William C. Chittick is a renowned expert in Islam and is Professor of Comparative Literature at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is author of /Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul/ (Oneworld).

"Full of quotes of Ibn al-Arabi, makes interesting reading"

• INTRODUCTIONIbn ‘Arabi’s LifeAbbreviations Used in the Text 1 THE MUHAMMADAN INHERITANCEInheritanceOpeningThe Muhammadan SealReading the Qur’anUnderstanding GodKnowing SelfGod’s Wide EarthThe Inheritor 2 THE LOVER OF GODAssuming the Traits of the NamesThe Divine and Human FormImperfect Love 3 THE DIVINE ROOTS OF LOVEWujudThe Nonexistent BelovedThe EntitiesThe Genesis of LoveLove’s ThroneHuman LoveFelicityPovertyPerfection 4 THE COSMOLOGY OF REMEMBRANCERemembranceProphecyThe Book of the SoulThe Breath of the All-MercifulKnowledge of the NamesAll-ComprehensivenessAchieving the Status of AdamThe Perfect ServantThe House of God 5 KNOWLEDGE AND REALIZATIONKnowledgeBenefitThe Form of GodReliable KnowledgeFollowing AuthorityRealizationThe Ambiguity of CreationGiving Things their HaqqThe Rights of God and ManThe Soul’s Haqq 6 TIME, SPACE, AND THE OBJECTIVITY OF ETHICAL NORMSThe Methodology of RealizationTime and SpaceLocationTimeEternityConstant TransformationEthicsLost in the Cosmos 7 THE IN-BETWEENRelativityThe Worldview of In-BetweennessCosmic ImaginationThe SoulThe Soul’s RootControversiesThe Gods of Belief 8 THE DISCLOSURE OF THE INTERVENING IMAGESelf-AwarenessDeathLove 9 THE HERMENEUTICS OF MERCYInterpreting the Qur’anGood Opinions of GodThe Return to the All-MercifulThe Mercy of WujudMercy’s PrecedenceEssential ServanthoodPrimordial NatureSweet TormentConstitutional DiversitySurrender ResourcesIndex