Fusûsu’l-hikem Şârihlerinin Mukaddime Yazma Gelenekleri ve Yazıcızâde Kardeşlerin el-Müntehâ Mukaddimesi
Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam Commentators’ Tradition of Writing Muqaddima and al-Muntahā Muqaddima of Yazicizade Brothers

Summary/Abstract: Ibn ‘Arabī's Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam is one of the most important works of the literature on Sūfī metaphysics. Many commentaries have been written on the work since the period it was written. These commentaries made important contributions to understanding Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam. To write a commentary on Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam has become a style of writing book. One of the most important characteristics of these commentaries is the muqaddimas written by commentators at the beginning of the commentaries. These muqaddimas have been written in various volumes and languages. These are the texts that give information about the main topics of Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam and the main theses of Ibn ‘Arabī thought. The first examples of muqaddimas are found in the commentaries of Mu'ayyad al-Dīn al-Jandī and ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Kāshānī. The muqaddimas are also at the beginning of many commentaries written in the following centuries. Thus, it has become a permanent tradition to write a muqaddima to Fuṣūṣ al-ḥikam commentary. An important part of the Fuṣūṣ commentary muqaddima tradition is the muqaddima of al-Muntahā written by Yazicizade Mehmed and Ahmed Bīcān. In this introduction, Yazicizade brothers gave detailed information about some concepts and issues of Sūfī metaphysics, the subject of tasawwuf, its issues, principles, purpose, marātib al-wujūd and the concept of man.

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