The Bezels of Wisdom - Ibn 'Arabi's Controversial Masterpiece

[@LetsTalkReligion]

Corrections & Additions: 1. "Threat" obviously isn't a verb. 2. I could have been a little more clear in the discussion about male-female union that it is primarily meant in the symbolic sense of the active-passive coming together, although the physical aspect of two humans "joining" is obviously a reflection or manifestation of that. 3. The standard three-letter root of Qur'an is not "Qaf, ra, 'ayn" but rather "Qaf, ra, hamza"

[@alimirzabeg]

The Creation is travelling from FORM to FORMLESS creation - Man is the Book of Alif-Laam-Meem & Woman is the Book of Alif-Laam-Ra as Woman is your Dress and Man is the Dress of Woman. In the end Creation is not Male or Female rather Praiseworthy or Blameworthy by the scale of Seerah & Knowledge of God

[@Sermonontheinternet]

The missing book is a sort of spacial reference for the silence or formless being of god. Makes one see the 28th book is both before the book begins and after it ends.

[@alimirzabeg]

@@Sermonontheinternet You are that Missing Book so He calls you PEOPLE OF THE BOOK - Al-Kitab was given to all prophets so they can spread the Message of Allah with Certainty (ilm-ul-Yaqeen) - You are sum of all divine books so He has asked for Witnessing n Verification of Him n His Words.

[@alimirzabeg]

@@Sermonontheinternet Another sense EACH LETTER IS A BOOK. like Alif is contains 3 letter Alif Laam Fa.

[@wahidazal]

Is there any content that you don't make that isn't copy-catting others while trying to set yourself up like a typical white Ivory Tower gatekeeper over these topics? That aside, your coverage of the fusus is incomplete without covering Hasan Hasanzadih Amuli's 28th chapter on Fatima and my 29th chapter on Ali Muhammad Shirazi as its epilogue.

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

My favourite passage from Fusus Al Hikam: "Do you not see how the child has an effect on the older person by the special quality the child has? The older person descends from his leading position to play with the child and rock him in his arms and to show himself at the child's level of intellect he descends to the level of the child's intellect. He is under subjugation even though he is not aware of it. He occupies himself with instructing and protecting the child, seeing to his needs and consoling him so that the child is not distressed. All this is part of the effect of the young on the old. That is due to the strength of his station. The young has a new covenant with his Lord because he has newly come into being. The old person is further from Him. Whoever is nearer to Allah subjects whoever is further away from Him"

[@MSS-nt9ko]

What a beautiful and true thought from the Shaykh!

[@LetsTalkReligion]

Yes, this is a favorite of mine! It resonates deeply on a personal level

[@sohailien]

Does this not only apply to interacting with the elderly as well? Perhaps the elderly are closer to Allah as well as they are nearer to death?

[@LetsTalkReligion]

@@sohailien According to this particular idea, no. In fact, the elderly would be furthest from God since it is a question of remembrance.

[@sohailien]

@@LetsTalkReligion but do we not descend in our intellect to interact with the elderly as well? Especially if they have trouble understanding complex ideas.

[@yhamilajojo8847]

...thank you Philip...my Grandma would say : they are 27 chapters meaning there is always one more step to go deeper when practicing, and it can not be expressed by words but by behaviour itself.

[@disnagburnazog9552]

Ooooh, thats smart 28th missing as a wink "up to you to write kids"

[@fareedal-bandar2953]

I thought along similar lines. Maybe the 28th is up to us. Maybe it's so esoteric he cannot put it down in words. Or maybe it's a nod to the fact that no human being (not even Ibn Arabi or even the prophet pbuh himself) can have every "bezel of wisdom", nobody but God can have perfect/complete knowledge and wisdom. The last one specifically is a very important theme in the Islamic mind. From the beginning (as seen in the Quran itself in Sura Yusuf 76 "وفوق كل ذي علم عليم" my rough translation: "and above every person with knowledge is the All-knowing"). All the way up untill today, at least in Iraq (maybe Philip can ask his in-laws 😉) nobody can get a perfect score in the essay part of the Arabic test, no matter how well they write, because perfection in Arabic prose is reserved to the Quran.

