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Quran (95:2-3) and Amir Abd Al Kader al Jazairi: On Man
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Photo: Amir Abd Al-Kader al-Jazairi
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Verily We created man in he most perfect rectitude
Then We reduced him to be the lowest of the low
(Quran; 95:4-5)
I am God, I am creature; I am Lord, I am servant
I am the Throne and the mat one treads on; I am hell and I am the blissful eternity
I am water, I am fire; I am air and the earth
I am the how much and the 'how'; I am the presence and the absence.
I am the essence and the attributes; I am the near and the far
All being is my being; I am the Only; I am the Unique.
(From the Diwan of Amir Abdul Qader Al Jazairi)
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Quote Source and Recommended Reading:
'The Spiritual Writings of Amir Abd Al-Kader'
By Michel Chodkiewicz
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Description:
Behind 'Abd al-Kader's role of brilliant warrior lay another, that of spiritual master in the direct lineage of Ibn 'Arabi, the Shaikh al-Akbar (the greatest shaikh). The thirty-nine texts translated here were chosen because they represent the major themes of the teaching of 'Abd al-Kader. Many are commentaries on passages from the writings of Ibn 'Arabi. They offer a rare opportunity to share the illumination of a master writing from his own direct experience.
'The Spiritual Writings of Amir Abd Al-Kader'
By Michel Chodkiewicz
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Description:
Behind 'Abd al-Kader's role of brilliant warrior lay another, that of spiritual master in the direct lineage of Ibn 'Arabi, the Shaikh al-Akbar (the greatest shaikh). The thirty-nine texts translated here were chosen because they represent the major themes of the teaching of 'Abd al-Kader. Many are commentaries on passages from the writings of Ibn 'Arabi. They offer a rare opportunity to share the illumination of a master writing from his own direct experience.
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