17234271-Saykh-al-Akbar-Ibn-Arabī-brief-biography

R┴╒
al-Quds
(The Treatise of the Spirit of Holiness)
Written in 600 in Makkah for Shaykh al-Mahdaw┘, it is one of the best sources for our
knowledge of Ibn 'Arab┘’s life in Andalusia and the people he knew. It contains three
sections: a complaint about the lack of comprehension of many people practicing the Sufi
Way, a series of biographical sketches of some fifty-five Sufis in the West and a discussion of
difficulties and obstacles encountered on the Way.
T┐j j al-Ras
as┐'il
(The Crown of Epistles)
Written in 600 in Makkah, it consists of eight love letters composed for the Ka‘ba,
each one corresponding to a self-disclosure (Tajall┘) of a Divine Name which appeared in the
course of the ritual circumambulations.
Kit┐b al-Alif, Kit┐b al-B┐', Kit┐b al-Y┐'
A series of short works, using an alphabetical numbering system, begun in
Jerusalem in 601 and composed over three years or more. They discuss a range of different
Divine principles, such as Oneness Compassion and Light.
Tanazzul┐t t al-Maw
Maw╖iliyya
(Descents of Revelation at Mosul)
Written in April 601 in Mosul, it describes the esoteric secrets of the acts of worship
in terms of ablution and Prayer, and how each phase of this everyday ritual is imbued with
meaning.
Kit┐b al-Jal
Jal┐l l wa'I-Jam
Jam┐l (The Book of Majesty and Beauty)
Written in the space of one day in 601 in Mosul, it discusses various Quranic verses
in terms of two apparently opposing aspects, Majesty and Beauty.
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