[@ad.k.2185]

The 28th step is the closing of the circle where you see all the 27 steps you have gone through.

[@yhamilajojo8847]

@@ad.k.2185 beautiful

[@soundslikenobody1850]

28th Chapter is Taught to the Disciple by the Sheikh in Silence

[@cheri238]

With the deepest reverence for your wisdom, Filip. 🙏❤🌏🌍🌎🌿🕊🎵🎶🎵💫✨️💫✨️

[@stevenalbertwood9090]

Being such a phenomenal student has made you a truly great teacher. Thank you Filip.

[@jaisuryabanerjee]

I am a Hindu, but your videos really bring out the beauty of Sufi Islam, and its deepest mystical truths.. it's remarkable how closely the thoughts expounded here resonate with Advaita vedanta..

[@satyamindnectar7052]

Sufi Islam was the main reason Islam spread in Indian subcontinent and Indonesia

[@juliansolis4483]

Was looking for this comment its beautiful how similar this way of thought is to advaita

[@MrMath786]

yes

[@ahmarrehan1044]

​@@juliansolis4483 it's not adwait vedhant but more similar to trika shavism by Abhinav Gupta

[@yasminkirmani9795]

It’s all well and good to talk about God s manifestation in multiple form and according to the worshippers idea of Him but one has to be monotheist in the end and follow His law,like Ibn Arabi himself

[@Justin-x4i]

Filip, You are the doorway that has opened me to truths expanding my understanding. Thank you for choosing your path. Your work benefits all who are blessed to find it. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@RawanShenasi]

In the age of Islam Phobia, thank you for your efforts to open Islam's mystical door for all mystics of all backgrounds & religions

[@AbdeAbde-lu8cd]

فوبيا اسلام مصطلحات غربية وهندوسية برافوا

[@p3ter475]

Can feel this is going to be great. Since stumbling upon your introductions to Sufism I began immersing myself in it quite deeply, purchased the first 10 volumes of Ibn Arabi's Al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya, among other works. Excited about how much more material there is, thank you for the continuous high quality videos on this and other topics.

[@LetsTalkReligion]

Thank you! I assume that's the translation by Eric Winkel?

[@p3ter475]

​@@LetsTalkReligion Indeed it is. Haven't had time to go much into it, but in my limited estimation the quality is real good. Coincidentally, the order number was 99 :)

[@rizj]

Thanks Filip I was going to ask who the translation was by. You've answered the question. Thanks!

[@muslimresponse103]

@@p3ter475 may Allah ﷻ guide you to true islam… 🤲🏻 ameen. …as I was! Alhamdulillah please learn about islamic tawhid/monotheism and stay away from sufii shirk/idolatry.

[@batosato]

@@muslimresponse103 This video is about Sufism which a lot of Salafi would hate. So, you are not welcome here.

[@amnaakhtar3706]

Thank you for bringing this knowledge to us. Im a Muslim but I never delved into the world of sufism. I'm in awe of your knowledge and the work you put into each of your videos :)

[@SaviturTat]

In Hinduism the number 9 is considered the Divine number as far as no matter how much you multiple it , it remains as 9 . 9, 18, "27", 36, 45 and so forth .

[@ampagetech2624]

One of the most informative discourse on Ibn Arabi , you have given us a real Ibn Arabi for dummies. Your explanation was so captivating and lucid thus clearing a lot of misunderstandings about the Shaikh al Akbar and his famous/infamous magnum opus - the Fusus. Thank you and hope for more of such deep flow from your channel.

[@MohammadAlharery]

One of the thinks that bring me joy is hearing your progress in pronunciation of the Arabic language to the point sounding like you where born and raised in Baghdad. Thank you for this quality content.

[@satyamindnectar7052]

are you arabic speaker ?

[@MohammadAlharery]

@@satyamindnectar7052 yes I’m.

