David Fernández Navas
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Since time immemorial, love has been the driving force behind existence and the key to understanding the divine. Few thinkers have explored this idea
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as deeply as Ibn Arabi, "the greatest of the masters" of Sufism. His vast and unfathomable work has been studied for centuries, but never before has such an exhaustive analysis of his vision of love been offered in Spanish as in this book. In A Garden Among Flames, David Fernández Navas invites us to explore the biography, thought, and mystical experience of Ibn Arabi, showing how love is the central axis of his philosophy. From his youth in al-Andalus to his travels in the Middle East, through his relationship with figures such as Averroes and his deep connection with the Islamic tradition, the author immerses us in the symbolic universe of the Sufi master. Special attention is given here to chapter 178 of The Illuminations of Mecca, entitled "On the Knowledge of the Fragrance of the Dwelling Place of Love." This complex and fascinating text presents love as the divine principle that animates the creation of the world and as the pinnacle of human fulfillment. Through the study of the prophetic word, the science of letters, and the language of allusions, Fernández Navas offers us an enlightening reading of a thought where the light of the intellect and the fire of the heart intertwine in harmony. For those interested in philosophy, Sufism, Islamic theology, or universal mysticism, this book is an essential work. Ibn Arabi taught us that "the religion of love" transcends any dogma and leads us to a deeper and more universal truth. With this study, readers will be able to enter that garden of flames where the human and the divine merge in a single breath.
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