Ibn Arabi Livres

Diffuse dans l'œuvre d'Ibn 'Arabî, le grand soufi andalou, c'est sans doute dans ce recueil que la poésie, profonde et raffinée à la fois, trouve sa forme cristalline la plus pure. Issue, lors d'une retraite spirituelle à La Mecque (598/1202), d'une rencontre temporelle avec celle qui en sera l'inspiratrice - Nizâm -, l'expression poétique ici tend d'emblée vers l'intemporel. Grâce à la transfiguration, la présence divine est immédiatement saisie dans la présence de la Bien-Aimée, alors que la poésie se déploie à travers des images où, miraculeusement, se concilient le visionnaire et le visuel. C'est cette vision où la passion, mue par la beauté, déchire et apaise en même temps, que cette première traduction en français restitue, en rendant à la poésie d'Ibn 'Arabî sa vertu d'être, comme toute poésie du sublime, un acte unique.

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A collection of 101 hadith sayings. Comprised of a introduction explaining the meaning of Hadith, it stresses the importance of this tradition in Ibn 'Arabi's writing.

Through the story of the universal tree, representing the complete human being, and the four birds, representing the four essential aspects of existence, this title explains the author's teaching on the nature and meaning of union with God. It is the English translation of an important, early work, complete with Arabic text, commentary, and notes.

A collection of fourteen prayers, one for each day and night of the week. It includes not only the most astounding expressions of contemplation and devotion to God, but also a depth of knowledge of Union.

Called by Moslems "the greatest master," Ibn Al-'Arabi was a Sufi born in twelfth-century Spain. The Bezels of Wisdom was written during the author's later years and was intended to be a synthesis of his spiritual doctrine. Bezel means a setting in which a gem, engraved with one's name, is set to make a seal ring. The setting in which Ibn Al-'Arabi has placed his spiritual wisdom are the lives of the prophets. It was in Damascus that he had the vision that prompted him to write this book. He describes it in his preface: "I saw the Apostle of God in a visitation…He had in his hand a book and he said to me, 'This is the book of the bezels of Wisdom; take it and bring it to men that they might benefit from it.'" The book portrays the wisdom of love through Abraham, of the unseen through Job, of light through Joseph, of intimacy through Elias and so on. Ibn Al-'Arabi invites us in these pages to explore the inner spiritual meanings of the Quran, its heartful meanings. In one of his poems he stated, "Love is the creed I hold: wherever turns His camels, Love is still my creed and faith."

The Tree of Being (Shajarat al-Kawn in Arabic) is a work by Ibn Arabi, interpreted by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak who also includes here two other short works . Ibn Arabi (1165-1240) knew and influenced the great men of his time, including Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Jalaluddin Rumi and Suhrawardi, and his influence spread beyond the Islamic world to medieval Europe. Dante shows the influence of Ibn Arabi in the Divine Comedy for example.The book has four sections. First is the interpreter's introduction which includes a biography of Ibn Arabi and a discussion of his approach to Sufism. The second concerns Ibn Arabi's devotion to the Prophet Muhammad as the perfect man and gives a description of his character and actions. Third is a listing of the 201 names and attributes of the Prophet. The fourth is an interpretation of The Tree of Being a commentary on the mystical elements of the Qur'an and Islam comprising an inspired description of the cosmos and the perfect man as microcosm.

Provides a lucid English translation of the prayer known as 'The Most Elevated Cycle' or 'The Prayer of Protection'. This book also delves into the prayer's contemporary life and historical transmission and gives details of generations of well-known scholars and Sufi masters.

According to Ibn 'Arabi, voyaging never ceases, and this applies in all worlds and dimensions. The paradigmatic voyages recounted in this remarkable book offer the reader an inexhaustible source of reflection. As a well-known Sufi saying puts it, 'the spiritual journey is called "voyage" (safar) because it "unveils" (yusfiru) the characters of the Men of God'. The Secrets of Voyaging explores the theme of journeying and spiritual unveiling as it plays out in the cosmos, in scripture and within the soul of the mystic. Beginning with a series of cosmological contemplations, Ibn 'Arabi then turns to his own selective readings of Prophetic lore, in which he gives profound insights on the voyages of Muhammad, Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Lot, Jacob and Joseph, and Moses. Angela Jaffray's translation brings this major treatise to an English-speaking audience for the first time. It is accompanied by a new edition of the Arabic text based on a manuscript in Ibn 'Arabi's own hand, an introduction and extensive notes. It also includes a rich in-depth commentary that will guide the reader through Ibn 'Arabi's subtle and allusive writing.

A translation of one of the first writings of the Andalusian master, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240) containing fourteen visions that are in the form of conversations with the Divine, interspersed with visionary episodes, regarding the nature of existence, our relationship with the all-encompassing Reality, and the way to achieve true happiness.