Ibn ʻArabi : heir to the prophets PDF
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Ibn ‘Arabi “This is a fine book which will make an excellent addition to the secondary literature on Ibn ‘Arabi currently on the market. Few authors working today can match William Chittick’s knowledge and understanding of Ibn ‘Arabi and it is fortunate that he has written a book that makes Ibn ‘Arabi’s complex worldview available in a relatively short format.” SHAHZAD BASHIR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, CARLETON COLLEGE, MINNESOTA 2 SELECTION OF TITLES IN THE MAKERS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD SERIES Series editor: Patricia Crone, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton ‘Abd al-Malik, Chase F. Robinson Abd al-Rahman III, Maribel Fierro Abu Nuwas, Philip Kennedy Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Christopher Melchert Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi, Usha Sanyal Al-Ma’mun, Michael Cooperson Al-Mutanabbi, Margaret Larkin Amir Khusraw, Sunil Sharma El Hajj Beshir Agha, Jane Hathaway Fazlallah Astarabadi and the Hurufis, Shazad Bashir Ibn ‘Arabi, William C. Chittick Ibn Fudi, Ahmad Dallal 3 Ikhwan al-Safa, Godefroid de Callatay Shaykh Mufid, Tamima Bayhom-Daou For current information and details of other books in the series, please visit www.oneworld-publications.com 4 5 IBN ‘ARABI Oneworld Publications 10 Bloomsbury Street London WC1B 3SR England © William C. Chittick 2005 This ebook edition first published 2012 All rights reserved Copyright under Berne Convention A CIP record for this title is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1-85168-511-0 ISBN 978-1-78074-193-2 (ebook) Typeset by Jayvee, India Cover and text design by Design Deluxe Stay up to date with the latest books, special offers, and exclusive content from Oneworld with our monthly newsletter Sign up on our website 6 www.oneworld-publications.com 7 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Ibn ‘Arabi’s Life Abbreviations Used in the Text 1 THE MUHAMMADAN INHERITANCE Inheritance Opening The Muhammadan Seal Reading the Qur’an Understanding God Knowing Self God’s Wide Earth The Inheritor 2 THE LOVER OF GOD Assuming the Traits of the Names The Divine and Human Form 8 Imperfect Love 3 THE DIVINE ROOTS OF LOVE Wujud The Nonexistent Beloved The Entities The Genesis of Love Love’s Throne Human Love Felicity Poverty Perfection 4 THE COSMOLOGY OF REMEMBRANCE Remembrance Prophecy The Book of the Soul The Breath of the All-Merciful Knowledge of the Names 9 All-Comprehensiveness Achieving the Status of Adam The Perfect Servant The House of God 5 KNOWLEDGE AND REALIZATION Knowledge Benefit The Form of God Reliable Knowledge Following Authority Realization The Ambiguity of Creation Giving Things their Haqq The Rights of God and Man The Soul’s Haqq 6 TIME, SPACE, AND THE OBJECTIVITY OF ETHICAL NORMS The Methodology of Realization 10
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