The Tarjuman al-Ashwaq, by Ibn al-Arabi, tr. Reynold A. Nicholson, [1911], at sacred-texts.com
Names of persons and places are printed in Roman type, whether they occur in the translation or in that portion of the Arabic text which has not been translated. Titles of books are printed in italics.
Abu ’l-‘Abbás as-Sayyárí, 52.
Abú ‘Ísá at-Tirmidhí, 3, 10, 11.
Abú Madyan, 116.
Abú Sa‘íd al-Kharráz, 90.
Abú Yazíd al-Bisṭámí, 115, 116.
Adam, 64, 89, 92, 98, 102, 113, 114.
Adhri‘át, 124.
Aleppo, 5.
‘Alí, 68.
Áqsaray, 5.
al-Aswad b. Ya‘fur, 142.
‘Aynu ’sh-Shams wa ’l-Bahá, 3.
See Niẓám, daughter of Makínu ’ddín.
Baghdád, 56, 116, 122, 123, 141-3, 148.
Bakrí, 142.
al-Baláṭ, 14.
Beatrice, 8.
Birk al-Ghamím, 132.
Birk al-Ghimád, 132.
Buṣrá, 124.
Da‘d, 54.
David, 49.
Dhát al-Aḍá, 116, 117, 137, 146, 147.
Dhát al-Ghaḍá, 134.
Dhu ’l-Khaḍimát, 148.
Dhu ’l-Qarnayn, 112.
Diḥya, 115.
Díwán of Ibn al-‘Arabí, 1.
Fakhru ’n-Nisá bint Rustam, 3, 10.
Futúḥát al-Makkiyya, 9.
al-Haditha, 118.
Ḥájir (al-Ḥájir), 13, 53, 55, 78, 80-2, 84, 87, 98, 101, 107, 108, 110, 112, 114, 118, 134, 135, 140, 146.
Ḥijáz, the, 10.
Ḥíra, 142.
al-Hujwírí, 52.
Ibn al-‘Adím, 5.
Idrís, 49-51, 56, 92, 98, 101.
Imru’u ’l-Qays, 130.
India, 92.
Ismá‘ílís, system of the, 66.
Jerusalem, 123.
Jiyád, 11.
Junayd, 90.
Kamálu ’ddin Abú ’l-Qásim b. Najmu ’ddin the Cadi Ibn al-‘Adím, 5.
al-Karkh, 118.
al-Khawarnaq, 78, 79, 146, 147.
Koran, the, 51, 52, 67, 69, 127, 128.
—quotations from the, 12, 49, 50, 51, 55, 58, 61, 64, 65, 68, 69, 71, 79, 81, 83, 85, 88, 90, 95, 102, 109, 113-15, 118, 120, 126-8, 131, 133, 134, 137, 141, 144.
La‘la‘, 53, 54, 96, 98, 101, 104, 105, 146.
Lycaonia, 5.
Maghrib, the, 90.
Makínu ’ddin Abú Shujá‘ Záhir b. Rustam b. Abi’r-Rajá al-Iṣbahání, 3, 6, 10, 11.
Malámatís, the, 74.
Ma‘n b. Zá’ida, 11.
Ma‘rúf al-Karkhí, 84.
al-Mas‘úd Abú Muḥammad Badr b. ‘Abdallah al-Ḥabashí al-Khádim, 5.
al-Mawṣil, 84.
al-Ma’zimán, 137.
Mecca, 1-6, 10, 12, 55, 82, 122, 123, 149.
Merv, 52.
Mind, 53, 55, 61, 66, 98, 121, 122, 146.
Muḥammad, the Prophet, 10, 50, 52, 57, 66, 68, 69, 82, 84, 101, 113, 116, 124, 126. 135, 149. See Traditions of the Prophet.
al-Muḥaṣṣab, 53, 55, 61, 66, 67.
al-Mushalshal, 129.
Muslim, 71.
Mutanabbí, 140.
al-Muzdalifa, 67.
an-Naqá, 76, 77, 104, 105, 110, 129, 134, 135, 146.
an-Náṭifí, 89.
Nawawí, 149.
Niẓám, daughter of Makínu ’ddín, 3, 6, 8, 11, 89.
Pentateuch, the, 51. See Tora.
Persia, 3, 8, 87, 122, 123, 127, 128.
Pertsch, 2.
Qanát, 129.
Qays b. adh-Dharíḥ, 89.
Qurrat al-‘Ayn, 15.
Quss b. Sá‘ida, 11.
Quṭb, the, 114, 116, 123, 136, 139, 141, 143, 149.
ar-Rabáb, 54.
Ráma, 61, 86-8, 134, 135, 146, 147.
Risálat adh-Dhakhá’ir wa ’l-A‘láq, 9.
ar-Rúm, 14.
Sabá, 111.
Salam, 140.
as-Samaw’al, 11.
Sámirí, 112.
Sarḥat al-Wádí, 61.
as-Sayyárí, 52.
Shamsu ’ddin Ismá‘íl b. Súdakín an-Núrí, 5.
Sinai, Mt., 81.
Solomon, 57.
Syria, 90.
at-Tan‘ím, 120.
Ta‘rífat, the, of Jurjání, 1.
Technical terms, Súfí, glossary of the, by Ibn al-‘Arabí, 1.
Tigris, the, 141-3.
at-Tirmidhí, 11. See Abú ‘Ísá at-Tirmidhí.
