Ibn Ata' Illah: The light of the inner eye lets you see His nearness to you

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The light of the inner eye lets you see His nearness to you

by Ibn Ata' Illah
(1250 - 1309) Timeline

English version by
Victor Danner

Original Language
Arabic

Muslim / Sufi

13th Century

The light of the inner eye lets you see His nearness to you.
The source of the inner eye lets you see your non-existence by your existence.
The truth of the inner eye lets you see His existence,
not your own non-existence or existence.

"Allah was and there was nothing with Him.
He is now as He was."

-- from Ibn 'Ata' Illah the Book of Wisdom/Kwaja Abdullah Ansari Intimate Conversations, Translated by Victor Danner / Translated by Wheeler M. Thackston

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Themes

Light

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	Ibn 'Ata' Illah the Book of Wisdom/Kwaja Abdullah Ansari Intimate Conversations, Translated by Victor Danner / Translated by Wheeler M. Thackston

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