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The Book of Metaphysical Penetrations: a parallel English-Arabic text
Mulla Sadra (ca. 1572{u2013}1640) is one of the most prominent figures of post-Avicennan Islamic philosophy and among the most important philosophers of Safavid Persia. He was a prolific writer whose work advanced the fields of intellectual and…
The Four Pillars of Spiritual Transformation: The Adornment of the Spiritually Transformed (Ḥilyat al-abdāl)
Objective and illuminating, this treatise, written by Sufi leader Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, presents a fundamental analysis of spiritual practice. Underscoring the importance of silence, seclusion, hunger, and vigilance, this guide demonstrates that…
The Elixir of the Gnostics
"Sadr al-Din Muhammad Shirazi, more commonly called Mulla Sadra (1572-1640), was one of the grand scholars of the later period of Islamic philosophy and has become one of the best known Muslim philosophers. Originally composed in Arabic, Iksir…
