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Tables of Contents for The Mirror of Meanings
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgements
ix
Introduction
xi
Jamali's life
xi
The poet's spiritual master
xv
Jamali's writings
xvii
The genre of Mir'at al-ma ani
xix
The poem's structure
xxi
Style of the poem
xxii
The poem's central theme
xxiv
Letter symbolism
xxix
Symbolical significance of the poem
xxxi
Wine symbolism
xxxix
Love-play through contemplation
xlii
Jamali's doctrine of the light of the Prophet, nur-i Muhammadi
xliii
The present rendering
xlvi
The Mirror of Meanings
1
102
Glossary of proper names and technical terms
103
18
Bibliography
121
1
Primary sources
121
2
Secondary sources
123
6
Index
129