The Openings Revealed in Makkah, Volume 6

By Shaykh al-Akbar Muhyiddin ibn al-Arabi
Translated by Shuayb Eric Winkel

The Futuhat Project is the translation project by Dr. Eric Winkel of the entirety of The Openings Revealed in Makkah, al-Futuhat al-Makkiyah by Muhyiddin Ibn al-Arabi. Volume 6 (Books 11 & 12) moves along the previous topic of pilgrimage and examines and draws insights for us from ḥadīth concerning pilgrimage – for example, the sixteenth ḥadīth on why the woman does not cover her face during the pilgrimage. This area leads to ḥadīth about Makkah and Madīnah and their special features. Next comes the count: the list of special beings – for example, the persons who suddenly flourish during the month of Rajab, and the great ones who are abased and humble and utterly dependent on God, and the ones who renounce the worlds – including Ibn al-ʿArabī’s uncle and his story. This brings us to the 155 questions of Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī, the test to see who has truly received tastings into 155 mysteries. From 2012, Dr. Winkel has been working exclusively on translating this work in order to produce the first complete translation into English of the Futuhat-Makkiyah.

ISBN-13: 9781945083655

7.25 x 10.5 - Hardcover, 596 pages