The Sufi Path of Knowledge

The Sufi Path of KnowledgeIbn al 'Arabi is still known as "the Great Sheik" among the surviving Sufi orders. Born in Muslim Spain, he has become famous in the West as the greatest mystical thinker of Islamic civilization. He was a great philosopher, theologian, and poet. William Chittick takes a major step toward exposing the breadth and depth of Ibn al 'Arabi's vision. The book offers his view of spiritual perfection and explains his theology, ontology, epistemology,

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preserving a rich array of objects and materials in their original contexts

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