Ibn 'Arabi: The Voyage of No Return

by Claude Addas, David Streight (Translator)

This is a concise introduction to the life and thought of Ibn 'Arabi, who is considered as the 'Greatest of Sufi Masters'. Written by the author of a best-selling biography of Ibn Arabi, Ibn The Voyage of No Return traces the major events of Ibn Arabi's his conversion to Sufism; his travels around Andalusia and the Maghreb; his meetings with the saints of his time; his journey to Mecca; his travels in Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Syria; his most important books. The events of Ibn Arabi's 'inner voyage', however, are far more spectacular than those of his outer life and are here presented directly from the many auto-biographical sections found in his writings. Through her detailed analysis of Ibn Arabi's works and her profound understanding of his ideas, Claude Addas gives us a comprehensive insight into the major doctrines of this most influential of Sufi, the doctrine of prophethood and sainthood, of inheritance from the prophets, of the 'imaginal world', of the 'unicity of Being', of the 'Seal of the Saints', and many others. Addas also introduces the main disciples of Ibn Arabi down to the nineteenth century and traces both his unequalled influence on the course of Sufism and the controversies that still surround him till today. Ibn The Voyage of No Return is essential reading for anyone interested in Islamic mysticism and is a genuine contribution to scholarship in this field.

Genres: Philosophy, Islam, Biography, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Religion

134 pages, Paperback

First published November 21, 1996

Reviews

[Molood Jaberi]

از روی عنوان فکر می‌کردم که بیشتر درباره سفرهای ابن‌عربی باشه،ولی شرح‌حال خیلی مختصری‌ست از زندگی ابن‌عربی، آثار و عقایدش و میراث فکری که ازش به‌جا موند. موضوعی که این کتاب رو متمایز می‌کنه، پرداختن به اوضاع اجتماعی و سیاسی و همین‌طور وقایع مهم تاریخی هم‌دوره ابن‌عربی‌ست. ترجمه خیلی خوبی هم داره.

[Mansour]

پانویس‌های مترجم -برای من- مفید و پُربار بودند

[Jamizal]

Alhamdulillah, today I humbly completed this profound work — The Voyage of No Return by Claude Addas on the luminous life of Ibn ʿArabi.

Reading it reminds me why Ibn ʿArabi is often called al-Shaykh al-Akbar: his journey was not merely across lands, but across the inner horizons of the soul. One line struck me deeply — that his teachings were destined “to spread over the two horizons, that of the West and the East.”

In a world searching for meaning, his wisdom continues to travel, unbound by geography, time, or culture. And in my own small way, I feel honoured to walk even a few steps along that vast path he illuminated.

May this reading open new doors of understanding and humility

[Haifa]

Perfect introduction for the spiritually illiterate.

[Seyed Morakabi]

کتاب را پیش از سفر سوییس در میانه‌ی جنگ ۱۲ روزه‌ی اسرائیل علیه ایران خواندم به امید آن‌که در سوییس بتوانم نویسنده‌اش را ببینم اما نیافتمش. عداس دختر مایکل شوتکیویچ است. پدر مدتی شاگرد (شاید باواسطه‌ی) فریتیهوف شوآن بوده.
کتاب کوچک اما پرمغزی است. از این کتاب دو یادگار به هم‌راه خواهم داشت. یکی آن جمله که گفت: خدا به دست مؤمن آفریده می‌شود؛ اگر مؤمن از رفتار مؤمنانه (امنیت‌بخشی و آرام‌دهندگی) دست بکشد دیگر روزنه‌ای برای تماشای خداوند در جهان وجود نخواهد داشت؛ هم برای دیگران و از آن بن‌یادین‌تر، برای خودش!
و دوم آن‌که گفته بود ابن عربی خواب می‌دید از دهانش مو می‌روید و این را به آفرینش دیوان‌های اشعارش تعبیر کرده بود. که برآمده از این‌همانی ریشه‌ی شِعر و شَعر (مو) در عربی است. من هم گاهی این خواب را دیده‌ام.

