Summoned Letters, the Disjointed Letters and the Talisman of Ibn ʿArabī
Twenty-nine chapters (sūras) of the Qur’an begin with the disjointed letters (al-ḥurūf al-muqaṭṭaʿāt). These fourteen letters of the Arabic alphabet thus became known as the “openers of the chapters” (fawātiḥ aṣ-ṣuwar). This paper focuses on Ibn ʿArabī’s writings on three disjointed letters, namely,...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2023
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Journal of Sufi studies
Jahr: 2023, Band: 12, Heft: 2, Seiten: 167-181 |
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the disjointed letters
B Ibn ʿArabī B Talisman B muqaṭṭaʿāt |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Twenty-nine chapters (sūras) of the Qur’an begin with the disjointed letters (al-ḥurūf al-muqaṭṭaʿāt). These fourteen letters of the Arabic alphabet thus became known as the “openers of the chapters” (fawātiḥ aṣ-ṣuwar). This paper focuses on Ibn ʿArabī’s writings on three disjointed letters, namely, ʾalif-lām-mīm, as well as their meaning, and the power and the talisman he associated with them. This talisman was meant to capture the power of the disjointed letters, so that a spiritual Seeker could reach the totality of knowledge and unity with God. |
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| ISSN: | 2210-5956 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of Sufi studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22105956-bja10029 |