Ibn Arabi
The Book of Mim, Waw and Nun
Written work
The Book of Mim, Waw and Nun
كتاب الميم والواو والنون (Kitab al-mim wa-l-waw wa-l-nun)

A treatise on the science of letters meditating on three letters of the Arabic alphabet, mim, waw and nun, whose names begin and end with the same letter. Ibn Arabi reads them as symbols of the relation between God, the human being and the world, and shows how the structure of the Qur'an's language mirrors that of existence.
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Authorship note
No Spanish edition: title translated from Charles-André Gilis's French edition.
Editions and translations
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Français
Ibn Arabi
Le livre du mîm, du wâw et du nûn
The Conscious LibraryLe livre du mîm, du wâw et du nûn
Éditions Albouraq, Beirut, 2002
Translation: Charles-André Gilis
ISBN 9782841611683
Con el texto árabe inédito.
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 Universal Tree and the Four Birds
- 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 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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