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The Meccan Revelations : selected texts of Al-Futuhat Al-Makkiya Ibn Al'Arabi ; edited by Michel Chodkiewicz ; translated by Cyrille Chodkiewicz and Denis Gril.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Arabic Series: ; Volume 2Publication details: New York : Pir Press, 2004.Description: 269 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1879708213 (paperback)
  • 9781879708211 (paperback)
Other title: الفتوحات المكية Uniform titles:
  • Les illuminations des la Mecque English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 297.4
LOC classification:
  • BP189.26
Online resources: Summary: Muḥyiddin ibn Arabi (1165--1240 AD, 560--638 AH), also known as al-Shaykh al-Akbar (the Great Shaykh), was a Muslim mystic and philosopher of Andalusian origin. He was born in Murcia but his family later moved to Seville. Ibn Arabi's life was divided almost equally between West and East. After traveling extensively in North Africa, he embarked on a spiritual journey from his native Spain. He arrived in Mecca in 1202, where he spent three years. He then spent years traveling in Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and Turkey. He died in Damascus. His major work on Sufism, Al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya (The Meccan revelations) is an extensive encyclopedia comprising 560 chapters. The main subjects covered include metaphysics, cosmology, spiritual anthropology, the relationship of science and religion, psychology, the spiritual interpretation of Islamic rituals, and jurisprudence.
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BP 173.6 JAB Democracy, human rights and law in Islamic thought BP184.4 KAT Body of text : BP 189 ARB Sufism : BP 189.26 ALA The Meccan Revelations : BP 189.26 SUL A collection of Sufi rules of conduct / BP 190.5.H44 AHM A quiet revolution: BP190.5.SHA Introduction to the fatwa on suicide bombings and terrorism /

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-253) and index.

Muḥyiddin ibn Arabi (1165--1240 AD, 560--638 AH), also known as al-Shaykh al-Akbar (the Great Shaykh), was a Muslim mystic and philosopher of Andalusian origin. He was born in Murcia but his family later moved to Seville. Ibn Arabi's life was divided almost equally between West and East. After traveling extensively in North Africa, he embarked on a spiritual journey from his native Spain. He arrived in Mecca in 1202, where he spent three years. He then spent years traveling in Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and Turkey. He died in Damascus. His major work on Sufism, Al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya (The Meccan revelations) is an extensive encyclopedia comprising 560 chapters. The main subjects covered include metaphysics, cosmology, spiritual anthropology, the relationship of science and religion, psychology, the spiritual interpretation of Islamic rituals, and jurisprudence.

Original resource at: Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

Content in Arabic.

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