{"product_id":"universaltreeandthefourbirds","title":"The Universal Tree and the Four Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIbn al-Arabi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngela Jaffray (translation)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 140 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9780953451395\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTreatise on Unification (al-Ittihad al-Kawni) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Universal Tree and the Four Birds, one of In 'Arabi's early works, is a dazzling blend of poetry and rhymed prose, encompassing a number of themes that were of perennial concern to the Shaykh al-Akbar. Based on the mystical framework of the ascent, the stages of the journey to union with the Real are described in an intriguingly enigmatic way. Beginning with a dizzying series of poems that explain the existential fluctuation of the human heart, the narrator goes on to describe his meeting with his Essential Self in a place outside of space and time. He then finds himself\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ein a garden with the Universal Tree and four delightful birds: an Eagle, a Ringdove, a fabulous 'Anqa', and a Jet-Black Crow. Each in turn regales the author with a tale of its origins and essential characteristics, but only at the end are their true natures revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe elegant translation is complemented by Angela Jaffray's illuminating commentary on key elements in the text and extensive notes, and a Foreword by Rafi Zabor. The Arabic text, critically edited from the best manuscripts by Denis Gril, is also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTreatise on Unification\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Dedication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Discourse of the Universal Tree\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Discourse of the Ringdove\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Discourse of the Royal Eagle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Discourse of the Strange Anqa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Discourse of the jet-black Crow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommentary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Arabic Text\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anqa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39500782436387,"sku":"9780953451395","price":39.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/L1000616.jpg?v=1636443322","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/universaltreeandthefourbirds","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}