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Muslim / Sufi
13th Century

 

About Ibn 'Ata'Illa

Timeline (1250 - 1309)

 

 

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English version by
Victor Danner

Original Language
Arabic
The light of the inner eye lets you see His nearness to you. (from Kitab al-Hikam)

Themes
  Light
 
 
 
 

 

Recommended Books

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

The light of the inner eye lets you see His nearness to you.
The source of the inner eye lets you see your non-existence by your existence.
The truth of the inner eye lets you see His existence,
     not your own non-existence or existence.

"Allah was and there was nothing with Him.
     He is now as He was."

 

 

-- from 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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