The Book of Ascension to the Essential Truths of Sufism: (Mi'raj Al-Tashawwuf Ila Haqa'iq Al-Tasawwuf) a Lexicon of Sufic Terminology

Written by 18th-century Moroccan scholar and mystic Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba, this book defines Sufic terminology. Based on four published Arabic editions of the Mi'raj and two manuscript versions, this translation is supplemented by excerpts from some of Ibn 'Ajiba's other works, which offer insights about the essential notions of Sufism: repentance, integrity, love, patience, gratitude, and the Eternal Wine. A comprehensive compilation, this bilingual edition--Arabic and English--celebrates Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba's belief that coming to know and reflect upon these notions could be, in itself, a sort of ascending meditative journey.

Author: Ahmad Ibn 'Ajiba
Publisher: Fons Vitae
Published: 01/01/2012
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781891785849
ISBN10: 1891785842
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Islam | Sufi

About the Author
Ahmad ibn 'Ajiba was an 18th-century Moroccan saint in the Darqawa Sufi Sunni Islamic lineage. Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk is the author of "al-Rashad fi zabdati al-Awrad" and an instructor of Arabic at the Center for Language and Culture in Marrakech. Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald is the director of the Center for Language and Culture and the author of several books, including "Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya on the Invocation of God." He and Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk are cotranslators of "The Immense Ocean."