طريق الحكمة
The way of wisdom
with Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Allāh al-Iskandarī · d. 709 H / 1309
A companionship seven centuries old. Third master of the Shādhilī way, Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Allāh leaves behind him brief aphorisms, two treatises, and intimate prayers. This section gathers them into five doors, each with its own reading, each with its own pace.
المؤلف وأعماله
The author and his works
Who is Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Allāh al-Iskandarī? The Shādhilī transmission, his context, and the three works he left behind.
Introductionكتاب الحكم
The Aphorisms
The central book — 300 brief aphorisms, each one to be reread a whole life long. To be read chapter by chapter, in the order of the book, or entered through a theme that calls to you today.
Reading room · 300 aphorismsالمناجاة
The Munājāt — intimate prayers
At the foot of the book: 38 prayers addressed to God, brief, with no pleading. What the heart says when it no longer has to defend itself — when it only recognises.
Intimate prayersالكتابان
The two treatises
al-Tanwīr fī Isqāṭ al-Tadbīr — to lay down false control. Laṭāʾif al-Minan — the Shādhilī way as living transmission.
2 booksThe editorial work is under way. The vocalised Arabic texts, the transliteration and an original translation will be added gradually — so that nothing is published lightly.