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الفتوحات المكية في معرفة الأسرار الملكية والمالكية

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Background in the analytical introduction

An introduction by Mohamed Haj Yousef to Ibn Arabi’s life, writings and thought, and to the composition, structure, manuscripts and editions of the Futūḥāt. It also explains the method used to prepare the Arabic text and its relationship to the English translation project.

Arabic: seven chapters · English: a shorter three-chapter companion volume.

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