The Bezels of Wisdom
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The Bezels of Wisdom is a seminal Sufi metaphysical work by Ibn Arabi that presents spiritual insights through the wisdom associated with various prophets.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bezels of the Wisdoms | 1 |
| The Ringstones of Wisdom | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sufi metaphysical work
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book ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Perfect Man (al-insān al-kāmil)
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divine names ⓘ manifestation of God in the cosmos ⓘ prophetic inheritance ⓘ |
| author |
Ibn Arabi
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Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | the Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered | one of Ibn Arabi's most important works ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Andalusian Islamic world ⓘ |
| dateOfDeathOfAuthor | 1240 ⓘ |
| features |
each chapter dedicated to a specific prophet
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symbolic and metaphysical interpretation of prophetic figures ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic studies
ⓘ
comparative mysticism ⓘ |
| focusesOn | wisdom associated with various prophets ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic mysticism
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Sufism ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| hasCommentariesBy |
Dāwūd al-Qayṣarī
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ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī NERFINISHED ⓘ ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Kāshānī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic philosophy
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Ottoman Sufi thought ⓘ Persian Sufi literature ⓘ later Sufi metaphysics ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divine realities
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prophetic wisdom ⓘ relationship between God and creation ⓘ unity of being ⓘ |
| notableEnglishTranslator |
Angela Jaffray
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Bulent Rauf NERFINISHED ⓘ R. W. J. Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 27 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| status | seminal text in Sufi metaphysics ⓘ |
| structure | chapters ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Persian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bezels of the Wisdoms
this entity surface form:
The Ringstones of Wisdom