Patterns of Contemplation: Ibn 'Arabi, Abdullah Bosnevi and The Blessing-Prayer of Effusion - Hardcover

Stephen Hirtenstein (author)|Pablo Beneito (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1905937709 ISBN 13: 9781905937707

Publisher: Anqa Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Patterns of Contemplation is a uniquely innovative and comprehensive introduction to the sacred principles and symbolism of geometry, letters and numbers, discussed through the first in-depth analysis and English translation of a major Sufi devotional masterpiece, The Blessing-Prayer of Effusion (al-?alat al-fay?iyya). It examines the kaleidoscopic structure of this prayer on the Prophet Muhammad, who authored it, and how it reveals profound teachings on human perfection.

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About the Author

He read History at King's College, Cambridge, and then studied at the Beshara School of Intensive Esoteric Education in Gloucestershire and Scotland. After a teaching career, he began writing and giving talks on Ibn Arabi's thought at conferences across the world. In addition to lecturing and writing, he organises and leads tours in the footsteps of Ibn Arabi, and is director of Anqa Publishing, an independent publishing company dedicated to bringing out the works of Ibn 'Arabi and his school. He has been Editor of the Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society (JMIAS) since 1982. He currently works as a freelance Senior Editor for the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London, and lives near Oxford.

Edition details

• Publisher: Anqa Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: Arabic
• ISBN 10: 1905937709
• ISBN 13: 9781905937707
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312