{"product_id":"inscriptions-of-wisdom-the-sufism-of-ibn-al-arab-in-the-mirror-of-jm-9798855803631","title":"Inscriptions of Wisdom: The Sufism of Ibn al-\u0026#703;Arab\u0026#299; in the Mirror of J\u0026#257;m\u0026#299;","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo important texts in the Sufi tradition made available together in English for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInscriptions of Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e brings together, for the first time in English, two pivotal Sufi texts that illuminate Ibn al-ʿArabī's (d. 1240) celebrated work \u003ci\u003eFuṣūṣ al-ḥikam\u003c\/i\u003e. The first, \u003ci\u003eNaqsh al-Fuṣūṣ\u003c\/i\u003e (the Inscription of the Fuṣūṣ), is Ibn al-ʿArabī's own distillation of \u003ci\u003eFuṣūṣ al-ḥikam\u003c\/i\u003e, presenting a concise yet profound articulation of its core teachings. The second, \u003ci\u003eNaqd al-nuṣūṣ fī sharḥ Naqsh al-Fuṣūṣ\u003c\/i\u003e (texts commenting on \u003ci\u003eNaqsh al-Fuṣūṣ\u003c\/i\u003e), by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Jāmī, is an anthology of carefully selected passages from the earliest and most authoritative interpreters of \u003ci\u003eFuṣūṣ al-ḥikam\u003c\/i\u003e, enriched with Jāmī's own insights. Together, these works explore the quintessential knowledge and divine principles embodied by each of the twenty-seven major prophetic figures of the Islamic tradition, from Adam to Muhammad. If \u003ci\u003eFuṣūṣ al-ḥikam\u003c\/i\u003e represents the culmination of Ibn al-ʿArabī's thought, then \u003ci\u003eNaqsh al-Fuṣūṣ\u003c\/i\u003e distills its very essence and inner mystery. Mukhtar H. Ali's meticulous presentation of the \u003ci\u003eFuṣūṣ al-ḥikam\u003c\/i\u003e commentarial tradition-featuring the first complete English translation of Jāmī's \u003ci\u003eNaqd al-nuṣūṣ\u003c\/i\u003e, chapter-by-chapter analysis, and extensive notes on key Sufi terms and concepts-establishes this volume as a landmark study in Islamic metaphysics and Sufi thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAli, Mukhtar H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mukhtar H. Ali is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Philosophical Sufism: An Introduction to the School of Ibn al-ʿArabī and The Horizons of Being: The Metaphysics of Ibn al-ʿArab in","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807248515346,"sku":"9798855803631","price":135.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b61dd0b-b855-4b6f-9f60-d0982a0a3daf.jpg?v=1766047842","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/inscriptions-of-wisdom-the-sufism-of-ibn-al-arab-in-the-mirror-of-jm-9798855803631","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}