Inscriptions of Wisdom

Name: Inscriptions of Wisdom | The Sufism of Ibn al-?Arabi in the Mirror of Jami
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The Sufism of Ibn al-?Arabi in the Mirror of Jami

State University of New York Press

Published on 1. November 2025

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465 pages

979-8-8558-0363-1 (ISBN)

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Two important texts in the Sufi tradition made available together in English for the first time.

Inscriptions of Wisdom brings together, for the first time in English, two pivotal Sufi texts that illuminate Ibn al-?Arabi's (d. 1240) celebrated work Fu?u? al-?ikam. The first, Naqsh al-Fu?u? (the Inscription of the Fu?u?), is Ibn al-?Arabi's own distillation of Fu?u? al-?ikam, presenting a concise yet profound articulation of its core teachings. The second, Naqd al-nu?u? fi shar? Naqsh al-Fu?u? (texts commenting on Naqsh al-Fu?u?), by ?Abd al-Ra?man Jami, is an anthology of carefully selected passages from the earliest and most authoritative interpreters of Fu?u? al-?ikam, enriched with Jami's own insights. Together, these works explore the quintessential knowledge and divine principles embodied by each of the twenty-seven major prophetic figures of the Islamic tradition, from Adam to Muhammad. If Fu?u? al-?ikam represents the culmination of Ibn al-?Arabi's thought, then Naqsh al-Fu?u? distills its very essence and inner mystery. Mukhtar H. Ali's meticulous presentation of the Fu?u? al-?ikam commentarial tradition-featuring the first complete English translation of Jami's Naqd al-nu?u?, chapter-by-chapter analysis, and extensive notes on key Sufi terms and concepts-establishes this volume as a landmark study in Islamic metaphysics and Sufi thought.

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"Thanks to Mukhtar H. Ali's laborious efforts, we now have a complete translation of Jami's masterpiece of philosophical Sufism known as Naqd al-nu?u?, which itself is a commentary upon Ibn ?Arabi's own summary of his extremely influential Fu?u? al-?ikam. One of the great merits of Jami's work is that it forms a veritable anthology of the mainstream tradition of the School of Ibn ?Arabi, citing extensively from its major representatives such as Qunawi, Kashani, and Qay?ari. Inscriptions of Wisdom therefore offers contemporary readers a lively presentation of a major Sufi metaphysical text with its robust commentarial procedure, spiritual teachings, and various layers of sophisticated argumentation on full display." - Mohammed Rustom, author of Inrushes of the Heart: The Sufi Philosophy of ?Ayn al-Qu?at

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