The Bezels of Wisdom

The Bezels of Wisdom

The great 13th century Muslim philosopher explores the mysteries of divine love and wisdom, using the symbolic examples of Biblical figures, prophets and holy men, from Adam to Muhammad.

Ibn alʻArabi

New York : Paulist Press

translation and introd. by R.W.J. Austin ; pref. by Titus Burckhardt

Series: Classics of Western spirituality

Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction. The life and work of Muḥyī al-Dīn Ibn al-ʻArabi ; His historical and spiritual context -- The bezels of wisdom -- His thought -- The bezels of wisdom. Preface ; The wisdom of divinity in the word of Adam ; The wisdom of expiration in the word of Seth ; The wisdom of exaltation in the word of Noah ; The wisdom of holiness in the word of Enoch ; The wisdom of rapturous love in the word of Abraham ; The wisdom of reality in the word of Isaac ; The wisdom of sublimity in the word of Ishmael ; The wisdom of spirit in the word of Jacob ; The wisdom of light in the word of Joseph ; The wisdom of unity in the word of Hūd ; The wisdom of opening in the word of Ṣāliḥ ; The wisdom of the heart in the word of Shuʹaib ; The wisdom of mastery in the word of Lot ; The wisdom of destiny in the word of Ezra ; The wisdom of prophecy in the word of Jesus ; The wisdom of compassion in the word of Solomon ; The wisdom of being in the word of David ; The wisdom of breath in the word of Jonah ; The wisdom of the unseen in the word of Job ; The wisdom of majesty in the word of John ; The wisdom of dominion in the word of Zakariah ; The wisdom of intimacy in the word of Elias ; The wisdom of virtue in the word of Luqmān ; The wisdom of leadership in the word of Aaron ; The wisdom of eminence in the word of Moses ; The wisdom of resource in the word of Khālid ; The wisdom of singularity in the word of Muḥammad.

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