Wisdom of Ibn Al-Arabi

Shaykh Muḥyī al-Dīn ibn al-ʿArabī left to posterity a voluminous body of writings which brims with wisdom, knowledge, and spiritual insights. His originality and profundity are uncontested. The complexity of some of the metaphysical concepts he exposits require intellectual rigour. Deciphering the cryptic style of some of his writings requires diligence and patience. Devotion of one’s entire life is perhaps needed to fully absorb and understand the colossal legacy of this great scholar and saint—this ocean without shores as he has been often described. The aim of the selected excerpts in the present book is to give to the general reader a flavour of this great man’s wisdom without delving into hair-splitting and very complex theological and metaphysical questions. 

Introduction
Metaphysics and First Philosophy
Attributes and Traits of Allah
Divine Names and Acts
Good, Evil and Morality
Man’s Relationship to Allah
The Qurʾān and its Infinite Wisdom
The Prophet and his Perfected Character and Conduct
Prophethood and Divine Law
The Awaited Guided One
The Pillars of Islam
Greetings and Peace
Brotherhood in Islam
Spiritual Wayfaring (Sulūk )
Remembrance of Allah (dhikr)
Trust and Reliance on Allah
Trials and Patience
Slavehood and Humility
Jihad and Struggle
The Heart
Conformity and Contravention
The Path to Knowledge
God-given Success
The Journey of Life
Warnings about this World
Final Destination
References
General Index