Written work
The Spirit of Holiness (portraits of Andalusi masters)
روح القدس في مناصحة النفس (Ruh al-quds fi munasahat al-nafs)
After a severe critique of the Sufis of his day, the author draws portraits of some seventy masters he knew in al-Andalus and the Maghreb, among them the old woman of Seville Fatima bint al-Muthanna. It is an exceptional document on Andalusi religious life in the twelfth century and on Ibn Arabi's own formation.
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Authorship note
An epistle written in Mecca in 600/1203 and addressed to a Tunisian friend; together with *al-Durra al-fakhira* it is the main source on the Sufis of al-Andalus he knew.
Editions and translations
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English
Ibn Arabi
Sufis of Andalusia: The Ruh al-quds and al-Durrat al-fakhirah
The Conscious LibrarySufis of Andalusia: The Ruh al-quds and al-Durrat al-fakhirah
George Allen & Unwin, 1971
Translation: R. W. J. Austin
ISBN 0042970253
Reedición Routledge, 2007: 9780415442596.
Español
Vidas de santones andaluces
Hiperión, 1981
Translation: Miguel Asín Palacios
ISBN 8475170455
Primera edición 1933.
Los sufíes de Andalucía
Editorial Sirio, Málaga, 2007
ISBN 9788478085538
Français
Les Soufis d'Andalousie: Rûh al-quds et ad-Durrat al-fâkhirah
Sindbad, París, 1988
ISBN 2727401558
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 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 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
- Ibn al-Arabi. Sufis of Andalusia: The Ruh al-quds and al-Durrat al-fakhirah. Trad. de R. W. J. Austin. Londres: Allen & Unwin, 1971; y Asín Palacios, Miguel. Vidas de santones andaluces. Madrid, 1933 (reed. Hiperión, 1981).
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