Sufis Of Andalusia: The Ruh Al-Quds And Al-Durrat Al-Fakhirah by Ibn Arabi

Sufis of Andalusia: The Ruh Alouds and Al-Durrat Al-Fakhirah of Ibn Arabi

Austin, R. W. J.

Religion & Spirituality

Univ. Of California Pr.

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 poe

Ibn Al Arabi: The Bezels of Wisdom (CLASSICS OF WESTERN SPIRITUALITY)

Islam

Paulist Pr

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Sufis of Andalusia: The Ruh Alouds and Al-Durrat Al-Fakhirah of Ibn Arabi

Ibn Al Arabi: The Bezels of Wisdom (CLASSICS OF WESTERN SPIRITUALITY)