[@Speedyvampir2]

Is he Muslim?

[@lindagrh-d5r]

​@@Speedyvampir2 does it matter?

[@Speedyvampir2]

@@lindagrh-d5r yes it does.

[@haarridelamour]

The mirror as metaphor is very powerful. As you say, a place of reflection of image. Equally it can be seen as a place of revelation. Of image, or form. This is why Ibn 'Arabi in poetic form can express that his heart, his mirror, has "become capable of every form" (tarjuman al ashwaq). It is capable of revealing all the forms that Reality has ever expressed Itself as.

[@adamsulaiman639]

can we compare Suliman with the ants?

[@Perozes-gh4lx]

Amazing video as per usual, profound insights and beautifully simplified extremely complex and abstract ideas, keep up the great work Filip!

[@KadirPeker]

This has been wonderful... Thank you for bringing these treasures to a curious muslim who hasn't seen anything from Ibn 'Arabi at this level until now beyond vague and shallow quotations.

[@ginnygin7141]

You are so talented. Thank you for lending us your understanding. its such a joy to listen to you explain these confounding topics in a way that makes them so accessible.

[@hravandil9993]

May the Lord have mercy on you and bring you near to Him Thank you for this video. Making this subject approachable is a difficult task, and you have done a very good job of it in the past.

[@mostarac7297]

This video reminded me of the late Swedish painter Ivan Aguéli/John Gustaf Agelii. I think your audience would enjoy learning about him, his bio, his connection to Sufism, to Sewden and Spain, and Ibn al Arabi. You being Swedish with interest in Sufism are in a unique position to honor this great man with a video about him. His amazingly interesting life was so tragically cut short. Please I kindly ask you to consider honoring the memory of this great man with one of your videos, something you are so good at. Thanks! Your videos are a valuable educational resource and always fun to watch.

[@darkages9507]

In his video about Shadhiliyya he mentions Agueli. A video dedicated to Aqueli would be proper.

[@brunokiraly7121]

Wooooooooowww!!! I was wishing so much for this video!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks a lot!!!!

[@jonaen24]

From worrying about next week to a thousand years of seeing.

[@rvfiasco]

Story of my life.

[@betweenearthandsky4091]

A true gemstone bestowed! Looking forward to watching this wonderful gift. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@seeker8590]

Your videos have been a blessing for me coming from a non Islamic background and wanting to understand Sufism. Thank you for this. I've watched your earlier videos on Ibn Arabi at least 10-15 times to understand in depth and can't wait to dive deep into this one. Also a request if possible please make a video on the Sufi Saint Baba Bulleh Shah. Again, thank you very very much I'm super grateful for this channel and your videos.

[@huzaifaarifkhan5288]

This is unbelievably profound wisdom, why does it sound so convincing and somehow readily and intuitively acceptable. Like each explanation of Wahdat-Ul-Wujud seems to connect a dot and clear a misunderstanding, generally speaking, about the World as a whole. This metaphysical or Sufi Islamic theology is certainly very interesting in so many ways!

[@bmc2174]

Another masterpiece. I’m so grateful to have found your channel. 🙏

[@MuhammadHanif-es9yl]

Brother Filip Thank you! Wanted to read this for so long but never had the courage.mi wish you would do more of these expositions of great works of islam & also of other religions.

[@amaljad]

What an incredible explanation of Ibn Arabi teachings, I’m grateful to stumble upon this video 🙏

[@skepticalzostrianos9875]

Incredible episode Filip! You're the best youtuber out here when it comes to explaining difficult religious texts to non-academic people. Keep up the good work!

[@surajrshetty]

Hindu here! This sounds so similar to Vedanta. Amazing how different cultures came to same conclusion!

[@AbdeAbde-lu8cd]

عبادة الله واحده هي التي تعلمك

[@anmolrattansey8361]

Please keep making videos, I enjoy learning about religion and have recently learned a lot about Kabbalah and Sufism because of you.

