Ibn Arabi
The Production of the Circles
Written work
The Production of the Circles
كتاب إنشاء الدوائر الإحاطية (Kitab insha' al-dawa'ir al-ihatiyya)
A short metaphysical treatise in which Ibn Arabi orders reality through diagrams of concentric circles: what exists by itself, what exists through another, and the intermediate reality that is neither God nor the world. It is one of the texts where the notion of barzakh and the relation between being and its determinations appear most clearly.
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Authorship note
A treatise from his western period, before he left for the East. No Spanish edition: the Spanish title renders that of the French version.
Editions and translations
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العربية
Ibn Arabi
Kleinere Schriften des Ibn al-'Arabi
The Conscious LibraryKleinere Schriften des Ibn al-'Arabi
E. J. Brill, Leiden, 1919
Edición crítica del texto árabe por H. S. Nyberg, con introducción en alemán; incluye también al-Tadbirat al-ilahiyya.
Français
Ibn Arabi
La production des cercles (Kitâb inshâ' ad-dawâ'ir al-ihâtiyya)
The Conscious LibraryLa production des cercles (Kitâb inshâ' ad-dawâ'ir al-ihâtiyya)
Éditions de l'Éclat, París, 1996
Translation: Paul Fenton y Maurice Gloton
ISBN 2841620107
Texto árabe establecido por H. S. Nyberg.
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)
- 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
- 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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