The direct style, clarity and manner in which Ibn Ata' Allah writes, capturing our hearts with fables, poetry and illuminating scripture, has the feeling that someone has literally recorded, word for word, his oral teachings. Subtle issues of central concern to achieving centredness of being and purity of heart are easy to grasp. As a medieval author, he is most attentive to the psychological working of our human ego. He marshals Islamic resources that can confront and overcome it.
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The direct style, clarity and manner in which Ibn Ata' Allah writes, capturing our hearts with fables, poetry and illuminating scripture, has the feeling that someone has literally recorded, word for word, his oral teachings. Subtle issues of central concern to achieving centredness of being and purity of heart are easy to grasp. As a medieval author, he is most attentive to the psychological working of our human ego. He marshals Islamic resources that can confront and overcome it.
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Add this copy of Book of Illumination to cart. $62.69, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Fons Vitae.
