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The Horizons of Being
The Metaphysics of Ibn al-ʿArabī in the Muqaddimat al-Qayṣarī
Editor:
The Horizons of Being explores the teachings of Ibn al-Ê¿ArabÄ« by examining DÄwÅ«d al-Qayá¹£arÄ«âs (d. 751/1350) Prolegomena to his commentary on the Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam, popularly known as the Muqaddimat al-Qayá¹£arÄ«. A masterpiece of Sufism, the Muqaddima is both a distillation of the Fuṣūṣ and a summary of Ibn al-Ê¿ArabÄ«âs entire metaphysical worldview. As such, it is a foundational text that delves into the most important subjects characterizing the philosophical Sufi tradition: Being, Godâs attributes, divine knowledge, the universal worlds, unveiling, creation and the microcosm, the perfect human, the origin and return of the spirit, prophethood and sainthood. The present work is a complete translation of the Muqaddima and a commentary that incorporates the ideas of the main exponents of this tradition.
Mukhtar H. Ali, Ph.D. (2007) University of California, Berkeley, is currently Research Fellow at the Warburg Institute, the University of London. He specializes in Sufism, Islamic philosophy and ethics, and has published widely in various peer-reviewed venues. He has also translated several works in classical and contemporary Islamic metaphysics, which include The Principles of Correspondences (2013) and The New Creation (2018).
"Bringing together years of immersion into the Akbarian tradition, Mukhtar Aliâs study and translation of Qayá¹£arÄ«âs famous Muqaddima is erudite, poetic, and profound. It clearly demonstrates why this text has historically been seen as one of the most important expositions of the Sufi metaphysical vision of reality, and also hints at why it should be taken seriously today. The Horizons of Being is therefore nothing short of a tour de force in modern scholarship, and is essential reading for all serious mystics, theologians, and philosophers." - Mohammed Rustom, author of Inrushes of the Heart: The Mystical Theology of Ê¿Ayn al-Quá¸Ät
Contents
Introduction
Translation and Edition of the Muqaddimat al-Qayá¹£arÄ« (Ù Ùد٠ة اÙÙÙصرÙ)
Authorâs Preface Ù Ùد٠ة اÙشارØ
1 On Being, and that it is the Truth Ù٠اÙÙجÙد ÙØ£ÙÙ ÙÙاÙØÙ
2 The Divine Names and Attributes Ù٠أس٠ائ٠ÙصÙات٠تعاÙÙ
3 The Permanent Archetypes and a Comment on the Manifestations of the Names Ù٠اÙأعÙا٠اÙثابتة ÙاÙتÙبÙ٠عÙ٠اÙ٠ظاÙر اÙأس٠ائÙØ©
4 Substance and Accident According to Godâs folk Ù٠اÙجÙÙر ÙاÙعرض عÙ٠طرÙÙØ© Ø£Ù٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ùâ
5 The Universal Worlds and the Five Divine Presences Ù٠بÙا٠اÙعÙاÙ٠اÙÙÙÙØ© ÙاÙØضرات اÙخ٠سة اÙØ¥ÙÙÙÙØ©
6 The Imaginal World ÙÙ٠ا ÙتعÙ٠باÙعاÙ٠اÙ٠ثاÙÙâ
7 The Degrees of Unveiling and its Main Types Ù٠٠راتب اÙÙØ´Ù ÙØ£ÙÙاعÙا إج٠اÙا
8 The World is the Form of the Human Reality Ù٠أ٠اÙعاÙÙ ÙÙصÙرة اÙØÙÙÙØ© اÙØ¥ÙساÙÙØ©
9 The Vicegerency of the Muḥammadan Reality and that it is the Ultimate Pole Ù٠بÙا٠خÙاÙØ© اÙØÙÙÙØ© اÙÙ Ø٠دÙØ© ÙØ£ÙÙÙا Ùطب اÙØ£Ùطابâ
10 The Supreme Spirit, its Degrees and Names in the Human World Ù٠بÙا٠اÙرÙØ Ø§Ùأعظ٠Ù٠راتب٠Ùأس٠ائ٠Ù٠اÙعاÙ٠اÙØ¥ÙساÙÙâ
11 The Spiritâs Return to God with its Manifestations upon the Greater Resurrection Ù٠عÙد اÙرÙØ Ù٠ظاÙر٠إÙÙ٠تعاÙ٠عÙد اÙÙÙا٠ة اÙÙبرÙ
12 Prophethood, Messengership and Sainthood Ù٠اÙÙبÙØ© ÙاÙرساÙØ© ÙاÙÙÙاÙØ©
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Translation and Edition of the Muqaddimat al-Qayá¹£arÄ« (Ù Ùد٠ة اÙÙÙصرÙ)
Authorâs Preface Ù Ùد٠ة اÙشارØ
1 On Being, and that it is the Truth Ù٠اÙÙجÙد ÙØ£ÙÙ ÙÙاÙØÙ
2 The Divine Names and Attributes Ù٠أس٠ائ٠ÙصÙات٠تعاÙÙ
3 The Permanent Archetypes and a Comment on the Manifestations of the Names Ù٠اÙأعÙا٠اÙثابتة ÙاÙتÙبÙ٠عÙ٠اÙ٠ظاÙر اÙأس٠ائÙØ©
4 Substance and Accident According to Godâs folk Ù٠اÙجÙÙر ÙاÙعرض عÙ٠طرÙÙØ© Ø£Ù٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ùâ
5 The Universal Worlds and the Five Divine Presences Ù٠بÙا٠اÙعÙاÙ٠اÙÙÙÙØ© ÙاÙØضرات اÙخ٠سة اÙØ¥ÙÙÙÙØ©
6 The Imaginal World ÙÙ٠ا ÙتعÙ٠باÙعاÙ٠اÙ٠ثاÙÙâ
7 The Degrees of Unveiling and its Main Types Ù٠٠راتب اÙÙØ´Ù ÙØ£ÙÙاعÙا إج٠اÙا
8 The World is the Form of the Human Reality Ù٠أ٠اÙعاÙÙ ÙÙصÙرة اÙØÙÙÙØ© اÙØ¥ÙساÙÙØ©
9 The Vicegerency of the Muḥammadan Reality and that it is the Ultimate Pole Ù٠بÙا٠خÙاÙØ© اÙØÙÙÙØ© اÙÙ Ø٠دÙØ© ÙØ£ÙÙÙا Ùطب اÙØ£Ùطابâ
10 The Supreme Spirit, its Degrees and Names in the Human World Ù٠بÙا٠اÙرÙØ Ø§Ùأعظ٠Ù٠راتب٠Ùأس٠ائ٠Ù٠اÙعاÙ٠اÙØ¥ÙساÙÙâ
11 The Spiritâs Return to God with its Manifestations upon the Greater Resurrection Ù٠عÙد اÙرÙØ Ù٠ظاÙر٠إÙÙ٠تعاÙ٠عÙد اÙÙÙا٠ة اÙÙبرÙ
12 Prophethood, Messengership and Sainthood Ù٠اÙÙبÙØ© ÙاÙرساÙØ© ÙاÙÙÙاÙØ©
Bibliography
Index
Students and scholars specializing in the field of Islamic studies, Sufism/mysticism, theology, philosophy, Ibn ʿArabī studies, Shiʿism and comparative religion.