'The Religion of Love' - Ibn 'Arabi's Most Famous Poem

Ibn 'Arabi's famous "Religion of Love" verses are some of the most striking lines in Islamic mysticism - a declaration that the heart can take the form of every temple, church, and shrine. In this episode, we do a deep dive into the poem itself, its context in the Tarjuman al-Ashwaq, and what it reveals about Ibn 'Arabi's views on love, God, and universality in Sufi thought.

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Sources/Recommended Reading:

Abdel-hadi, Faris (2024). "Ibn ‘Arabi’s Religious Pluralism: Levels of Inclusivity". Routledge.

Addas, Claude (1993). "Quest for the Red Sulphur". The Islamic Texts Society.

Ali, Mukhtar H. (2023). "Philosophical Sufism: An Introduction to the School of Ibn al-'Arabi". Routledge.

Chittick, William (1989). "The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn 'Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination".

Caner Dagli (translated by) (2004). Ibn 'Arabi - "The Ringstones of Wisdom (Fusus al-Hikam)". Great Books of the Islamic World. Kazi Pubns Inc.

Dickson, William Rory (2024). "Dissolving into Being: The Wisdom of Sufi Philosophy". Anqa Publishing.

Ibn 'Arabi - "The Openings Revealed in Makkah: al-futuhat al-makkiyya". Translated by Eric Winkel. Volumes 1-7. Pir Press.

Nicholson's Translation of the Tarjuman (Published by different houses.

Sells, Michael (translated by) (2021). "The Translator of Desires: Poems". Princeton University Press.

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