Уильям Читтик: Американский философ и исследователь исламской мысли

American philosopher, writer and translator

William Clark Chittick (born June 29, 1943) is an American philosopher, writer, translator, and interpreter of classical Islamic philosophical and mystical texts. He is best known for his work on Rumi and Ibn 'Arabi, and has written extensively on the school of Ibn 'Arabi, Islamic philosophy, and Islamic cosmology. He is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Stony Brook University.

Born in Milford, Connecticut on June 29, 1943, Chittick earned his B. A. in history in 1966 from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. As part of his undergraduate program, he undertook the study of Islamic history at the American University of Beirut during the 1964–1965 academic year. During this time, he became familiar with Sufism as he chose to focus on the subject for his junior year independent study. Chittick later taught comparative religion at Aryamehr Technical University and joined the faculty of the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy in 1978. Jalal al Din Ashtiyani, Henry Corbin, Toshihiko Izutsu, Badi’ al Zaman Furuzanfar, Jalal al Din Humai, Mehdi Mohaghegh, and Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai. This extended contact with such scholars gave Chittick a unique appreciation and mastery of classical Arabic and Persian, as well as a broad understanding of medieval Islamic philosophical, theological, and mystical texts. Chittick has been the recipient of several academic honors throughout his career. These include the Kenan Rifai Distinguished Professorship at the Institute of Advanced Humanistic Studies at Peking University, as well as an Honorary Professorship at the School of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Minzu University. In addition, he has been awarded fellowships from a number of esteemed organizations, such as the National Endowment for the Humanities, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the Harvard Centre for the Study of World Religions, and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS).

William Chittick is “renowned for his translations and interpretations of classical Islamic philosophy and mystical texts”. He has been variously called “one of the most important contemporary translators and interpretors of Islamic mystical texts and poetry”, “arguably the leading scholar of Ibn al—Arabi writing in English”, "a well known scholar on Rumi and Sufism”, “one of the leading American scholars of the Sufi mystical tradition”, “a leading Western scholar of Islamic spirituality”, “One of the most prominent scholars of Sufi Islam and of the concept and practice of Ihsan” “a distinguished scholar on Sufism”, “a leading and greatly respected scholar in the field of the classical Muslim intellectual tradition”, and “one of the major scholars of Islamic thought” in the contemporary world. According to Mohammed Rustom, Atif Khalil, and Kazuyo Murata, "Students of Islamic thought are, in one way or another, indebted to Chittick’s writings".

Chittick has published 30 books and numerous articles on Islamic intellectual history, Sufism and Islamic philosophy.

With Seyyed Hossein Nasr (vols. 1–3) and Peter Zirnis (vols. 2–3), An Annotated Bibliography of Islamic Science (Tehran: Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy, 1975–78, vols. 1–2; Tehran: Cultural Studies and Research Institute, 1991, vol. 3). 'Abd al Rahmân Jâmî, Naqd al nusûs fi sharh naqsh al fusûs, Persian and Arabic text with critical apparatus, notes, English and Persian introductions, indexes (Tehran: Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy, 1977). The Works of Seyyed Hossein Nasr Through His Fortieth Birthday. Edited and Introduced (Uppsala: University of Utah Press, 1977). The Inner Journey: Views from the Islamic Tradition. Edited and Introduced (Sandpoint, ID: White Thread Press, 2007). The Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Edited and Introduced (Bloomington, IN: World Wisdom, 2007).

Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i, A Shi'ite Anthology (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1981). Javad Nurbakhsh, Sufism [I] : Meaning, Knowledge, and Unity (New York: Khaniqahi Nimatullahi, 1981). Fakhr al Din 'Iraqi, Divine Flashes. Translated with P. L. Wilson (New York: Paulist Press, 1982). Javad Nurbakhsh, Sufism [II]: Fear and Hope, Contraction and Expansion, Gathering and Dispersion, Intoxication and Sobriety, Annihilation and Subsistence (New York: Khaniqahi Nimatullahi, 1982). Ali ibn Abi Talib, Supplications (Du'â), (London: Muhammadi Trust, 1982). Zayn al 'Abidin, The Psalms of Islam. Translated and introduced (London: Muhammadi Trust, 1988). Reprinted as The Psalms of Islam: English Version (Birmingham: al Mahdi Institute, and Marsta, Sweden: Me'raj Educational Publishers, 2007). Javad Nurbakhsh, Sufism IV: Repentance, Abstinence, Renunciation, Wariness, Humility, Humbleness, Sincerity, Steadfastness, Courtesy (London: Khaniqahi Nimatullahi, 1988). Faith and Practice of Islam: Three Thirteenth Century Sufi Texts (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992). 'Abd al Rahman Jami, Gleams. Translated in Sachiko Murata, Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light: Wang Tai yu's Great Learning of the Pure and Real and Liu Chih's Displaying the Concealment of the Real Realm (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000). Mulla Sadra, The Elixir of the Gnostics. Translated, Edited, and Introduced (Provo: Brigham Young University Press, 2003). Shams al Din Tabrizi, Me and Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams i Tabrizi. Annotated and Translated (Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2004). Ibn 'Arabi, select translations from The Meccan Revelations. Translated by Michel Chodkiewicz (ed. ), The Meccan Revelations (New York: Pir Press, 2004). Sadr al Din al Qunawi, The Texts. Translated in Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Mehdi Aminrazavi (eds. ), An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia, vol. 4 (London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2012). Note: The translation of this text in this volume is slightly abridged. For the complete translation, see https://www. academia. edu/8101330/Sadr al Din Qunawi The Texts al Nusus
Aqa Muhammad Rida Qumsha'i, On the Oneness of Existence, or Rather, the Existent and Addendum to the Ringstone on Seth from 'The Ringstones of Wisdom': On the Topics of Friendship. Translated in Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Mehdi Aminrazavi (eds. ), An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia, vol. 5 (London: I. B. Tauris in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2015). Rashid al Din Maybudi, select translations from The Unveiling of the Mysteries and the Provision of the Pious (Louisville: Fons Vitae, 2015). Also available online at Altafsir. com. Aḥmad Samʿānī, The Repose of the Spirits: A Sufi Commentary on the Divine Names. Translated and Introduced (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2019).