Avestan Sī murgh, Ishraqi Sī murgh (A Historical Etymology of Sī murgh in Islamic-Iranian Philosophy)

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Bolkhari Qehi Hasan

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Journal: HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY Year:2020 | Volume:11 | Issue:4 Page(s): 77-98

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Avestan Sī murgh, Ishraqi Sī murgh (A Historical Etymology of Sī murgh in Islamic-Iranian Philosophy)

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AvestaQ2

Pahlavi textsQ1

Illuminationist philosophyQ1

SīmurghQ2

SuhrawardīQ2

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Undoubtedly, Sī murgh is one of the most important and attractive Ishraqi (Illuminationist) and gnostic symbols in the Islamic-Iranian civilization. The traces of this mythical bird can also be found in Avestan and Pahlavi texts as a near-stationed and heaven-residing bird as well as the name of a prominent philosopher in Zoroastrian philosophy. The correct pronunciation of the world Sī murgh is mə rə yō saē nō in Avesta, sē nmurw and saeno muruk in Pahlavi language, and siræ ng in some Persian texts. Orientalists have translated this word into eagle and royal falcon in English. Perhaps the translation of Sī murgh into eagle is rooted in translations’ focus on the word syena in Sanskrit, which means eagle in this language. Admittedly, this Sanskrit word is quite similar to the Avestan saena. Suhrawardī has talked about sī murgh in different parts of his works such as in the treatises of Ṣ afī r-i Sī murgh, ‘ Aql-i surkh, and Fī ḥ ā lat al-ṭ ufullī yah. In ‘ Aql-i surkh, following an innovative approach and method of interpretation, he discusses sī murgh’ s support of Rostam in his war with Esfandiar; in Ṣ afī r-i sī murgh he explains the virtues of sī murgh in the Introduction to the treatise, and in the last treatise he elaborates on sī murgh’ s living in heaven. Suhrawardī ’ s method of discussion in these works reveals the place and holiness of this bird in his mind and language and, most importantly, the depth of his knowledge of ancient Iranian philosophy. In this paper, the author discusses the place of sī murgh in Avestan and Pahlavi texts and Illuminationist philosophy.

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Bolkhari Qehi, Hasan. (2020). Avestan Sī murgh, Ishraqi Sī murgh (A Historical Etymology of Sī murgh in Islamic-Iranian Philosophy). HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY, 11(4 ), 77-98. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/400189/en

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Bolkhari Qehi Hasan. Avestan Sī murgh, Ishraqi Sī murgh (A Historical Etymology of Sī murgh in Islamic-Iranian Philosophy). HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY[Internet]. 2020;11(4 ):77-98. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/400189/en

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Hasan Bolkhari Qehi, “Avestan Sī murgh, Ishraqi Sī murgh (A Historical Etymology of Sī murgh in Islamic-Iranian Philosophy),” HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY, vol. 11, no. 4 , pp. 77–98, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/400189/en

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