Tora, the, 49, 51, 52, 67, 69.
Traditions of the Prophet, 50, 52-5, 58, 60, 62, 64-7, 71, 72, 80, 84, 95, 99, 102, 106, 108, 114, 116, 123, 124, 126, 127, 131, 148.
‘Utba al-Ghulám, 65.
al-Uthayl, 76, 77, 84, 85, 108.
al-Walad al-Bárr Shamsu ’ddín Ismá‘íl b. Súdakín an-Núrí, 5.
Wána, 129.
al-Yaman. See Yemen.
Yathrib, 122.
Yemen, 8, 87, 89, 90, 120, 148.
Zarúd. 82, 83, 87, 91, 120, 140.
aḥadiyyat, 144.
aḥwál, 51, 52, 64, 68, 75, 85, 100.
‘álam al-amr, 56.
‘álam al-anfás, 52, 64, 75, 106.
‘álam al-ghayb, 88.
‘álam ash-shahádat, 88.
Ascension, the spiritual, 52, 57, 135.
Ascetics, 89.
Attributes, the Divine, 54, 57, 90, 108, 109, 118, 137, 147.
basṭ, 56.
Bees, inspiration of the, 114, 133.
Body, three dimensions of the, 149.
Camels, a figurative term for actions, 50, 59; for aspirations, 53, 59, 77, 83, 84, 94, 104, 110, 113, 129, 139; for human faculties, 78.
Colocynth, 129.
Contemplation, 51, 54, 74, 79, 88, 92, 93, 102, 106, 108, 135-7, 143, 145.
adh-dhikr al jámi‘, 103.
Ecstasy, 57, 64, 70, 75-7, 81, 91, 99, 118.
Essence, the Divine, 52, 54, 58, 64, 80, 90, 101.
Faith, 54.
faná, 51, 59, 61, 74, 80, 81, 99.
fardániyyat, 144.
Fasting, 54.
Form, the Universal, 137.
Four, the most perfect number, 124.
ḥayá, 97.
Heart, the perfect Muḥammadan, 48.
Hill, the red, 144.
Hill, the white, 105, 114, 135.
himmat, 53.
Host, the Heavenly, 94, 122, 126.
ḥulúl, 53.
Ideas, the Divine, 48, 60, 109, 120, 132, 133, 137.
Intoxication, mystical, 75.
ishtiyáq, 89.
istiwá, 144.
Jinn, the, 50.
Knowledge of God, 52, 68, 69, 81-3, 86, 88, 91, 95, 105, 108, 109, 114, 115, 122, 131, 135, 141.
Light, the inward, 58, 65, 88, 104.
Lightning, figurative term for a, manifestation of the Divine Essence, 58, 64, 72, 75, 80, 92, 97, 109, 113, 117, 147.
Love, Divine, 48, 58, 68-70, 74, 93, 113, 137-40, 142.
malámat, 74.
Man, the most perfect organism, 83.
al-manáẓir al-‘ulá, 48. See Ideas, the Divine.
maqám, 48.
maqám al-basṭ, 56.
maqám al jam‘, 72.
al-maqám al jámi‘, 65.
an-nafs al-lawwáma, 59.
Names, the Divine, 51-4, 59, 63, 71, 74, 86, 92, 97, 99, 100, 102, 103, 120, 122, 130, 133, 141, 149. See Attributes, the Divine.
Names, the most beautiful, 89.
Names of God, the three cardinal, 71.
námús, 49.
náṭiq, 66.
Night-journey of the Prophet, 50.
Pilgrimage, the, 54.
Prophets, the, 51, 57, 84, 115.
qaṭá, proverb concerning the, 112.
al-qayyúmiyyat. See Self-subsistence, the Divine.
qurbat, 146.
Rapture, 75.
Realities, the Divine, 56, 57, 69, 86, 115.
Reason, the Universal, 66, 101, 108.
Reason and Faith, 54, 109, 112, 122.
Red, the most beautiful of colours, 55, 144.
Religion, 74.
riḍá, 139.
riyy, 75.
Roundness, the first and best of shapes, 56.
Sacrifice, spiritual, 55.
Saints, the, 51, 57, 113, 115.
Self-subsistence, the Divine, 97, 99, 100, 133, 135, 137, 143, 149.
shawq, 89.
ṣiddíq, 113.
Soul, the partial, 64; the perfect, 124; the Universal, 64.
Spirit, the Divine, 81, 106; the Highest, 77; the partial, 73; the Universal, 73.
Spirit of the intermediate world, the, 88, 95, 116.
Spirits of Light, the, 94.
sukr, 75.
tajallí, 83.
talwín, 133.
tashbíh, 124.
tasríf, 115.
tawḥíd, 68.
ath-thaná al jamíl, 72.
Time, 137.
Transformation, mystical, 69, 71, 100.
Trinity, the Christian, 71.
Union, 59, 63, 67, 73, 76, 109, 144.
Unveiling, of a woman, regarded as unlucky, 128.
Veils, spiritual, 61, 114, 115, 132, 137.
Vision, of God in created things, 66, 75, 79; of created things in God, 66.
waḥdániyyat, 73.
wárid, 50.
Way to God, the, 55.
Wine, mystical signification of, 103, 118, 136.
Wisdom, the Divine, 50, 57, 58, 88, 134.
World, the intermediate, 62, 81, 88, 95, 126.