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Catalogue of titles ibn AL-ʿarabi and the sufis a prayer for spiritual elevation and protection A fascinating and groundbreaking analysis Ibn ʿArabi’s al-Dawr al-a’la or Hizb al-wiqaya that demonstrates how Ibn al-ʿArabī was in- fluenced in his philosophy by early Sufis and This is the first study of a widely used and in matters of practice by later ones. It brings much-loved prayer of remarkable power and into sharp relief the highly original nature of beauty. It consists of 33 verses, invoking pro- his mystical theory, unprecedented in Islamic tection through particular Divine Names and Mysticism, and the unique way in which he phrases from the Quran. It is said that who­ interwove the ideas of others into his own ever reads the prayer with sincerity of heart thought. This book will interest students and utter conviction, while making a specific of theology and mysticism, especially those plea, will have their wish granted. Also in- studying in Arabic and Middle East Studies cluded are a definitive edition of the Arabic departments, and the general reader inter- text based on a substantial number of the best ested in and Ibn al-ʿArabī’s teachings. manuscript copies, a lucid translation, and a Price: £15.99 (paper) transliteration for those unable to read Arabic. ISBN: 978-1-905937-52-3 Price: £13.95 (paper) 192 pages ISBN: 978-0-953451-30-2 150 pages ‘Highly recommended to all those who want to learn about the context from which Ibn ʿArabī emerges.’ ‘Suha Taji-Farouki does not limit herself simply to es- – Omid Safi tablishing the text with rigorous exactitude, and pro- ‘This is a useful and well-documented survey of how viding a translation and transliteration of it. Com- Ibn ʿArabī viewed many of his illustrious predecessors bining a meticulous examination of written sources on the spiritual path.’ – William C. Chittick with patient fieldwork, she tells for the first time the long history of this prayer.’ – Michel Chodkiewicz the lamp of mysteries the nightingale in A Commentary on the Light Verse the garden of love of the Quran The Poems of Üftade This book unearths a hidden treasure: an orig- Born in 1490, Üftade was one of the great mas- inal commentary by Ismāʿīl Anqarawī on the ters of Ottoman Sufism at the height of that Light Verse of the Quran, in English for the Empire, and founder of the Celvetiyye order. first time. A devoted follower of Rūmī and Ibn His primary focus was not on writing and this ʿArabī, Anqarawī was a highly influential fig- collection of poems is one of the few pieces of ure in the 17th-century Ottoman world. The his writing that still survives. This important Lamp of Mysteries reveals profound insights Divan is preceded by Paul Ballanfat’s detailed into the famous and mysterious Light Verse. biography, in itself an extremely valuable doc- Bilal Kuşpınar has also provided a detailed ac- ument and perhaps the best available in Eng- count of Anqarawī’s life and works, an analysis lish, which will introduce readers to the life, of the Commentary and a critical edition of deep insight, and profound knowledge of this the Arabic text. great spiritual figure. Price: £13.95 (paper) Price: £13.95 (paper) ISBN: 978-1-905937-42-4 ISBN: 978-0-953451-38-8 162 pages 192 pages ‘A masterful translation and edition. ... Professor ‘It offers, to my knowledge, for the first time in Eng- Kuşpınar deserves a great deal of credit for bring- lish and in such a lucid rendition a collection of poems ing to light this important and difficult work. ... that have been composed in Ottoman Turkish by one Highly recommended for all libraries and academic of the great Sufi masters of the sixteenth-century classes on Islamic mysticism.’ – Omid Safi Ottoman State’. – Bilal Kuşpınar ibn ʿarabi and beshara and Ibn ʿarabi modern thought A Movement of Sufi Spirituality The History of Taking Metaphysics Seriously in the Modern World This book deals with some of the findings of This interdisciplinary volume is the first de- modern philosophy, social science and psy- tailed analysis of the adoption and adaptation chology, in an open discourse between the of Ibn ʿArabi’s heritage by non-Muslims in the ancient and the modern, the traditional and West, in a spiritual movement called Beshara the scientific, the industrial and the personal. that began in Britain in the 1970s. The book It is an invitation to reconsider some of the explores the history of Beshara, its teachings central and defining ideas of modernity in the and practices; the interface between Sufism and light of Ibn ʿArabi’s writings on the Unity of the New Age; and the broader contemporary Existence. encounter between and the West. Price: £13.95 (paper) Price: £22.95 (paper) ISBN: 978-0-9534513-7-1 ISBN: 978-1-905937-26-4 204 pages 490 pages ‘Peter Coates initiates a dialogue between the two ‘A marvellous book … historically and ethnograph- eras of the 13th and 21st centuries, examining epis- ically well-informed, with equally well-informed use temology and metaphysics, the use of reason, the social of theory – handled with very considerable sensitivity contexts and finally reflections on the self. Teachers of – and lucidly written.’ – Paul Heelas this calibre are never out of date – they speak across ‘A masterful and multifaceted study. ... a much-needed the centuries, and Peter Coates has done a skilful job critique of the sociology of Islam in the age of globali- of communicating the power of Ibn ʿArabi’s vision.’ zation.’ – Victoria Rowe Holbrook – David Lorimer the universal tree and the four pillars of the four birds spiritual transformation Ibn ʿArabi’s Ittihad al-kawni Ibn ʿArabi’s Hilyat al- A dazzling blend of poetry and rhymed prose, The first English translation of this short this short mystical treatise encompasses a work, written by Ibn ʿArabi to be ‘of assistance number of themes that were of perennial con- for those on the Path to true happiness’. He cern to Ibn ʿArabi, in particular the question explains the exterior qualities of the spiritually of union with the Divine. The elegant transla- transformed (abdal) and focuses on the four tion is complemented by Angela Jaffray’s illu- essential prerequisites of spiritual discipline: minating commentary on key elements in the silence, seclusion, hunger and vigilance, text and extensive notes, and a foreword by describing how these appear among both Rafi Zabor. The Arabic text, critically edited aspirants and the spiritually realised. Also from the best manuscripts by Denis Gril, is included is a translation of Chap. 53 from the also included. Futuhat, dealing with the same subject matter. Price: £13.95 (paper) Price: £12.50 (paper) ISBN: 978-0-953451-39-5 ISBN: 978-1-905937-04-2 160 pages 80 pages ‘A sweeping and rich entry to Ibn ʿArabi’s thought. ‘For centuries one of Ibn ʿArabi’s most accessible and It could serve as the main reading for a course on Ibn widely studied works, the Hilyat al-abdal highlights ʿArabi; for a mixed course of those who may or may the practical foundation of spiritual discipline under- not be familiar with Arabic; a seminar for those who lying all of his metaphysical and theological writings.’ can read Arabic; or a course for those who know no – James W. Morris Arabic at all.’ – Michael Sells divine sayings the seven days of the heart 101 Hadith Qudsi Prayers for the Nights and Days of the Week Ibn ʿArabi’s Mishkat al-anwar Ibn ʿArabi has long been known as a great This is one of the most important and influ- spiritual master, but the prayers attributed to ential early collections of hadith qudsi (sayings him remain little-known. This is the first time of God transmitted by Muhammad), drawn that any of his prayers have been published in from the oral tradition and written collec- another language. There is a prayer for each tions. These ‘sacred sayings’ explain the divine day and night of the week, displaying the most root of all goodness and beauty, and can be astounding expressions of contemplation and appreciated by people from any background. devotion to God, and an unparalleled depth Recurring themes include our utter depend- of knowledge of Union (). This collec- ence upon God, and His readiness to forgive tion is one of the most beautiful, having been and embrace those who truly turn to Him. revered in the Islamic world for centuries. Price: £19.95 (cloth), £13.95 (paper) Price: £13.95 (cloth), £13.95 (paper) ISBN: 978-1-905937-28-8 (cloth) ISBN: 978-1-905937-29-5 (cloth) 978-1-905937-03-5 (paper) 978-1-905937-01-1 (paper) 220 pages (cloth); 110 pages (paper) 152 pages (cloth); 126 pages (paper) Cloth edition contains the Arabic text ‘There is no doubt that this book, which gives a clear English translation, plus well-researched footnotes ‘A beautifully translated version of Ibn ʿArabi’s and introduction/appendices which connect the text best known collection of Hadith, based not only on to the whole corpus of Ibn ʿArabi’s work ... provides the published Arabic text but also several important new opportunities to imbibe full benefit from these manuscripts, with full scholarly apparatus.’ extraordinary invocations.’ – Jane Clark – William C. Chittick contemplation of the the unlimited mercifier holy mysteries The Spiritual Life and Thought of Ibn ʿArabī Ibn ʿArabi’s Mashahid al-asrar al-qudsiyya This is a comprehensive portrait of Ibn Thought to be possibly Ibn ʿArabi’s first book, ʿArabi’s life and thought, highlighting his this work consists of a series of 14 visions, in unique place in history and his special rele- the form of dramatic conversations with the vance in the modern world. The book alter- Divine, interspersed with dazzling vision- nates biographical chapters with chapters ary episodes. It is written in a style similar to on major themes in his work. It includes a that of the Mawaqif of al-Niffari, the famous full biography; an historical overview of the 10th-century Iraqi saint. These contempla- times in which he lived; an exploration of key tions are full of astounding insights into the themes in his teachings; many new transla- nature of existence, our relationship with tions; detailed maps and photographs of the Reality, and the way to achieve true happiness. places he visited; and appendices on his major Price: £13.95 (paper) works and contemporaries. ISBN: 978-1-905937-02-8 Price: £15.00 (cloth), £13.95 (paper) 136 pages ISBN: 978-0-953451-31-9 (cloth) 978-0-953451-32-6 (paper) ‘This carefully annotated translation of the core 304 pages sections of Ibn ʿArabi’s Mashahid al-asrar al-qudsiyya ... makes available to English readers for the first ‘For Ibn ʿArabi, words have a sacred function. ... time one of the key works of Ibn ʿArabi’s earlier Stephen Hirtenstein serves Ibn ʿArabi with a joyful Andalusian period.’ – James W. Morris vitality that mirrors the richness of his life and his meaning.’ – Peter Brook, film and theatre director the teachings of gibran, rihani & naimy a perfect master East–West Interactions in Early An Islamic Saint for the Third Millennium Twentieth-Century Arab Literature Henry Bayman spent many years in the pres- These three Lebanese writers emigrated to ence of the peerless Sufi teacher Mr Ahmet the USA early in life. There, in the early 20th Kayhan, and from that has emerged our clos- century, together with other Syrian and Leb- est glimpse yet of the famous and mysterious anese émigrés, they were spurred into writing Oral Tradition of Sufism. The author, com- and setting up an Arabic-language press. The bining the rigour of an anthropologist with result became known as the Syro-American the devotion of a disciple, has brought us a School, a fusion of Eastern sentiment with book that faithfully lays bare the entire range Western forms, and a cultural cross-fertilis- of teachings of the man who may come to be ation in both directions. A century on, their recognized as the Sufi Saint of the Age. words on the need for East and West to aid Price: £22.95 (paper) one another are as salutary as ever. ISBN: 978-1-905937-44-8 Price: £14.99 (paper) 490 pages ISBN: 978-1-905937-27-1 256 pages ‘I have to confess that this present book is a wish come true for me. It is the crème de la crème and ‘... this book reminds us of a crucial process of human I don’t think that one could wish for anything bet- growth. In order to maintain itself, tradition has an ter in the absence of the physical presence of Master inherent tendency to become rigid, to go dead. How is Ahmet Kayhan’ – Jamil Ahmad it to be kept alive and expanding, as a living stream of energy and insight? ... The openness of these writ- ers is a good recipe for any human being!’ – Barbara Vellacott