Shayk Tabarsi was a Shiite scholar, the only Shiite theologian of importance in the twelfth century A.D. He produced a commentary on the Qur'an which scholars, both Shiite and Sunnite, have acclaimed as the leading work in the field of tafsir. No Western scholar has done any study on Tabarsi or on any of his works. This dissertation is therefore, the first work in a Western language to be devoted to this important Muslim scholer and theologian.

This thesis is a study of 'Abd al-Jabbar's theory of i'jaz al-Qur'an (the miraculous inimitability of the Qur'an) as expounded in his magnum opus, al-Mughni fi abwab al-tawhid wa al-'adl, part XVI, and in his other works which are related to the subject. The importance of these works lies in the fact that the author was an erudite scholar and a respected leader of the Basra School of the Mu'tazila, and also because his Mughni/ is considered by many as the Encyclopedia of Mu'tazilite philosophy. / As a Mu'tazilite, 'Abd al-Jabbar demonstrates the inimitability of the Qur'an in the light of both his doctrine of mu'jiza (the apologetic miracle of a prophet) and khalq al-Qur'an (the createdness of the Qur'an). This thesis argues that although his theory of mu'jiza is incredibly similar to that of the Ash'arites, 'Abd al-Jabbar's rendering of it and his main sources are not the Ash'arites but rather the "School of Jubba'i" / Besides demonstrating the Qur'anic inimitability through kalam, 'Abd al-Jabbar also discusses its unsurpassable nature, in terms of the Holy Book's literary uniqueness, fasaha. This argument is distinctly different from the theories of his predecessors. As such, the thesis examines his predecessors' and contemporaries' works on i'jaz in order to shed light on the peculiarity of 'Abd al-Jabbar's theory.

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This thesis is a study of the Muslim woman saint and mystic, Rabi'ah al-'Adawiyah, as envisioned by her main biographer, Farid al-Din 'Attar. Part I is a brief review of previous works and scholarship in order to situate Rabi'ah within an historical context and to judge the consistency of earlier interpretation with the actual source material concerning Rabi'ah, 'Attar's account in particular. Part II is an exploration of 'Attar's image of Rabi'ah, based on his Tadhkirat al-awliya' and complemented by related material from his poetical works. This discussion is presented according to three themes, 'Attar's understanding of Rabi'ah as a mystic, a Muslim and a woman: the three themes from which 'Attar draws to express some aspect of Rabi'ah's spiritual personality, or to manifest, in outward form, the paradox of her inner mystical secret.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1981. / English and Persian. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 238-242).

Th. univ.--Lettres--Paris 4, 1973. / Thèse: Lettres: Paris IV: 1973. _ Bibliogr. p. 459-468. Index.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universiteit Leiden, 2000. / Errata slip inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-296).