[@user-ij2eq]

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." A. Einstein

[@jonaen24]

One possibility for the 27, is to leave it deliberately incomplete, as if to say "you, reader..."; another is that 28 went further, and he dedicated the 28th to himself and said "we are all God" and it was censored. It is very common when pages or items are missing from sacred works that they were removed. It is commonly suggested that the ending of Mark concluded that Jesus was a great man, blessed but not of God, and that those who say so exaggerate - and this was removed as inconsistent with the next generation of gospels.

[@SeekersofUnity]

Very much looking forward to this ❤️

[@AM_SDG]

Thank you Filip, very spiritual and touching. You illustrate in a special, interesting and intriguing ways very complex soufi concepts.

[@asad-kc8zf]

As usual fantastic job Philip.

[@alexiscabanas1988]

This was beautiful, amazing work!

[@GNabi47]

Very nicely comprehended, rather I would say you did justice ! I was so sleepy but I couldn’t sleep until i watched it all, really it’s beautiful 👏

[@Fishinglocationindia_Official]

Not an easy Topic Yet You did this soo beautifully May God Bless you

[@PaulAJohnston1963]

Brilliant, I am just reading Claude Addas's "Quest for the red sulphur".

[@LetsTalkReligion]

Wonderful biography!

[@asad-kc8zf]

Also look at Chittik's '' The Sufi Path of Knowledge'.

[@PaulAJohnston1963]

@@asad-kc8zf Thanks, will do!

[@faisaljamil9279]

Awesome. Your research ,dedication and unique Voice is addictive

[@matth4278]

One possibility for 27: in the lunar cycle of roughly 28 days - 1 day is the "new moon", and thus invisible or hidden.

[@jenathent4840]

The hidden one! Amun

[@LetsTalkReligion]

I've thought in similar ways, too. In terms of the letters, the 28th might represent the alif, which is the hidden, silent letter behind all the letters.

[@MrHumanforlife]

The Qur'an was revealed at the 27th day of Ramadan

[@charaktar]

i feel like the simpliest solution would be something already mentioned in the video, if is to believed that this work is received in vision then the work isnt written by arabi thus it wouldnt conform to the usual structure he writes in

[@MrHinDash]

You put in tears and my knees at God grace and rahmah ❤️

[@MIbra96]

What a coincidence. Around a week ago I finished your older video about Ibn Arabi.

[@Kamamura2]

I won't pretend I understand even half of what these theses revolve around, but the lecture is a perfect ambience while repairing musical instruments. Laying paint, grinding wood, polishing, everything goes better and smoother. 😉

[@GabrielaGranadosQ]

Blessings my fellow sensitive human

[@Kamamura2]

@@GabrielaGranadosQ Yeah, us sensitive people should look after each other. 👋👍

[@pauloansiaesmonteiro7987]

Magnific lecture , salut from Porto, Portugal

[@LOVEisTHEultimateLAW]

i love to think as mercy or miséricorde has being the perfume a flower give when its crushed. pure love

[@ZafarKhan-nt7uc]

Thanks best one you have done as it’s close to my heart. ❤

[@Iannaz91]

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication in sharing this wisdom 🙏✨💞

[@DreamingDog-o1o]

Filip thank you so much fore this truly exceptional treatment of this material. Watching your channel has helped me both intellectually and spiritually.

[@semaaa7779]

I liked the fact that you used the term "preparedness" instead of "conciousness level"...One suggestion:Maybe you can cut out one image in the last part of male and female union. The whole video is so great. I don't want you to receive bad comments on that

[@muurishawakening]

Thank you! This is why I love you channel. This video introduced me to Ibn Arabi. It is indeed an immense blessing from Allah, as I realize (billahi--- I swear by Allah) that this is what i been teaching for at least two decades. Isha'Allah, I will purchase the book. Thank you and your wisdom for asking your patrons for their advice for your subject matter! 😇

[@jennaforesti]

Mercy, in English, is illuminated by Shakespeare in the Merchant of Venice. It long predates all the video games and their potential versions of Mercy. So many other interesting concepts to ponder. Thanks for the video.

