Ibn ʻArabi : heir to the prophets

279 Pages·2012·0.72 MB·English

by  Ibn-al-Arabi

Ibn ‘Arabi
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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
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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
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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
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