Description
While used for centuries in Sufi circles, the prayer known as 'The Most Elevated Cycle' or 'The Prayer of Protection', had never before been available in English. This book provides a lucid English translation of this beautiful and powerful prayer written by the great Sufi master, Muhyi al-Din Ibn 'Arabi, as well as a transliteration for those unable to read Arabic but who wish to recite it in its original language. It also delves into the prayer's contemporary life and historical transmission and gives details of generations of well-known scholars and Sufi masters who transmitted the prayer, providing an intimate insight into Islamic history.
About the Author
Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240) is unquestionably one of the most profound and remarkable figures in the history of world spirituality. His was an era of great cultural and spiritual flowering in the West, in the Jewish and Christian traditions as much as in the Muslim world. Known as "the Greatest Master" (al-Shaykh al-Akbar), Ibn 'Arabi has been revered in the Islamic world for over 800 years, but has only begun to be discovered seriously in the West in the last few decades. Ibn 'Arabi led an extraordinary inner and outer life, teaching, writing, and counselling the public figures of his day. He travelled huge distances, from his native Spain to Syria and Turkey, before settling in Damascus where he spent the last 20 years of his life. Ibn 'Arabi's many writings are founded on a totally harmonious vision of Reality, integrating all apparent differences without destroying their truths. They are singularly appropriate and needed in the world of today.
Reviews
"The importance of having a stable text with full vocalisation based upon the best manuscripts is evident. But the author's careful study of the chains of transmission and the detailed information about the recitation of the prayer in the contemporary world are also of the highest interest." Prof Michel Chodkiewicz
Book Information
ISBN 9780953451302
Author Muhyiddin Ibn'Arabi
Format Paperback
Page Count 140
Imprint Anqa Publishing
Publisher Anqa Publishing
Weight(grams) 226g
About the Author
Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240) is unquestionably one of the most profound and remarkable figures in the history of world spirituality. His was an era of great cultural and spiritual flowering in the West, in the Jewish and Christian traditions as much as in the Muslim world. Known as "the Greatest Master" (al-Shaykh al-Akbar), Ibn 'Arabi has been revered in the Islamic world for over 800 years, but has only begun to be discovered seriously in the West in the last few decades. Ibn 'Arabi led an extraordinary inner and outer life, teaching, writing, and counselling the public figures of his day. He travelled huge distances, from his native Spain to Syria and Turkey, before settling in Damascus where he spent the last 20 years of his life. Ibn 'Arabi's many writings are founded on a totally harmonious vision of Reality, integrating all apparent differences without destroying their truths. They are singularly appropriate and needed in the world of today.
Reviews
"The importance of having a stable text with full vocalisation based upon the best manuscripts is evident. But the author's careful study of the chains of transmission and the detailed information about the recitation of the prayer in the contemporary world are also of the highest interest." Prof Michel Chodkiewicz
Book Information
ISBN 9780953451302
Author Muhyiddin Ibn'Arabi
Format Paperback
Page Count 140
Imprint Anqa Publishing
Publisher Anqa Publishing
Weight(grams) 226g
