Written work
The Universal Tree and the Four Birds
الاتحاد الكوني في حضرة الإشهاد العيني بمحضر التلميذ اليقيني (al-Ittihad al-kawni)
A mystical allegory in rhymed prose and verse in which the Universal Tree, an image of the Perfect Human, converses with four birds symbolising the First Intellect, the Universal Soul, Matter and the Universal Body. Through their voices Ibn Arabi sets out the structure of the cosmos and the human being's place as the synthesis of all levels.
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Authorship note
No Spanish edition: title translated from the English version (tr. Angela Jaffray).
Editions and translations
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English
Ibn Arabi
The Universal Tree and the Four Birds
The Conscious LibraryThe Universal Tree and the Four Birds
Anqa Publishing, Oxford, 2006
Translation: Angela Jaffray
ISBN 9780953451395
Other works by Ibn Arabi
- The Meccan Openings (al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya) · 1238
- The Bezels of Wisdom (Fusus al-hikam) · 1229
- The Interpreter of Desires (Tarjuman al-ashwaq) · 1215
- The Treasures of Lovers (commentary on the Tarjuman) · 1215
- The Spirit of Holiness (portraits of Andalusi masters) · 1203
- The Setting-Places of the Stars · 1199
- The Contemplations of the Holy Mysteries · 1194
- The Book of Theophanies · 1205
- Treatise on Unity (attributed)
- The Production of the Circles
- Divine Governance of the Human Kingdom
- The Book of Majesty and Beauty
- What the Seeker Needs
- The Adornment of the Spiritually Transformed · 1203
- Journey to the Lord of Power · 1205
- The Book of the Night Journey · 1198
- The Precious Pearl
- The Fabulous Gryphon · 1199
- The Niche of Lights (Divine Sayings) · 1203
- The Seven Days of the Heart
- The Unveiling of the Effects of the Journey
- The Secret of the Names of God
- The Brilliant Star: The Virtues of Dhu l-Nun the Egyptian
- The Tree of Being
- The Book of Mim, Waw and Nun
- The Great Diwan (mystical poetry)
- Discourse of the Righteous and Night-Talk of the Chosen
- The Profession of Faith
- Treatises of Ibn Arabi (collection) · 1948
Sources
- Open Library, registros de ediciones y traducciones de los tratados menores de Ibn Arabi (Nyberg 1919; Anqa Publishing; Fons Vitae; Threshold; Éditions de l'Éclat; Éditions de l'Œuvre; Editora Regional de Murcia; Sirio), consultados el 2026-10-25.
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