Imam al-Rida’s (‘a) Esoteric Traditions: An Exposition of Selected Traditions from ‘Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (Islamic Mysticism ('Irfan))

In this treatise, ÔAllamah Hasan Mustafawi has selected 30 subjects (along with their supplementary topics) in relation to esoteric, intricate, and allegorical traditions (ahadith) from ÔUyun Akhbar al-Rida by the great traditionist (muhaddith) Shaykh al-Saduq and explained their meanings in his signature lucid and concise manner.

This exposition includes a wide range of mystical and philosophical subjects such as:

The Grip (hujzah), Face (wajh), and Visitation (ziyarah) of Allah; the Primordial Existence and His essential attributes; alleged forgetfulness of God; AllahÕs knowledge of Himself, His Power and Names; the Throne (Ôarsh), Pillar (Ôamud), and Whale (hut);
ÒHe is indeed Subtle, All-hearing, and All-seeing;Ó ÒHe is with you wherever you are;Ó ÒYour Lord came;Ó ÒAllah has set a seal on their hearts;Ó His descent to the earthly heaven; ÒAllah[Õs Command] should come to them;Ó the meaning of tasmiyyah (saying bismillah);
Limitation and poverty; the essence of will; predestination and freewill; the reality of being veiled and to be left in darkness; letters of the alphabet; paradise and hell as being created; ordinance (mashiyyah) and fate (al-qada waÕl-qadar); predestination (jabr), ordinance (mashiyyah), and action (Ôamal); creation (khalq), ordainment (taqdir), and actions (afÔal); predestination (jabr) and delegation (tafwid); tranquility (sakinah) and paradise (jannah); and is the QurÕan pre-eternal or corporeal?