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

• Autore: Ibn al-ʻArabī <1165-1240.>
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Anqa, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.3/824
• Soggetto topico: Islam
• Altri autori: Taji-FaroukiSuha
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A prayer for spiritual elevation and protection
• ISBN: 1-905937-17-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778000503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II