I have enjoyed reading Dr. Winkel’s fine translation as much as I have reading the original Arabic text, and I have no doubt that a work such as this conveys the flavor and sense of Ibn ʿArabī’s grand vision, which was given to him as a gift from God.
Hany Talaat Ahmed Ibrahim
University of Calgary

A new period of Ibn ʿArabī studies is opening up in the world with this translation of his major work, the most important source ever produced, in my opinion, for the study of the sciences of Sufism, a universal and everlasting reference point for those who explore their inner experiences in search of the meaning of Reality.
Pablo Beneito
Universidad de Murcia

“Read what has been deposited in my ruled lines.” With this command, Ibn al-ʿArabī starts to see the structure of the 560 chapters that will become his Openings, which he will dictate to his...