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A Prayer for Spiritual Elevation and Protection by Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi

A Prayer for Spiritual Elevation and Protection

Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi

Anqa Publishing · Print & ebook · June 1, 2007

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Who it’s for
Read Ibn ‘Arabi’s prayer in English and Arabic, with transliteration and a history of its transmission.
Themes
Sufi devotional practice, Prayer and protection, Islamic history and transmission
Genres
Sufism, Islamic Prayerbooks, Mind & Spirit

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About this book

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.

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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 prayer’s contemporary life, properties and historical transmission. It gives full details of generations of well-known scholars and Sufi masters who have transmitted the prayer, providing an intimate and fascinating insight into Islamic history.

Ibn ‘Arabi’s Prayer

Read Ibn ‘Arabi’s prayer in English and Arabic, with transliteration and a history of its transmission.

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  • An English translation and edited Arabic text of Ibn ‘Arabi’s prayer
  • Transliteration for reciting the prayer in Arabic

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  • Exploration of the prayer’s contemporary life and properties
  • Details on scholars and Sufi masters who transmitted it

Where it sits

Sufism66%
Islamic Prayerbooks56%
Mind & Spirit35%

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Publisher categories

  • Islamic Theology
  • Sufism
Authors
Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi
Publisher
Anqa Publishing
Published
June 1, 2007
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Sufi devotional practice · Prayer and protection · Islamic history and transmission
Reading lane
Islamic Theology