Written work
The Adornment of the Spiritually Transformed
حلية الأبدال (Hilyat al-abdal)
A short work on the four pillars of spiritual transformation, silence, retreat, hunger and vigil, which according to Ibn Arabi forge the abdal, the "substitute" saints of the invisible hierarchy. Written in a single sitting, it describes what each practice produces in body and heart and why they must go together.
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Authorship note
Written at Taif for two companions, according to its colophon. No Spanish edition: title translated.
Editions and translations
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English
Ibn Arabi
The Four Pillars of Spiritual Transformation: The Adornment of the Spiritually Transformed
The Conscious LibraryThe Four Pillars of Spiritual Transformation: The Adornment of the Spiritually Transformed
Anqa Publishing, Oxford, 2009
ISBN 9781905937301
Français
Ibn Arabi
La parure des Abdâl (Hilyatu-l-Abdâl)
The Conscious LibraryLa parure des Abdâl (Hilyatu-l-Abdâl)
Éditions de l'Œuvre, París, 1992
Translation: Michel Vâlsan
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
- 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
- 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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