[@amaldesign4662]

Great video! I’m so happy with your explanation on Ibn Arabi’s Fussus el hikam. I really hope you do more videos on his other works like futtuhat el Makkiya.

[@virkots]

Thank you for another great video.

[@inlesinlet]

Thank you for making another video about Ibn 'Arabi! I love all of your videos and use them as sleep aids (please regard that as a great compliment), but the ones on Ibn 'Arabi feel special.

[@melissasmind2846]

Impressed with your pronunciation.

[@uncleobscurenobody8861]

58:30- centuries later, William Blake would echo the Sheikh's vision in his 'Marriage of Heaven and Hell'- "As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius, which to Angels look like torment and insanity..."

[@samikhan-js5lj]

Very interesting and insightful, as always. Thank you for your work

[@jamesfreed6214]

hey Filip thanks for the great work. Ibn Arabi join self mentioned that the messing chapter is hidden within the 27 other chapters. Greetings from Norway

[@nordicmind]

Wonderful video. Thanks for the effort you put into it:)!

[@azimshaikh8772]

Brother Philip, May Allah reward you for unearthing this beautiful treasures of knowledge

[@satyamindnectar7052]

Can you explain when you say Allah reward in what sense it mean ? Does it mean Allah will give the fruits of action or without doing action ?

[@RaageMohamed]

with regards to significancy of # 27 in this case by Ibn Arabi is the night of the Power in the Holy Month of Ramadan .

[@ibrahimshehukorrect3949]

Impressive... I find this piece very intriguing. Thank you

[@DocAdamPhD]

WOW. THE MIRROR. PhD in Philosophy reporting here. Easily the best book ever written on Derrida as a figure in the history of philosophy is called “The Tain of the Mirror” by Rodolphe Gasché. Gasché uses a very similar analogy - but about how the tain is that which turns a plate of glass into a mirror (a reflective surface) but which we can never see insofar as it’s doing its work of causing a reflection, I.e., in being what it is, it escapes being grasped.

[@migol1984]

I've got no PhDs unfortunately. Skipped out on school entirely to pursue a career in film. I've been writing a script about an actress having some sort of mental breakdown where she sees herself in different moments of life where she can't differentiate from dreams, or reality. It's what brought me here after doing a deep dive in psychology (mostly Jung) and eventually esoteric religions. I've been seeing patterns in all religions. It sort of swirled me back into reading the Bible and I started noticing how the apostle Paul makes reference to this mirror. He says it in 1 Corinthians 13. And again in 2 Corinthians 3:18. I've had this theory of my own that reality is a sort of an illusion and all of our suffering is caused by our own attachments of these illusions that we create. Kinda like when you get heartbroken after you fell for this idea that the boy or girl of your dreams was perfect for you Depending how attached you are to this image, will reflect on how much suffering you cause to yourself and others. Maybe these are universal truths that are also reflected in every religion. Oddly enough, our very own religions tell us not to attach ourselves to them. In the 10 commandments, it's commanded not to place other gods before him, or carve any images in place of him. Mirror analogy makes perfect sense in that it is a fragile object. It eventually breaks. The title to my screenplay is "entre espejos." Spanish for "through mirrors." Cheers.

[@Bok-uv7sd]

Fascinating as always to see the unvieling of some of the most profound ideas expressed by the Great Master. Thank you.

[@danielabraham3022]

only halfway thru and i love the video so far. I'm definitely going to look into the text🙏🏾

[@semaaa7779]

First of all, thank you for the video. I paused it for a minute to write you just one thing: I'm not sure if I misunderstood you, but alem does not mean the world. Ibn Arabi describes different alems (realms). Beginning from Lahut, where the essence of God is (that can not be known by anybody) and the realms where He starts to immerse Himself. The last realm "şehadet" is the world we live in...Hope that makes sense :)

[@may-brittrosengren5628]

love your teachings😍

[@ghalibelkoura]

You are the greatest youtuber ever, LET IT BE KNOWN !❤

[@yhamilajojo8847]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ thank you once more...this is beautiful

[@hindak7647]

Thank you for your enlightening programs. When you mentioned the missing 28th chapter it came to my mind that it's perhaps the absolute truth that can't be put in words and therefore no chapter needed. Just a thought... speculating here...

