{"product_id":"the-sufi-path-of-knowledge-ibn-al-703-arabis-metaphysics-of-imagination-paperback-1","title":"The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn al-\u0026#703;Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Chittick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIbn al-'Arabi is still known as \"the Great Sheik\" among the surviving Sufi orders. Born in Muslim Spain, he has become famous in the West as the greatest mystical thinker of Islamic civilization. He was a great philosopher, theologian, and poet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Chittick takes a major step toward exposing the breadth and depth of Ibn al-'Arabi's vision. The book offers his view of spiritual perfection and explains his theology, ontology, epistemology, hermeneutics, and soteriology. The clear language, unencumbered by methodological jargon, makes it accessible to those familiar with other spiritual traditions, while its scholarly precision will appeal to specialists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with a survey of Ibn al-'Arabi's major teachings, the book gradually introduces the most important facets of his thought, devoting attention to definitions of his basic terminology. His teachings are illustrated with many translated passages introducing readers to fascinating byways of spiritual life that would not ordinarily be encountered in an account of a thinker's ideas. Ibn al-'Arabi is allowed to describe in detail the visionary world from which his knowledge derives and to express his teachings in his own words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than 600 passages from his major work, al-Futuhat al-Makkivva, are translated here, practically for the first time. These alone provide twice the text of the Fusus al-hikam. The exhaustive indexes make the work an invaluable reference tool for research in Sufism and Islamic thought in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Chittick\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Religious Studies at State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi\u003c\/i\u003e and nine other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.74 x 7.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42612852555872,"sku":"9780887068850","price":88.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/UEYxNXRYK3RKdjRtUFpDVzM0bjJSUT09.webp?v=1772097692","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sufi-path-of-knowledge-ibn-al-703-arabis-metaphysics-of-imagination-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}