[Zawani]

Terbang Menuju Tuhan.

Ibnu Arabi, tokoh kontroversi sufisme yang menulis hampir empat ratus buah karya; samada falsafah, tafsir Al-Quran mahupun puisi. Sungguhpun penuh kontroversi, pendekatan dalam mencari Tuhan dan perjalanan spiritual menurut gaya sufisme Ibnu Arabi sungguh mengesan dan menyentuh jiwa.

[My traveling books]

Une introduction ,courte certes.. mais, parfaite pour la rencontre du Sheikh Al Akbar et l’embrassement de la doctrine akbarienne. Elle ne rate aucune des notions chères à notre Sheikh, allant de « l’homme parfait » accompagné dd ses « sceaux » passant « à la distance de deux arcs ou plus près » de « la terre de contemplation » dans « le monde imaginal »…
Claude Addass est définitivement, pour moi, L’auteur ultime pour commencer le voyage vers Ibn Arabe, certainement , un voyage sans retour…

[Johan Radzi]

penerjemahannya yang tak bagus. byk typo. salah tatabahasa.

aku boleh tolerate sikit-sikit tapi kalau byk sgt, rasa kurang enak pula membacanya. macam bukan hasil kerja yang serius.

isinya boleh blah la. aku kena cari sumber lain tentang ibn arabi nampaknya ni.

[Frater]

Very nice introduction of Ibn Arabi's life and theological teachings.

[Cem Yüksel]

Sufi düşünceyi derinden etkilemiş, Şeyh-ül Ekber diye isimlendirilmiş İbn Arabi’nin hayatından bahsederken, varlık, kendisi öyle zikretmese de Vahdet-i vücut, mümkin, ayanus sabite veya ezeli ilk örnekler, ilahi ilimde hazır bulunma veya subüt , tecelli gibi tasavvufi kavramlar üzerine görüşlerine başlangıç tarzında değinen bir kitap. Tanımak için başlangıç kitabı babında. Nefes Yayınevi basmış.

[özgelerinuysal]

İbn Arabi ve onun tasavvuf yolculuğu hakkında çok kıymetli bir kitap. Kitaba heyecanla başladım ancak çeviride Arapça-Osmanlıca sözcükler o kadar yoğun ve bence gereksiz şekilde kullanılmış ki, maalesef pes edip kitabı okumayı bıraktım. Umarım bu Türkçe çeviriyi, gündelik Türkçe kelimelerle okuma fırsatımız olur.

[Amy]

Voyage of no return.

Many Waliyullah back and forth to future and current stream of time and do all kinds of Karamah, but I instead questioned whether one of them ever returned to the port where this Voyage of No return began to sail.

[Anton]

i really recomend this book

[Laura]

It's almost like The Quest For Red Sulphur is the footnotes for this book.

[Ahmet Toköz]

Yetersiz çeviri yetersiz anlatı...

[Shaharuddin]

Berkenaan status perundangan buku-bukunya yang mengandungi kepercayaan berbahaya dan salinan-salinannya yang telah tersebar di kalangan orang ramai, seperti Fusus dan Futuhat diikuti dengan senarai panjang buku-buku Ibn Arabi, ketetapan berkenaan buku-buku ini dan lain-lain seumpamanya adalah ia patut dimusnahkan di mana saja ia ditemui, sama ada dengan membakarnya atau memadam tulisan dengan air. Sebab adalah, dengan menghapuskan kepercayaan berbahaya, dan menghilangkannya, dapat mengelakkan daripada dibaca orang dan disesatkannya ~ Ibn Khaldun

[Cem]

meşhur akçay korsancıları'ndan (bu değil, "nasıl oluyor" di mi, oluyor işte) bir mucize daha. arasam bulamam. ve elbette mahmud erol kılıç'ın eli var.

[Betul Aisha]

" Rabbim beni aşk arzusuyla rızıklandır, aşkla değil." şeklindeki müthiş cümlenin içinde bir yerlerde geçtiği kitaptır...