Ibn ‘Arabî — Time and Cosmology
The historical foundation: time, creation, unity and multiplicity in Ibn al-Arabi’s cosmology.
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Books and reading guides
The Single Monad series, the historical study of time, and translations of Ibn al-Arabi.
Principal books
The Single Monad Model of the Cosmos
Volume I develops the relationship between a single source and the plurality of the experienced world.
Duality of Time
Volume II develops inner generation and outer evolution into a proposed account of temporal geometry.
Ultimate Symmetry
Volume III explores the relationship between unity, manifestation and different levels of symmetry.
Time Chest
A more accessible presentation of temporal confinement, particle–wave duality and the interpretation of physical experience.
DoTThe Duality of Time Postulate
DoT: The Duality of Time Postulate
A compact statement of the postulate and its proposed implications for relativity and quantum mechanics.
Eternity: ab ante–a post
Translation and annotation of Ibn al-Arabi, with a reading guide to duration, beginninglessness and dependence.
From a book to the current website
| Starting point | Follow the question | Work through an example |
|---|---|---|
| Single Monad Model | Source and multiplicity | One source, many records |
| Duality of Time | Generation and completion | The nested-level construction |
| Ultimate Symmetry | Symmetry and physical response | Local frames and loop comparisons |
| Time Chest | Quantum foundations | Measurement and completion |
| DoT postulate | The postulate and its model | Clock and relativity guides |
| Historical studies and translations | Philosophy of time and creation | Historical approaches to time |
Translations and other contributions
The selected bibliography includes translations of Ibn al-Arabi, an edited-volume contribution, Turkish and Arabic editions, and other authored works. It distinguishes the original author from the translator or contributor, and preserves edition-specific information.
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The original profile also lists Arabic works, translations and the introductory Meccan Revelations volume. The local bibliography keeps these publication roles and links together.
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Other works and editions
Zeno’s Paradoxes and the Reality of Motion According to Ibn al-Arabi’s Single Monad Model of the Cosmos
A contributed chapter in an edited comparative volume. The chapter is authored by Mohamed Haj Yousef; the volume has separate editorial credits.
İbnü’l-Arabî — Zaman ve Kozmoloji
Turkish edition of the historical time-and-cosmology study. The publisher confirms April 2013 and 288 pages.
The White Pearl: Names and Descriptions of the Single Monad
English translation and annotation of ad-Durratu-l-Bayda, concerning names and descriptions associated with the Single Monad.
That Is All Indeed: What the Seeker Needs
An English entry in the short-treatise translation series. Its subject is spiritual practice and interpretation.
The Discloser of Desires: Turjuman al-Ashwaq
An English translation of Ibn al-Arabi’s poetry; the original author is Muhyiddin Ibn al-Arabi.
The Days of God: Ibn al-Arabi’s Concept of Time and Creation in Six Days
The Arabic counterpart associated with the Single Monad study.
The Sun from the West: Biography of Ibn al-Arabi and His Doctrine
An Arabic biographical and doctrinal study of Ibn al-Arabi.
The Sufi Interpretation of Joseph Story: The Path of the Heart from Being to Annihilation and then to Enduring
An Arabic Sufi interpretation of the Joseph narrative.
Biography of Sheikh Ramadan Deeb: Enduring Life and Perpetual Death
An Arabic biography in the Sufi Masters series.
The Meccan Revelations, Volume 1
English translation volume from al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya.
