A prayer for spiritual elevation and protection : al-Dawr al-a la (Hizb al-wiqaya) / Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi ; study, translation, transliteration and Arabic text, Suha Taji-Farouki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240.

Contributor:

Taji-Farouki, Suha.

Muhyiddin Ibn ʻArabi Society.

Standardized Title:

Dawr al-aʻ lá. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Prayers and devotions.

Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Anqa, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Michel Chodkiewicz; Introduction; 1 The Dawr Today Contemporary contexts; Damascus; Istanbul; The United Kingdom; 2 A Prayer across Time Historical dimensions; Transmitters of the prayer; Chains and authorisations; Windows onto Islamic culture and thought; 3 The Prayer for Spiritual Elevation and Protection Properties; The text and its contents; Translation and Arabic text; Transliteration; Appendix: Manuscript copies and chains of transmission; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Published in association with the Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-905937-17-2

OCLC:

370745053