Seminar hosted by MIAS: 'Ibn Arabi, receptivity and the idea of the feminine'

Shu'ayb explains: 'With Ibn al-ʿArabī, if one hasn’t visualised or seen a picture, imaged in the imagination, of what he is talking about, one hasn’t yet understood him. In my work translating and elucidating The Openings Revealed in Makkah, I depend entirely on Divine grace.
In my talk we will look at a double door of a temple, or home, and follow Ibn al-ʿArabī’s insights into and behind the half-door.

We will then consider Salma’s house and the walls of Salma’s house, in a poem, and Ibn Arabi’s own poetry around the imagery. We then connect these images to the all-important hadith qudsi: ‘The heavens and the Earth are not vastly spacious enough for Me, but the heart of My slave who is someone faithful is.’ We contemplate the vista of the heart to prepare ourselves for our own view of the architecture of love, insha'Allah.'

Attendance is free for current members of MIAS UK, MIAS USA and MIAS Latina. This does not include the MIAS Facebook Group. There is an admission fee of £15.00 + Eventbrite fee for non-members.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ibn-arabi-receptivity-and-the-idea-of-the-feminine-tickets-440884727087