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Author Hirtenstein, Stephen

Title The Alchemy of Human Happiness
Published Chicago : Anqa Publishing, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (253 pages)
Series Mystical Treatises of Muhyiddin Ibn 'Ara
Mystical Treatises of Muhyiddin Ibn 'Ara
Contents Cover; Half-Title; Also Available from Anqa Publishing; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Note on Translation; Introduction; Part I; Part II; The 1st Heaven: Adam & the Moon; The 2nd Heaven: Jesus, John & Mercury; The 3rd Heaven: Joseph & Venus; The 4th Heaven: Idrīs & the Sun; The 5th Heaven: Aaron & Mars; The 6th Heaven: Moses & Jupiter; The 7th Heaven: Abraham & Saturn; The Lote-Tree; The Lunar Mansions; The Constellations & Gardens; The Footstool & the Supreme Light; The Throne & its Bearers; The Universals; The Cloud & Beyond; The Return; Faith & Knowledge
Appendix A: The Cycle of Creation according to Ibn ʿArabīAppendix B: Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Correspondences; Bibliography; Arabic text (begins at the end of the book)
Summary The quest for happiness and fulfilment lies at the very heart of all human life, and in the teaching of one of the world's greatest mystical writers, Ibn 'Arabi, true happiness consists in the vision of One Reality underlying all manifestation. This is a goal within the potential of every person. In this first English translation of a core chapter from the famous Meccan Illuminations (al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya), Ibn 'Arabi comprehensively summarises all his major teachings on human perfectibility and true happiness. Using the imagery of alchemy and ascension, he gives the reader a unique insight into the spiritual journey by contrasting two ways of acquiring knowledge: the rational and the mystical. With an introduction to Islamic alchemy, the Hermetic tradition and the mysterious elixir, this book is an essential text for anyone interested in Sufism, Islamic spirituality or medieval alchemy
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Subject Sufism.
Philosophy, Arab.
Happiness.
Sufism.
Islam.
RELIGION.
Happiness
Philosophy, Arab
Sufism
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Ibn 'Arabi, Muhyiddin
ISBN 9781905937608
1905937601