Written work
Journey to the Lord of Power
رسالة الأنوار فيما يمنح صاحب الخلوة من الأسرار (Risalat al-anwar)
A manual on spiritual retreat (khalwa) describing the soul's ascent through the worlds: what the retreatant will see, the temptations of powers and marvels, and the need to stop at nothing but God. It is one of the most widely read Sufi guides to contemplative practice, with a commentary by Abd al-Karim al-Jili.
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Authorship note
Written in Anatolia during his first years in the East. No verified Spanish edition: title translated from the English version.
Editions and translations
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English
Journey to the Lord of Power: A Sufi Manual on Retreat
Inner Traditions International, Nueva York, 1981
Translation: Terri Harris
ISBN 0892810246
Con notas del comentario de al-Jili e introducción de Muzaffer Ozak.
Français
Ibn Arabi
Voyage vers le maître de la puissance: manuel soufi de méditation
The Conscious LibraryVoyage vers le maître de la puissance: manuel soufi de méditation
Le Rocher, Mónaco, 1987
ISBN 9782268005164
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
- 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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