romanian parliament's proclamation of the Romanian People's Republic.
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List of contemporary Islamic scholars
Modern-era (20th to 21st century) Islamic scholars include the following, referring to religious authorities whose publications or statements are accepted as pronouncements on religion by their respective communities and adherents.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
René Guénon
René Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon (15 November 1886 – 7 January 1951), also known as Abdalwahid Yahia, was a French-Egyptian intellectual who remains an influential figure in the domain of metaphysics, having written on topics ranging from esotericism, "sacred science" and "traditional studies" to symbolism and initiation. Michel Valsan and René Guénon are French Sufis and Traditionalist School.
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe.
Shadhili
The Shadhili Order (الطريقة الشاذلية) is a tariqah or Sufi order.
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Sufism
Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism.
Taoism
Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.
Traditionalism (perennialism)
Traditionalism posits the existence of a perennial wisdom or perennial philosophy, primordial and universal truths which form the source for, and are shared by, all the major world religions. Michel Valsan and Traditionalism (perennialism) are Traditionalist School.
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See also
Arabic–French translators
- Abel Pavet de Courteille
- Albert Kazimirski de Biberstein
- André Miquel
- Antoine Galland
- Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy
- Armand-Pierre Caussin de Perceval
- Chaim Nahum
- Charles Defrémery
- Clément Huart
- Denis Chavis
- Edgard Blochet
- Elias Sanbar
- Ernest Fouinet
- Eva de Vitray-Meyerovitch
- Gaston Wiet
- Geneviève Gobillot
- Georges-Henri Bousquet
- Hédi Kaddour
- Hanna Diyab
- Henriette Devonshire
- Henry Corbin
- Hermann Zotenberg
- J. C. Mardrus
- Jean Ernest Mercier
- Jean-Jacques-Antoine Caussin de Perceval
- Jean-Louis Michon
- Maurice Gaudefroy-Demombynes
- Michel Valsan
- René R. Khawam
- William McGuckin de Slane
French Sufis
- Éric Geoffroy
- Abd al Malik (rapper)
- Eva de Vitray-Meyerovitch
- Hidayat Inayat Khan
- Jean-Louis Michon
- Kahina Bahloul
- Michel Chodkiewicz
- Michel Valsan
- René Guénon
Ibn Arabi scholars
- Abdul Baqi Miftah
- Bulent Rauf
- Caner Dagli
- Cemalnur Sargut
- Claude Addas
- Henry Corbin
- Ian Almond
- Michel Chodkiewicz
- Michel Valsan
- Miguel Asín Palacios
- Sa'diyya Shaikh
- Suha Taji-Farouki
- Titus Burckhardt
- William Chittick
Romanian Muslims
- Ömer Cerrahoğlu
- Aihan Omer
- Albert Saritov
- Emel Emin
- Enes Sali
- Iliaș Colceag
- Ismail H. A. Ziyaeddin
- Mehmet Niyazi
- Melek Amet
- Michel Valsan
- Mihnea Turcitul
- Negiat Sali
- Omar Arnaout
- Omar El Sawy
- Omar Hayssam
- Raed Arafat
- Sîdîyîk Ibrahim H. Mîrzî
- Selim Abdulakim
- Septar Mehmet Yakub
- Sevil Shhaideh
- Tahsin Gemil
- Yasin Hamed
- Şahip Bolat Abdurrahim
Romanian scholars
- C. George Sandulescu
- Eliezer Shulman
- Michel Valsan