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Les illuminations7/14/2023 ![]() ![]() ^ Read Secret Practices of the Sufi Freemasons Online by Baron Rudolf von Sebottendorff | Books.^ Introduction to The Meccan Revelations on Ibnarabisociety.Henry Corbin compared Dante's Béatrice, which leads the poet to paradise in the Divine Comedy and awakens him to love in the Vita Nuova, to Ibn Arabi's Nizhâm, a mystical woman who initiates the Andalusian philosopher to the experience of God's love. They influenced the "Spiritual Writings" of the emir Abd el-Kader, who published the book in 1857, and perhaps Dante. The Illuminations are a classic of Sufism, theology and Islamic philosophy. Ibn Arabi also recounts his encounter and service to mystic Fatima bint al-Muthanna, with whom he recites Al Fātiḥah (the first surah of the Quran) and whose degree of spiritual elevation he admires. He quotes the poems of the writer Rabia of Basra, who according to him is "the most prestigious interpreter" of love. Ibn Arabi is initiated into religious experience by a spiritual woman called Nizham, a young Iranian woman whose name means "Harmony". Women are prominently featured in the book, particularly in Chapter 178 on love. Controversy over his teachings flared again in 1979 when the Egyptian parliament attempted to ban the republication of the print edition of The Meccan Revelations. 1624), members of the Wahhabi sect of Saudi Arabia and beyond, and an array of modern Muslim revivalists and modernists. Īside from Ibn Taymiyyah, his many critics have included the historian Ibn Khaldun (d. There is also a psychological and religious description of the effects of Allah's Love (in both the subjective and objective sense of expression).Īccording to Michel Chodkiewicz, this book occupies a particularly important place in Ibn Arabi's work because it represents "the ultimate state of his teaching in its most complete form". In the Illuminations Ibn Arabi develops a theory of the imagination and the imaginary world explained by Henry Corbin. The book takes its title from the holy city of Mecca, to which Ibn Arabi travelled on pilgrimage in 1202, and in which he received a number of revelations of divine origin. The city of Mecca in 2011, a major place of pilgrimage for Muslims. These manuscripts, once part of the waqf of Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi, are known as the "Konya" manuscripts and they are now kept in Istanbul (Evkaf Muzesi 1845-1881). The second version, called the Konya Manuscript ( مخطوط قونية), exists in manuscripts in Ibn Arabi's own hand, with the exception of volume nine. He completed the first in the year 629 of the Hijra and worked on the second version between the years 632 and 636 of the Hijra. Ibn Arabi wrote two versions of al-Futūḥāt al-Makkīyah, his magnum opus. The book contains autobiographical elements: encounters, events, and spiritual illuminations. The Andalusi thinker exposes his spiritual journey, his theology, his metaphysics and his mysticism, using sometimes prose, sometimes poetry. The Meccan Revelations ( Arabic: كِتَابُ الفُتُوحَاتِ المَكِّيَّة, romanized: Kitâb Al-Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya) is the major work of the philosopher and Sufi Ibn Arabi, written between 12. To order by phone - Call (+44) 0147485010 quoting RareVinyl.Opening pages of the Konya Manuscript of the Meccan Revelations, handwritten by Ibn Arabi. ![]() Postage/Shipping Cost - Add item to your basket for a postage/shipping quote. Click here for more info.Īvailability - In Stock - Buy Now for shipping today Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) - 5053200123678Ĭondition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.Īdditional info - Deleted, Picture Sleeve Title - Les Illuminations (click link for more of the same title)Ĭatalogue No - CSD3684 (click link for more) 31 For Tenor Solo, Horn And StringsĪrtist - Benjamin Britten (click link for complete listing) Les Illuminations - For Soprano And String Orchestra, Op. Apart from a thin 2" hairline split in the top edge, the ![]() Serenade For Tenor, Horn & Strings with Robert Tear & AlanĬivil, front laminated flipback picture sleeve with librettoīooklet. Northern Sinfonia Orchestra conducted by Neville Marriner The green postage stamp 'Nipper' label, performed by the BENJAMIN BRITTEN Les Illuminations (1971 UK stereo LP on ![]()
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