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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778000503321

Autore

Ibn al-ʻArabī <1165-1240.>

Titolo

A prayer for spiritual elevation and protection [[electronic resource] ] : al-Dawr al-a'lā (·Hizb al-wiqāya) / / Muḥyiddīn Ibn ʻArabī ; study, translation, transliteration and Arabic text, Suha Taji-Farouki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Anqa, 2007

ISBN

1-905937-17-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Taji-FaroukiSuha

Disciplina

297.3/824

Soggetti

Islam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published in association with the Muhyiddin Ibn ʻArabi Society.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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