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Wisdom: A Poetic Interpretation of The Kitab Al-Hikam of Ibn Atallah

Wisdom: A Poetic Interpretation of The Kitab Al-Hikam of Ibn Atallah

Van Cleef, Jabez L.

Paperback

Series: Muslim Theologians and Mystics, Book 4

General Poetry

ISBN10: 1442125306
ISBN13: 9781442125308
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Apr 14 2009
Pages: 358
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
This is a book of aphorisms written by Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari (d. 1309), here called Ibn Atallah, the third sheikh of the Shadhili Sufi order. He was born and grew up in Alexandria, then lived and died in Cairo. Ibn Atallah is well known for compressing large thoughts into a small space. The shape of the thought is smooth, small, dense, and hard. He chose the form of aphorisms to express himself because he wanted above all to spread the word of what he believed in, and indeed, many of these statements could be likened to a pebble that one might carry in one's pocket.

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