Miftah al-Ghayb

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Miftah al-Ghayb is a seminal Sufi metaphysical treatise by Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi that systematically expounds the doctrines of Ibn Arabi’s school of Islamic mysticism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sufi metaphysical treatise
aim guidance for spiritual realization
systematic clarification of Sufi metaphysical doctrines
associatedWith Akbarian metaphysics
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi’s school
author Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi NERFINISHED
centralConcept divine names
gnosis
levels of existence
spiritual stations
unity of being
unveiling
circulation traditional Sufi seminaries
commentedOnBy later Sufi commentators
describedAs systematic exposition of Ibn Arabi’s doctrines
discipline theoretical Sufism
doctrinalLineage Ibn Arabi NERFINISHED
expoundsDoctrineOf Ibn Arabi’s school of Islamic mysticism NERFINISHED
field Islamic philosophy
Sufi metaphysics
genre Sufi treatise
philosophical theology
hasPart chapters on divine realities
chapters on ontology
chapters on spiritual realization
importance key text of the Akbarian tradition
seminal work in Sufi metaphysics
influencedBy Hadith
Ibn Arabi NERFINISHED
Quran NERFINISHED
language Arabic
literaryForm prose
mainSubject Islamic mysticism
Sufism
metaphysics
originalMedium manuscript
region Islamic world NERFINISHED
relatedWork Fusus al-Hikam NERFINISHED
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Islam
school Akbarian school NERFINISHED
studiedBy scholars of Islamic mysticism
students of Ibn Arabi’s school
timePeriod 13th century
titleTranslation Key to the Unseen NERFINISHED
usedIn advanced Sufi training

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Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi notableWork Miftah al-Ghayb