Description |
1 online resource (x, 140 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Cover; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Michel Chodkiewicz; Introduction; 1 The Dawr Today Contemporary contexts; Damascus; Istanbul; The United Kingdom; 2 A Prayer across Time Historical dimensions; Transmitters of the prayer; Chains and authorisations; Windows onto Islamic culture and thought; 3 The Prayer for Spiritual Elevation and Protection Properties; The text and its contents; Translation and Arabic text; Transliteration; Appendix: Manuscript copies and chains of transmission; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
Summary |
Widely used for centuries in Sufi circles, the prayer known as ""The Most Elevated Cycle"" (al-Dawr al-a'la) or ""The Prayer of Protection"" (Hizb al-wiqaya), written by the great Sufi master Muhyiddin Ibn?Arabi, has never before been available in English. This book provides a lucid English translation and an edited Arabic text of this beautiful and powerful prayer. It includes a transliteration for those unable to read Arabic, who wish to recite the prayer in the original language. Showing the importance of Ibn?Arabi's devotional teaching, the book explores the |
Notes |
Published in association with the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English and Arabic |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Islam -- Prayers and devotions.
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RELIGION -- Prayerbooks -- Islamic.
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Islam
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Genre/Form |
Prayers
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Prayers and devotions
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Taji-Farouki, Suha.
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Muhyiddin Ibn ʻArabi Society.
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ISBN |
9781905937172 |
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1905937172 |
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9781905937196 |
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1905937199 |
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0953451305 |
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9780953451302 |
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