[@HealyTheresa]

Thank you Filipe ❤😊

[@an.hs.n]

Love this episode. I learn so many from you. May Allah bless you.

[@mutawi3i]

There is no god but God, and Muhammed peace be upon him is his prophet en messenger ❤

[@ChristopherBudd-nc3wy]

Weirdo don't you need to go and pray are fast. Sir going forward only speak when your spoken to. Who raised these guys?

[@haarridelamour]

Bravo, Filip! One small example of a metaphor I have found helpful with the concepts of immanence and transcendence, is to see these concepts as if I was trying to describe someone. For instance, if I were to describe Filip, in terms of what I know, I might describe him as erudite, generous, humble, etc etc, an infinitum of qualities. However, if I were to try and describe him as he is in himself, I would have to say that he just is, otherwise there is no "is-ness" to attribute those qualities to. If, like some philosophers, it is argued that to "be", is a quality, I could say that if there was no "is" there would be no qualities attributed to it, and therefore silence. No "is" means no attributes. Isness in itself is indescribable, as all descriptions are attributed names and qualities. I find this helpful in removing the separation of distance, ie God in a place far away, from an understanding of transcendence as the indescribable Essence of all things. "Closer to you than the jugular vein".

[@rinkobayashi8186]

Great vid. Keep em coming please.

[@SlaveKing1444]

Great work. Thank you! Please do a video on ghazalis ihya ulum ad din / incoherence of rhe Philosophers! Looking forward to it

[@meetomar861]

Thank you brother for this wonderful explanation of this book 🙏

[@awecwec3720]

this is absolutely crazy, good job

[@UmerFarooq-i5b]

Excellent exposition of so perfound and mesmerizing book Loved it thanks

[@mohsintahir1142]

Amazing! Thank you for all your efforts. A kind request - please cover Henry Corbin. Jazakhallah

[@dmacleod04]

This is most definitely not why, but it’s interesting to note that 27 is also 3^3 (3x3x3 or 3 cubed!) Excellent video as always 🤲

[@mohammadkhodadadi3064]

Great lecture and explanation

[@freedomfighters101]

I love how you make the techings of ibn Arabi understandable.

[@Footballallday-x9g]

Love this! Thank you!

[@shattered_lightsb8381]

This reminds me in some ways of my own tradition, Trika Shaivism. We also believe that the world and all form is the manifestation of the attributes of God, that this world and all beings are his ininfite powers of willing, knowing and acting appearing in limited form. Of course the main difference is we believe ultimately that God and the Self are one and the same.

[@LetsTalkReligion]

Yes, in terms of similarities outside Islam, I find perhaps the most similarities between Akbari and Trika/Kashmir Shaivism.

[@ahmarrehan1044]

Ibn Arabi also said the same thing but in a complex way

[@ahmarrehan1044]

What's the difference between Shiv tantra path and IBN Arabi. IBM Arabic tries to join extremely eminence an extremely transcendence quality of God in one point

[@shattered_lightsb8381]

@@ahmarrehan1044 Abhinavagupta does the exact same thing in his works and so do his disciples lol “The knowers of the View of the Trika and the Krama hold that it (the Self) is simultaneously all-transcending and all-embodying.”

[@ahmarrehan1044]

​​@@shattered_lightsb8381 Who is this guy abhinav gupta, Kia adwait Vedant and Kashmiri shahzam is same?

[@exitbedlam]

This is great. I'm only familiar with Chittick's translations but - perhaps - the book itself is counted to make the final tally 28. 27 chapters + the book itself.

[@YuTg-or8rc]

Great work 👍

[@KL.DarkStar13]

Thank you! Outstanding.

