Ibn al-ʿArabī on Translation

Ibn al-ʿArabī on Translation

Author: Selected speakers February 4, 2024 Duration: 15:18
Mohammed Rustom is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Carleton University. He is the author of the award-winning book The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra and Assistant Editor of The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary (Editor-in-Chief, Seyyed Hossein Nasr)

The Ibn 'Arabi Society podcast offers a deep and nuanced exploration into the life, work, and enduring legacy of the 13th-century Andalusian mystic and philosopher, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi. This series presents a curated selection of talks from the Society's annual symposia, featuring a diverse range of Selected speakers including scholars, translators, and practitioners. Each episode delves into specific themes from Ibn 'Arabi's vast corpus-such as the Oneness of Being, the imagination as a creative cosmic force, and the perfect human-placing his thought in dialogue with contemporary questions in spirituality, philosophy, and culture. Listening to this podcast feels like attending a rigorous yet accessible academic gathering, where complex ideas about the nature of reality, love, and divine knowledge are unpacked with care and passion. You'll hear detailed analyses of primary texts, cross-cultural comparisons, and reflections on how these profound teachings apply to modern life and interfaith understanding. It is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to move beyond superficial summaries and engage seriously with one of history's most influential spiritual intellects. The discussions are richly layered, rewarding both newcomers and those already familiar with Sufi metaphysics, and together they build a comprehensive portrait of a thinker whose work continues to resonate across centuries and disciplines.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 181

Ibn 'Arabi Society
Podcast Episodes
Ibn 'Arabi and His School in Iran: Past and Present [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:10
Shahram Pazouki is professor of Philosophy and religious studies at the Iranian Institute of Philosophy and head of the department. He researches and teaches in the subjects of comparative philosophy and religions, Sufis…
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd on Ibn 'Arabi and Modernity [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:11
Carl W. Ernst is a specialist in Islamic studies, with a focus on West and South Asia. His published research, based on the study of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu, has been mainly devoted to the study of Islam and Sufism. Hi…
The Wisdom of Animals [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:17
William C. Chittick is professor of religious studies in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He has spent forty years studying Ibn Arabi and his followers,…
Sadr al-din Qunawi and his relationship with Jalal al-din Rumi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:50
Jane Clark is a teacher who lives in Oxford. She has been studying Ibn 'Arabi's thought for nearly thirty years as a student of the Beshara School, and in 2000 took a degree at Oxford in order to read him in the original…
"And among them, may Allah be pleased, are Watermen" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:14
After receiving his Ph.D. degree in International Studies, Eric Winkel taught at the International Islamic University, Malaysia. He has been a Fulbright scholar in Pakistan. From 2001-2008 he taught at a small school he…
A Comparative Approach to Ibn Arabi and Meister Eckhart [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:55
Ian Almond is Associate Professor of Postcolonial Literature at Georgia State University, Atlanta. He is the author of four books, mostly on Islam and its representation in the Western tradition. He lived for six years i…
The realms of responsibility in Ibn Arabi's Futuhat [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:14
Alexander Knysh is professor of Islamic Studies and former chair (1998-2004) of the Department of Near Eastern Studies, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He obtained his doctoral degree from the Institute for Orient…