A Prayer for Spiritual Elevation and Protection

ISBN-13: 9780953451302 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 140 str.

Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi; Suha Taji-Farouki

Opis

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 prayer s contemporary life, properties and historical transmission. It gives full details of generations of well-known scholars and Sufi masters who have transmitted the prayer, providing an intimate and fascinating insight into Islamic history."