[@GabrielaGranadosQ]

Two weeks to finish watching the episode! Do you have a link to a translation of the Fusus al-Hikam in Spanish? So moved and grateful...

[@randajaza]

My great, great Grandfather was Emir Abdel Kader Jazairi and his teacher was Ib'n Arabi. Not sure if he began that dedication while he was king of Algeria, or when he defected (after getting out of prison in France) to Syria. My family is from Damascus. My Grandfather Kazem Jazairi was a prince - in so many ways.

[@MrMath786]

mashallah ,you are blessed

[@sayedmohiuddinhussainihafi7166]

Jazairi,happy to know about your whereabouts

[@T_K_R_G]

الله يجعلنا وإياكي والجميع سائرين على طريق أولياء الله الذين لا خوف عليهم ولا هم يحزنون، نسأله بمحمد صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وعترته الطيبين الطاهرين May all of us by God's blessing tread upon the path of the righteous saints, we ask this through Muhammad صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم

[@tongkatAhmed]

Thank you very much. Have to watch it a few times to better understand.

[@alaaalssadi6786]

You promised to post Ibn Arabi eposide on tiktok and u did ❤

[@Ajooze]

Alla'u'Abha, friend. Could you drop where you get the music in the background? Or what keywords you use to find it? I would love to play it in the background. Thank you very much! I loved the video, I think I will buy the book, or a commentary.

[@crudephilosopher9860]

Brother you are a genius and a wonderful personality. I wish I had someone like you as my closest friend. I pray to Allah that he gives me a good news that you officially took the shahada and become a muslim. I was listening your lecture in the staff room of our school( I am a teacher myself) but when you were discussing about man and woman relationship, i could not concentrate because of some picture depicting intercourse( i was worried to be misunderstood by my colleagues or students🙂). So I request you consider not showing explicit photos while discussing a sufi topic. By the way I cant be more impressed than what I am about your works. I am praying to Allah that someday he gives me chance to meet personally.

[@haarridelamour]

Filip, your questioning regarding the number of chapters of the Fusus al Hikam seems to have sparked great discussion among we commenters. Perhaps this could also be a topic in itself, ie the relationships of number in Reality; both, in general, and the Fusus in particular. For instance, why do we look to "round up" the 27 chapters to 28? What preconceptions are we bringing? The chapter on Muhammed is concerned with triplicity. Ibn Arabi states that the number 3 is the first of numbers. He also refers to oddness, and the principle of "fardiyyah" as distinct from oneness, and uniqueness. Also the principle of relationship. A whole exploration on this topic could bring valuable insights. Thanks again.

[@tasneemrasool8222]

Thankyou so much dear ❤❤

[@majidsiddiqui2906]

great explanations. Ibn Arabi’s works are very diffiucult for most people to grasp an understanding of. I have been reading translations of his works for the past 30 years and still don’t fully understand all he has to say. Of course much is lost in translation. Thank you👍

[@Johnwick-dt9vx]

When you quote Heart should be a hayula of "reality as it is", it is indeed a vast endeavour but one must not mistaken it to endorse that heart can be hayula of Batil (falsehood ) as well , so a living heart should always be conscious of that distinction

[@corsaircaruso471]

The idea of the 28th chapter being missing because it is the final state/realization, it is beyond mortal expression and can only be found by one’s own deeper work, etc. reminds me of a similar theory in some Buddhist cosmologies. There are 31 Realms/States of Existence, from the worst and deepest hell realm, through the mortal world, into physical “heavens,” and finally into non-physical states of existence. 32 is an important, recurring number, and the idea is that 31 of the states of existence are all you can experience as a non-enlightened being. The 32nd state can be called “Nirvana.” But there’s no possible description of what Nirvana is; most choose to describe what it is not: not-suffering, not-self, not-dependent on any condition or conditioned thing or space or time. (The above are my understandings of Buddhist teachings; I’m just a curious solitary-practiontioner, and have my own biases and shortcomings of understanding).