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Muslim / Sufi
13th Century
Egypt
(Middle East)

 

Ibn 'Ata'Illa

Timeline (1250 - 1309)

 

Poems by Ibn 'Ata'Illa
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Poems by Ibn 'Ata'Illa

  A feeling of discouragement when you slip up (from Kitab al-Hikam)
  How can you imagine that something else veils Him (from Kitab al-Hikam)
  How utterly amazing is someone who flees from something he cannot escape (from Kitab al-Hikam)
  The best you can seek from Him (from Kitab al-Hikam)
  The light of the inner eye lets you see His nearness to you. (from Kitab al-Hikam)
  Those travelling to Him (from Kitab al-Hikam)

Recommended Books

Ibn 'Ata' Illah the Book of Wisdom/Kwaja Abdullah Ansari Intimate Conversations, Translated by Victor Danner / Translated by Wheeler M. Thackston

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Related Links:

  The Hikam of Ibn 'Ata'llah
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ABewley/hikam.html
The complete text of Ibn 'Ata'illah's Kitab al-Hikam (or Book of Wisdom) online, along with the commentary by Ibn 'Ajiba.
  The Aphorisms of Ibn Ata 'Illah
http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/hikam1.htm
A brief article on the Kitab al-Hikam.
 

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