Ibn Ata' Illah Egypt (1250 - 1309) Timeline Muslim / Sufi Poems by Ibn Ata' Illah Books - Links

Shaykh Ibn Ata' Illah was a Sufi saint and master in 13th century Egypt. This was a time of philosophical flowering in the Islamic world, and in particular within the Sufi spiritual traditions. Several new and long-lasting Sufi lineages were forming to retain and channel the great spiritual outpouring of the time.

Ibn Ata' Illah was an early spiritual leader of the Shadhiliyyah Sufi order, which is a prominent and widespread Sufi order today.

His Kitab al-Hikam (The Book of Aphorisms) is his most widely read and memorized work, a rich, poetic collection of spiritual maxims composed in majestic Arabic.

Poems by Ibn Ata' Illah

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

Related Links

The Hikam of Ibn 'Ata'llah
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/71208484/The-Hikam-of-Ibn-Atallah
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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